At the end of August this year, the Prime Minister visited Uzbekistan. Had his visit been a trifle longer and encompassed the Registan complex in Samarkand, he may have come across an interesting feature in the madrasas that constitute the complex. Within each madrasa, the cells where students once lived are now shops for handicrafts,…
Tensions escalated in Sambhal in November 2024 during a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government, holding that a confession statement by an accused cannot, by itself, form the basis for his detention under the National…
The ECI has maintained that ECINet is decentralised and that statutory responsibilities remain with designated election officials. The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to an early listing of a plea challenging the manner in which the Election Commission of India (ECI) is functioning, with allegations that powers vested in the multi-member constitutional body are being…
Security personnel stand guard as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conduct searches at the residence of former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday searched the premises of former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen and others as part of a money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),…
Jaishankar speaks at the Asia Society at the conclusion of the UN High Level Week NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar, speaking at the Asia Society at the conclusion of the UN High-Level Week in New York, highlighted the difficult state of the world, multiple conflicts and what he termed the “4F” crisis —…
Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma Delhi minister Parvesh Verma hit out at AAP chief Kejriwal for visiting the Tilak Nagar area Monday. “I want to tell Kejriwal that while you visit such sites, young girls are being beaten up in our Punjab.… so please say a word or two about them as well,” Verma said, adding…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s home ministry told TOI on Monday that it has launched a search for 43-year-old Assam woman Mumtaz Begum, who was sent to Bangladesh in the intervening night of June 13-14 and has been untraceable since. Top bureaucrats in Dhaka also said they were awaiting official communication from India on the case.Dr Ziauddin…
H1N1 dominates flu cases in India, found in 3 of 4 positive samples: WHO NEW DELHI: H1N1 is the dominant flu strain detected in India, accounting for three out of every four influenza-positive samples reported in the latest surveillance data, according to World Health Organization (WHO).The finding is from WHO’s surveillance data for weeks 36…
BJP hits out at opposition over EC protest, alleges ‘sole agenda’ is to grab power NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday accused the opposition parties of trying to vitiate the country’s atmosphere and spread chaos amid their protest against the Election Commission, alleging that the sole agenda of netas like Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and…
Supreme Court delays CBSE three-language rule for Class VI students New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday ordered CBSE to exempt Class VI students from the three-language policy, under which they have to choose two Indian languages. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, which had requested CBSE to…
