India’s biotech regulator recommends environmental release of GM mustard
New Delhi: The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee under the Union Environment Ministry has recommended the environmental release of genetically modified mustard which, according to experts, paves the way for its commercial cultivation. The move comes amid opposition from green groups which say commercial cultivation of GM mustard could have an adverse impact on human health […]
Identify sensitive posts, rotate officers in prescribed time limit: CVC to banks, govt depts
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission has asked public sector banks, undertakings and central government departments to regularly identify sensitive posts and ensure the rotation of officers manning them within the prescribed time limit. The move came after the CVC noticed that many of the organisations are not following its guidelines about the identification of […]
Kharge formally takes over as Cong president; says will break system of lies, hatred of current rulers
New Delhi: Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge formally took over as Congress president on Wednesday and said the party will break the “system of lies and hatred” prevailing under the current government. Kharge, the first non-Gandhi to head the party in 24 years, had defeated Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in a direct contest for the president’s […]
Foreign terrorist killed in failed infiltration bid in Kupwara
Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing one foreign ultra, officials said. They said a gunbattle broke out between security forces and terrorists at Sudpora in Karnah sector along the LoC. They said one foreign terrorist was killed […]
10 Kashmiri Pandit families leave their village in Shopian
Jammu: Ten Kashmiri Pandit families have left their village in Shopian district in south Kashmir out of fear and reached Jammu. The residents of Choudharygund said the recent terrorist attacks have triggered a fear psychosis among the Pandits who lived in Kashmir through the most difficult period of terrorism in 1990s and did not leave […]
Daily Covid cases in country lowest in 196 days
New Delhi: India logged 862 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 196 days, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,44,938, while the active cases declined to 22,549, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,980 with three fatalities which includes two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the […]
India’s democracy far better than any other countrys: Jitendra Singh on Mufti’s remark
New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday took a dig at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for using the elevation of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s prime minister to lament alleged divisiveness in India, saying that India’s democracy is far better than that of any other country in the world. The Minister of State for Personnel, […]
T20 World Cup: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
Perth: Defending champions Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets at Perth on Tuesday. Chasing a tricky target of 158, the Kangaroos began slowly but Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis came all guns blazing to power their side to victory with 21 balls to spare. Stoinis was particularly brutal on the Lankan bowlers bringing up […]
Sunak’s rise as next British PM triggers war of words between BJP, opposition leaders
New Delhi: With opposition leaders using the elevation of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s next prime minister to lament alleged majoritarianism and divisiveness in India, the BJP on Tuesday cited APJ Abdul Kalam’s and Manmohan Singh’s rise as the country’s president and prime minister to hit out at them. The BJP also rejected any parallel between […]
India doesn’t need to draw lessons from any other country: Cong rebuffs remarks of Chidambaram, Tharoor on Sunak elevation
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said India does not need to draw lessons from any other country as many minorities have become the president and chief minister in the past, a remark seen as a rebuff to party leaders P Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor who hoped India will follow Rishi Sunak’s example of electing […]
