Arunachal anti-dam activist stopped at Delhi airport from flying to Dublin | India News

[ad_1] ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh-based anti-dam activist and lawyer Bhanu Tatak was stopped Sunday from boarding a flight to Dublin from Delhi after immigration authorities acted on a look out circular (LOC) linking her to two pending police cases in her native state, one for alleged criminal trespass and the other for defacement of a mural […]

Mercury levels in Delhi’s air highest among 3 Indian cities studied, human activities blamed | India News

[ad_1] PUNE: That Delhi is breathing poison has been confirmed by yet another study, which has revealed that the national capital’s air has the highest concentration of mercury – a toxic metal linked to neurological, kidney and heart problems – among three Indian cities measured.A six-year study by Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) […]

UK team inspects Tihar: India offers ‘special enclave’ plan for fugitives; focus on Nirav Modi, Mallya | India News

[ad_1] Vijay Mallya (left), Nirav Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: A delegation from Britain’s crown prosecution service (CPS) recently inspected Tihar Jail in New Delhi, as part of India’s efforts to convince UK courts to clear the extradition of fugitives wanted on financial and criminal charges, reported news agency ANI.According to people familiar with the […]

‘I’ll always be friends with Modi’: Trump calls India-US ties ‘very special’; voices disappointment over PM’s recent actions | India News

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump said on Friday he will always be friends with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling India-US relations a “very special relationship” and adding that there is “nothing to worry about” in the ties between the two countries. However, Trump also expressed concern over some of Modi’s current actions. He told ANI, […]

Row over abuse against PM Modi: BJP-Congress workers clash in Patna — Watch video | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Party workers of Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress clashed in Patna on Friday as the saffron party staged a protest against alleged abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother during a rally at Darbhanga.In a video shared by news agency ANI, party workers were seen attacking each other with […]

Op Sindoor: Army’s new video sets record straight on ceasefire – watch | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Army on Wednesday released new video of the precision strikes carried out on terror sites in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. While it showed high-definition visuals of strikes on terror infrastructure, it categorically pointed out Lt Rajiv Ghai’s statement declaring ceasefire, after US President Donald Trump had announced the same on May 10.“After […]

India, Germany to hold talks as EU mulls curbs | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid renewed global efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, Germany’s foreign minister Johann David Wadephul is visiting India and is scheduled to hold talks with his counterpart S Jaishankar Wednesday. Wadephul will also hold talks with commerce minister Piyush Goyal, as the two countries look to expand their trade and investment ties.The […]

MHA’s new directive: Nepal, Bhutan citizens not required to carry visa for entering India, as before | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday announced a new directive allowing citizens of Nepal, Bhutan, and India to enter the country without the need for a visa or passport, easing the earlier requirement.“A citizen of Nepal or Bhutan entering India by land or air over the Nepal or the Bhutan border does not require […]

Why are minority institutions left out of RTE, asks SC | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Expressing serious doubts about its own 2014 verdict delivered by a five-judge constitution bench, which held that provisions of Right to Education (RTE) Act were not applicable to religious and linguistic minority educational institutions, Supreme Court has said the ruling “strikes at the heart of good quality universal elementary education, its consequences […]

What’s needed to succeed in politics? Nitin Gadkari says skill to fool people – watch | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that in politics speaking the truth is difficult in his field of work.“The one who fools people the most can become the best leader” and added that in the area where he is working, “speaking the truth from the heart is forbidden”.He made the remarks […]