=KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze medallist and multiple Grand Slam doubles champion Leander Paes crossed over to the BJP on Tuesday, exiting the Trinamool Congress after a brief stint.At BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Paes, 52, framed the move as a new “responsibility” after four decades in sport. “I have played for the country… I wish […]
NEW DELHI: With the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 becoming law with President of India Droupadi Murmu’s assent on Monday, all eyes are now on the way forward as the amendments do away with the provisions in the 2019 law that allowed “self-perceived gender identity” to be the basis for self-determination and […]
NEW DELHI: A video showing a large mob allegedly parading and assaulting a woman in Bihar’s Nalanda district went viral on social media on Tuesday, triggering a sharp political backlash. The opposition targeted the ruling NDA alliance over “collapsed” law and order in the state, calling it the “beginning of brutality akin to Manipur” .The […]
As the war in the Middle East entered its second month, efforts to de-escalate and push for peace gathered pace, with Pakistan attempting to position itself as a key diplomatic player. However, an Israeli envoy firmly dismissed Islamabad’s role, instead expressing a clear preference for India as a “better mediator.”Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, special envoy at Israel’s […]
NEW DELHI: Slamming the governing BJP for scheduling a discussion on Left-wing extremism (LWE) in Lok Sabha, the opposition on Monday asked why the Modi govt was not discussing in Parliament issues such as the West Asia war, “extremism” in the name of Hindutva, growing unemployment and rising atrocities against Dalits and weaker sections. Many […]
NEW DELHI: Citing recent incidents of fatal building fires in Delhi, Odisha and Goa, a technical committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has disagreed with the deregulation cell of the Cabinet Secretariat to exclude “fire safety” provisions from the National Building Code. However, it has accepted over a dozen recommendations, including the removal […]
Mumbai, March 30 (Udaipur Kiran): Coal India is currently trading at Rs. 458.90, up by 13.75 points or 3.09% from its previous closing of Rs. 445.15 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 445.25 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 459.20 and Rs. 443.05 respectively. So far 351323 shares were traded […]
Mumbai, March 30 (Udaipur Kiran): Avenue Supermarts is currently trading at Rs. 3942.75, up by 33.85 points or 0.87% from its previous closing of Rs. 3908.90 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 3780.20 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 3948.05 and Rs. 3780.20 respectively. So far 25100 shares were traded […]
Mumbai, March 30 (Udaipur Kiran): Avantel is currently trading at Rs. 127.20, up by 3.00 points or 2.42% from its previous closing of Rs. 124.20 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 124.35 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 129.00 and Rs. 122.00 respectively. So far 81316 shares were traded on […]
India hosts key IONS maritime exercise in Kochi NEW DELHI: Indian Navy hosted the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) maritime exercise at Maritime Warfare Centre of Southern Naval Command in Kochi last Friday. The high-level engagement brought together delegates from IONS member navies to deliberate on evolving non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indian Ocean […]
