August 2024

NEW DELHI: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Friday, one sitting ahead of the scheduled end of the session. The Budget session, which began on July 22, was scheduled to end on August 12. When the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha…

SRINAGAR: Giving a clear hint that Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir would be held soon, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Friday said time is right for elections and dates for maiden Assembly polls in J&K Union…

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government on Friday formed a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, which proposes as many as 40 amendments to the existing 1995 Act. Both Houses adopted a motion for nominating the members…

CHANDIGARH: In order to instill a sense of patriotism and national pride among students, the usual ‘Good Morning’ greeting exchanged between pupils and teachers shall be replaced by ‘Jai Hind’ in Haryana schools from August 15, a government…

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Clean Plant Programme (CPP) with an investment of Rs 1765.65 crore to revolutionize the horticulture sector in India and is expected to set new standards for…

GUWAHATI: A fresh gunfight erupted between armed members of two Kuki-Zo groups in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Friday. According to local media reports, at least three people were killed. Chief Minister N Biren Singh confirmed the…

NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough against the pro-Khalistan terror network, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key aide of dreaded foreign-based terrorists Harwinder Sandhu alias Rinda and Lakhbir Singh alias…

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a committee led by the Additional Director General (ADG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) to monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in the wake of…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will screen Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies on Friday for the judges, their families and officials of its registry. The critically acclaimed film is based on the theme of gender equality and feminism. According…

NEW DELHI: Yet another spell of rain and one more day of chaos in the capital. On Friday evening, the city received 41.9 mm of rainfall in three hours. For those returning from office, it was a harrowing time. Traffic snarls were…

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday said release of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on bail from Tihar Jail after 17 months was the “victory of democracy.” The senior AAP leader, an accused in excise policy “scam,”…

PARIS: “I am dedicating this medal to my parents who don’t even know that I am a wrestler,” said Aman Sehrawat after winning India’s fifth bronze and sixth overall. The story of Aman is poignant. He battled depression too after he was…

Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has officially registered the application filed by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat in response to a contentious decision by United World Wrestling (UWW), CAS said in a statement. Phogat's…

PARIS: World record holder and former world champion Tobi Amusan crashed out of the women's 100m hurdles at the Olympics on Friday as defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn sailed into the final. Amusan shocked the world in 2022 when…

CHENNAI: Short-seller Hindenburg Research is at it, promising 'something big soon' in India again. The announcement came in an early morning India time tweet. The tweet has gone viral and elicited a range of responses. Hindenburg has…

New Delhi: India's foreign exchange reserve has touched a new high at $674.91 billion for the reporting week to August 2, ratcheting up a good $7.53 billion in the reporting week, indicating a robust external sector performance, according…

Sebi_building-PTI_1-Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has urged pension funds and insurers to support municipal bond issuances to help develop this nascent market so that fund-starved civic bodies can be helped.…