‘Who lacks civic sense?’: Indian man films littered Amsterdam street; video sparks online debate | India News

[ad_1] Screenshot from viral video (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: A video shared by an Indian social media user has gone viral after showing a busy street in Amsterdam filled with litter, prompting a debate on civic sense and global cleanliness standards.The clip, posted by Rahul Mahajan on Tuesday, shows garbage scattered across Amsterdam Central. The post […]

Fresh FIR against Rahul, Sonia in National Herald case | India News

[ad_1] Rahul, Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The economic offences wing of the Delhi police has registered a fresh FIR against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with six other associates and business entities in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy to “fraudulently” acquire Associated Journals Ltd, then a Congress held […]

‘Work tirelessly at field’: EC doubles remuneration of BLOs; hikes pay for supervisors | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday doubled the remuneration for Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from Rs 6,000 to Rs 12,000 per election cycle. The decision also includes an increase in pay for BLO supervisors, whose remuneration has been raised from Rs 12,000 to Rs 18,000.“The electoral roll machinery, consisting of Electoral Registration Officers […]

Modi-Putin meet on Dec 5, several MoUs lined up | India News

[ad_1] Modi and Vladimir Putin look to strengthen ties between the two traditional allies during the latter’s first visit to India since the Ukraine war NEW DELHI: In a development that’ll be closely watched by western capitals, Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to India next week — Dec 4-5 — for the 23rd India-Russia […]

Grounding for upgrade: Airbus A320 planes hit by software glitch globally; 350 of IndiGo & AI impacted in India | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Air travel will get majorly impacted in India and across the globe with the world’s largest selling single aisle — Airbus A320 family of planes — going to be grounded this weekend for a software upgrade. In India, over 350 A320 family planes of IndiGo and Air India Group will be grounded […]

SC to govt: Consider law to curb ridiculing of disabled | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday suggested enacting a law on the line of the stringent SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to deter ridiculing of differently abled people, but the Union govt flagged the potential adverse impact of such legislation on creative artists depicting individuals with disability in movies and theatres.Hearing a […]

SC orders nationwide audit of all private & deemed universities | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ordered an unprecedented nationwide audit of all private and deemed universities, transforming a student grievance into a deep scrutiny of India’s sprawling higher education sector. In a sweeping directive, apex court has asked Centre, all states and UTs, and University Grants Commission (UGC) to submit personally sworn affidavits disclosing […]

2 crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased deactivated in national clean-up | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has deactivated over two crore Aadhaar numbers belonging to deceased individuals as part of a nationwide clean-up drive to strengthen the accuracy and reliability of the Aadhaar database.Officials said the exercise is aimed at preventing identity fraud and ensuring that govt benefits linked to Aadhaar […]

Significant risk to Uri hydro plant: Pakistan retaliation met swift CISF action during Operation Sindoor; how families were evacuated in time | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s retaliation put the Uri hydroelectric plant near the Line of Control (LoC) under significant risk during a high-risk security situation that unfolded after India launched Operation Sindoor. However, the CISF successfully foiled the attempted attack, protecting both the power project and the residents living nearby.On Tuesday, the CISF honoured 19 of […]

Bring back 6 Bangladesh deportees, probe citizenship: SC | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday suggested to the Centre that it bring back the pregnant Sunali Khatun, and five others, including her husband Danish Sekh and their minor son Sabir, who were deported to Bangladesh on grounds of being illegal immigrants, as an interim measure and inquire about their nationality on their return, reports […]