NEW DELHI: Airline operations across parts of the country may face disruptions after volcanic ash from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi eruption began drifting toward western and northern regions, prompting the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday The ash plume, travelling at high altitudes and significant speed, is expected to enter Gujarat and move eastward…
Justice Surya Kant takes oath as CJI NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Monday that right to freedom of speech and expression “is doubtless one of our most valued rights” requiring further strengthening but emphasised the need for a framework that “ensures responsibility, accuracy and respect in public discourses”. Speaking to…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya on Tuesday to ceremonially hoist a saffron flag atop the spire of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, marking the formal completion of the temple’s construction. The ceremony, scheduled around noon, is expected to draw widespread attention across the country, with authorities stepping up security in Ayodhya…
While Rahul called SIR a conspiracy and said democracy was being sacrificed to protect power, Kharge said the ‘hasty’ exercise was reminiscent of unplanned demonetisation and lockdown NEW DELHI: After the decimation in Bihar, Congress has upped the ante on “vote chori” as the issue of focus, with the brass collectively slamming SIR on Sunday…
NEW DELHI: Borders can change anytime and, who knows, one day the Sindh region of Pakistan may return to India, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, asserting that Sindh would always remain civilisationally a part of India.Speaking at an event of the Sindhi community, he said, “He (L K Advani) wrote in one of…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Amid attempts to link the deaths or alleged suicides by booth-level officers (BLOs), particularly in West Bengal, to “pressure” of work related to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election-related officials pointed out that Phase-2 of the exercise was progressing at a much more relaxed pace…
NEW DELHI: India has sent an IAF officer to Dubai to take part in the inquiry to be conducted by the aviation authorities there into the Tejas fighter’s crash Friday, with the ill-fated jet’s flight data recorder (FDR) or “black box” expected to provide key information about the cause of the accident.The IAF officer will…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, left NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for their meeting at the White House, saying it sets an example of how a democracy should function.In a post on X on Saturday, Tharoor wrote, “This is how democracy should work….
NEW DELHI: “The accused cannot be made to suffer endlessly with this threat of continuing investigation,” the Supreme Court said, holding that the right to speedy investigation is also part of fundamental rights. The court said it will benefit the accused, the victim, and society if the investigation and trial are done quickly and completed…
NEW DELHI: Wing Commander Namnash Syal was identified as the pilot of the ill-fated Tejas fighter jet that crashed during the Dubai Airshow on Friday, news agency ANI reported.Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu paid tribute to the officer, who hailed from Kangra district. In a message on X, he wrote: “The news of…