"Persistent Delays" In Finalisation Of Court Of Inquiry Proceedings In Army: CAG Report

In 95 cases, CoI assessed "financial loss of Rs 50.76 crore". (File) A CAG report for the year ending March 2021 has flagged "persistent delays" in the finalisation of the Court of Inquiry proceedings in the Army, and cited that out of 95 cases involving financial loss in three commands, …...Read More

Poll Body Plans To Find 'Ghost' Voters Through New Software Amid Allegations

Amid the Trinamool Congress raising the issue of 'fake voters', the Election Commission has decided to introduce a new option in its software for the detection of 'ghost' electors, an official said. The new option would help the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) find out if multiple names are attached to …...Read More

"If You Have Courage": KTR's Open Letter To Revanth Reddy On Formula E Row

Telangana's Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi has demanded a discussion on the Formula E racing controversy in the state assembly. Former minister KT Rama Rao, who has been accused of massive irregularities in the matter, has written an open letter to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, saying "If you have the courage, …...Read More

BJP Accuses Congress Of Inciting Violence Against PM Modi With 'Maut' And 'Hinsa' Remarks

BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi highlighted Sonia Gandhi's past remarks. The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of often using remarks, which incite violence, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said words like 'maut' and 'hinsa' should not be used in speeches to target political rivals. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi cited …...Read More

Railway Cops Rescued Over 84,000 Children Under Risk In Stations, Trains In Last 7 Years

During the year 2023, railway cops managed to rescue 11,794 children. (Representational) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has rescued as many as 84,119 children who were at risk in stations and trains across the country during the last seven years (2018-2024), preventing them from falling into harm's way, according to …...Read More

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Opposes Karnataka's Job Quota Bill, Minister Responds

File photo Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of pharmaceutical giant Biocon, on Wednesday opposed the proposal to reserve private jobs for local hires in Karnataka, which houses the country's information technology hub Bengaluru. Taking to her official X account, Ms Shaw said highly skilled recruitment must be exempted from the Karnataka …...Read More

"Arvind Kejriwal Must Clarify...": Himanta Sarma In Swati Maliwal Assault Case

The people have enough political intelligence to see black and white clearly," he said (File) The allegations and counter allegations between the Aam Aadmi Party and its Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal over the alleged assault, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the people have enough political intelligence to …...Read More

Gulveer shatters 16-year-old national record in 10000m

March 18, 2024 05:19 am | Updated 05:19 am IST - New Delhi Asian Games bronze medallist athlete Gulveer Singh shattered a 16-year-old national record in the men's 10000m to finish second in his heat at The Ten in San Juan Capistrano in California. The 25-year-old clocked 27.41.81 on Saturday …...Read More

Flying taxis could take off in two years under new drones plan

The first piloted flying taxi could take to the UK skies in two years. The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its Future of Flight Action Plan which also proposes flying taxis without pilots on board by 2030. It has also predicted regular use of crime-fighting drones and critical 999 …...Read More

Sweet lime farmers’ conference urges govt. for 50% subsidy on input costs

March 18, 2024 04:48 am | Updated 04:49 am IST - HYDERABAD A State-level conference of sweet lime (mosambi) farmers has urged the government to make quality sweet lime plants available for the benefit of farmers, in addition to offering a 50% discount on essential farming equipment and substituting banana …...Read More