Bangalore, 25/7: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday neither confirmed nor denied reports of a proposed meeting with his Tamil Nadu counterpart C Joseph Vijay, saying only that the state was willing to engage with everyone.Responding to questions from reporters about the reported meeting, Shivakumar avoided sharing further details. “I don’t want to…
New Delhi, 25/7: Four facial recognition system (FRS) units have been installed around the protest site at Jantar Mantar to identify wanted criminals, absconders and historysheeters, police sources said on Friday. The surveillance system is not for ordinary protesters but is meant to identify those with criminal antecedents who may try to “infiltrate the protest”…
New Delhi, 24/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed legislation to crack down on paper leaks is expected to strengthen the existing legislation on paper leaks, while adding provisions for special fast-track courts, stringent action against organised paper leak rackets with penal provisions that might include up to 10 years’ imprisonment and fines of up to…
New Delhi, 24/7: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) to file detailed affidavits on the progress made in implementing reforms following the NEET-UG paper leak. The apex court said that the affidavit must explain the steps taken to institutionalise the reforms instead of relying on ad hoc…
Washington DC, 24/7: United States on Thursday imposed a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from India and 16 other countries over concerns of use of forced labour in the production of such products. Last month, after the US had proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act, India was bracketed among countries…
New Delhi, 23/7: The government reached out to the Cockroach Janta Party, offering to meet at any venue outside Jantar Mantar. JP Nadda, one of the leaders holding the meeting with the protesters, said he was willing to hold a discussion either at his office or home. CJP Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das, however, said that…
Manila, 23/7: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and discussed the West Asia crisis as well as the evolving regional landscape. Jaishankar, who is in the Philippine capital Manila, also met with the foreign ministers of the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea and Brunei, as…
Harare, 23/7: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player in men’s international cricket to score a half-century, reaching the landmark in just 18 balls, as India crushed Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first of the three-match T20 series at Harare. The 15-year-old broke the world record previously held by Nepal’s Kushal…
Chennai, 23/7: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay’s much-anticipated and long-delayed film, Jana Nayagan, has finally been released today. And it’s safe to say, Thalapathy fans are in for a grand celebration. After getting stuck in limbo for seven months, the political action-drama released on July 23 worldwide, a few days after securing an A…
New Delhi, 23/7: As the momentum of the protest continues to rise, Union Minister J P Nadda on Thursday invited leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) for talk. However, according to sources, the leaders turned down the proposal. “An invitation was sent to the CJP by J P Nadda for talks today, but those…
