New Delhi, 28/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mooted the idea of ‘One Nation, One Police Uniform’, saying he is not trying to impose it on states though he thinks the identity of the police across the country could be identical. Modi made the remarks while digitally addressing the ‘Chintan Shivir’ of…
New Delhi, 28/10: The Congress on Friday asked the Election Commission of India to desist from regulating freebies, arguing that it does not have the jurisdiction to do so. “Neither the Election Commission, nor the Government, nor indeed even the Courts, have jurisdiction to justiciate and regulate such issues. It would therefore be…
Washington DC, 28/10: Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world’s richest man. Musk sacked chief executive Parag Agrawal, as well as the company’s chief financial officer and its…
Shimla, 28/10: Sixty-three-year-old K L Saini, a retired professor from Mandi, is a troubled man. With more than 13 years of work as an associate professor at the Government Degree College at Rewalsar, Saini says he had to borrow when Covid struck. My bank balance was low, and community members sent groceries over. This has…
New Delhi,27/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to new British premier Rishi Sunak with the two leaders agreeing on the importance of early conclusion of a comprehensive and balanced free trade agreement between the two countries. It was their first conversation since Indian-origin Sunak took charge as British prime minister on…
Washington DC, 27/10: Elon Musk said Thursday he is acquiring Twitter to enable “healthy” debate on a wide range of ideas and counter a trend in which social media splinters into partisan “echo chambers.” The billionaire entrepreneur pursued the deal “because it is important to the future of civilisation to have a common…
Rampur, 27/10: A Rampur court on Thursday sentenced Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan to three years in jail in a 2019 hate speech case, a government lawyer said. However, the court granted bail to the Rampur MLA, allowing him time to file an appeal in a higher court. The MP/MLA court also…
Vadodara, 27/10: A manufacturing facility for production of Airbus C295 transport aircraft will come up in Vadodara in Gujarat, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Thursday. The foundation laying ceremony for setting up of the facility will be held on October 30 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it, officials said. …
Mumbai, 27/10: In a landmark decision, the BCCI on Thursday announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracted female and male players in a bid to tackle gender discrimination. BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to announce the development. “I’m pleased to announce @BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing…
London, 27/10: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has taken on the unenviable task of restoring Britain’s credibility in international markets, said Wednesday that he would delay the announcement of a major economic plan by 2 1/2 weeks as he seeks more time to make the “right decisions.” Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the Exchequer, will…
