File photo: External affairs minister S Jaishankar with Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybiha NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar discussed attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers in the Black Sea with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, underscoring India’s position that such attacks by any party are absolutely unacceptable and condemned unequivocally. India had…
The largest chunk of the latest recruitment drive is to fill up 244 Level-4 administrative posts through the Isro Centralised Recruitment Board (ICRB) BENGALURU: The department of space (DoS) and Isro have launched one of their widest recruitment drives in recent years, announcing 746 openings across scientists, administrative staff and apprentices over the past week,…
The talks focused on assessing the implementation of development projects supported by India in diverse fields NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met his Bhutanese counterpart Dasho Pema Lektup Dorji in Thimphu on Thursday, where the two sides co-chaired the 5th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks and reviewed the progress and implementation of India-supported projects across…
Rahul faces privilege notice: Anurag Thakur seeks action over ‘unparliamentary’ remarks NEW DELHI: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday moved a privilege motion against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of using unparliamentary and derogatory expressions during the Monsoon Session and violating the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business…
Protest against NEET UG paper leak was held at Jantar Mantar (ANI images) NEW DELHI: NEET-UG 2026 was compromised after the same set of individuals was entrusted with both question-setting and translation, exposing a key procedural lapse.The teachers entrusted with setting and translating the NEET-UG 2026 question paper allegedly memorised the final questions, reconstructed them…
For decades, India’s energy challenge could be simply summed up: build more capacity. More coal, more transmission lines, more renewable energy. Solar, in particular, became the poster child of the country’s clean energy ambitions.Now, success has created a new problem.Across India’s vast solar parks, electricity is increasingly generated faster than the grid can absorb it….
NEW DELHI: Petrol blended with 20% ethanol (E20) can reduce vehicle fuel efficiency by 2% to 6%, depending on the vehicle category and its age, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari informed Parliament on Thursday, while asserting that extensive testing has found no evidence of engine failures linked to the fuel.In a written reply…
NEW DLEHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday intensified his attack on Union home minister Amit Shah, alleging that his absence from Parliament “reeks of guilt.”In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi questioned why Amit Shah had not yet addressed Parliament over the alleged “police action” against student protesters.“Why is…
NEW DELHI: Scientist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday praised the Indian Railways but took a veiled swipe at the Centre, urging it to honour the commitments made to students during the Jantar Mantar protest.Sharing a video on social media, Wangchuk wrote, “m proud of Indian Railways. Want to be proud of Indian (govt)…
Rahul Gandhi seeks SC-monitored probe into police action on students NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded an independent Supreme Court-monitored high-powered committee to investigate the alleged police excesses against students protesting the perpetual paper leaks on July 20. “Students deserve justice. An independent SC monitored high powered committee must…
