Kerala Governor says ordinance seeking his removal as Chancellor ‘infructuous’
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday said the ordinance issued by the Left government seeking to remove him as the chancellor of universities has become “infructuous” now as the Assembly is summoned. The government, earlier this month, had issued an ordinance stripping the Governor of the chancellorship of state universities. It also […]
UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote plan
London: Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that Scotland’s government cannot hold a second referendum on its union with the United Kingdom without the approval of the UK Parliament, in a major blow to Scottish independence campaigners. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Parliament soon after that it was a “clear and definitive” ruling […]
Tax collection to exceed Budget estimate by nearly Rs 4 lakh crore: Revenue Secy
New Delhi: India’s tax collection will exceed the budget estimate by nearly Rs 4 lakh crore in the current fiscal on the back of buoyant income tax, customs duty and GST mop-up, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Wednesday. In an interview to PTI, he said the growth in tax revenues will continue to be […]
300 terrorists active in J&K: Northern Army commander
Poonch: Around 300 terrorists are present in Jammu and Kashmir, while 160 others are waiting on the launch pads for an opportunity to sneak into this side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan, a top army commander said on Tuesday. However, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi said the […]
‘Counter-drone equipment deployed; terrorists running short of weapons’
Poonch: A top Army commander on Tuesday said counter-drone equipment have been deployed at different places in Jammu and Kashmir to check airdropping of weapons and drugs from across the border. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi said the security agencies have also identified all the places where weapons are being dropped […]
Fate of J&K linked to India, nothing to do with Pak: Altaf Bukhari
Jammu: Apni Party president and former minister Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday said the fate of Jammu and Kashmir is linked with India and has nothing to do with Pakistan. The balm for all “our wounds” is with New Delhi, he told reporters on the sidelines of a party function here. “We do not have anything […]
4 killed in violence in Assam-Meghalaya border; Assam police on ‘alert’
Guwahati: Four persons, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border in West Karbi Anglong district in the early hours of Tuesday after a truck transporting illegal timber was intercepted, officials said. Following the incident, the Assam police sounded an alert in all the districts bordering Meghalaya to thwart any possible […]
PM Modi distributes appointment letters to over 71,000 recruits under ‘Rozgar Mela’
New Delhi: As part of the government’s ‘Rozgar Mela’ (employment fair), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday distributed over 71,000 appointment letters to new recruits via video conferencing. Physical copies of appointment letters were handed over at 45 locations across the country, except Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh where the Model Code of Conduct is in […]
Congress left no stone unturned to insult Sardar Patel: Amit Shah
Khambhat (Guj): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday alleged that the Congress did everything possible to “insult” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and it has started praising him only now in view of the Gujarat Assembly elections. Even the last rites of the country’s first deputy prime minister were performed in “unceremonious” way, the BJP leader […]
Consultative meetings on identification of minorities held, 14 states furnished views: Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has held consultative meetings with all state governments, Union territories and other stake holders on the issue of identification of minorities at the state level and 14 states have furnished their views so far. It said comments of remaining 19 states and Union […]
