Secularism as principle and practice in India is in “danger” and the ruling dispensation may even try to remove the word from the Constitution, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, but asserted that “forces of hatred” cannot alter the country’s secular character. Secularism is only a word and even […]
Govt looks to set up 14 more water aerodromes for seaplane services
The government is looking to set up 14 more water aerodromes across the country after the successful launch of maiden seaplane service by Prime Minister Narendra Modi between the Statue of Unity near Kevadiya in Gujarat’s Narmada district and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. These will facilitate seaplane services on various […]
Army Chief Naravane’s Nepal visit to break ice, Oli wants Pancheshwar project revived
The results of 45 days of discreet back channel diplomacy with Kathmandu will be put to test this week when Indian Army Chief General M.M. Naravane calls upon Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and formally buries the orchestrated controversy over road construction via Lipulekh for pilgrimage to Mansarovar […]
Canada deputy PM self-isolates after contact with Covid-positive person
Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has gone into self-isolation after a person she came into contact with tested positive for the coronavirus. Freeland is the first high-profile Canadian to have quarantined after receiving a notification on the Covid app launched by the government. She made the announcement on Twitter, […]
Maruti, buoyed by demand for compact cars, does swift business in October
Maruti Suzuki on Sunday announced it had registered a total sales of 182,448 units in the month of October. This is a robust growth of 18.9% over the same period of previous year and especially significant because the festive period this time continues well into November unlike in 2019. The total […]
Trump warns of post-poll ‘bedlam’; Biden and Obama slam him over Covid-19
Donald Trump warned of ‘bedlam” if election results were delayed inordinately while his Democratic challenger for the White House Joe Biden, and his former boss Barack Obama, attacked and mocked the US president in their first joint campaign appearances. “November 3rd is going to come and go, and we’re not […]
Bihar’s double engine govt pitted against Opposition’s two ‘Yuvaraj’ : PM Modi
Without naming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav’s, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Mahagathbandhan leadership on Sunday and said that Bihar has a double engine government which is committed to the development of the state while on the other hand, there are two “Yuvaraj” […]
Fire erupts in forests of Uttarkashi, ITBP engaged in dousing flames
Fire erupted in the forests of Barahat and Mukhem range of Uttarkashi district, besides those at Barkot and Purola region of Yamuna valley. District Forest Officer Sandeep Kumar on Sunday said that the department has taken the help of 30 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel in extinguishing the fire. “The ITBP personnel […]
Vaccine prospects to give reason for optimism by spring 2021: UK PM Johnson
The prospect of a vaccine in the first quarter of 2021 gives reason for optimism that the spring will be better, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday, after he announced a new national lockdown for England until December. “I am optimistic that this will feel very different and […]
SC rejects PIL seeking to withdraw Mukesh Ambani, family’s Z+ security
The Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking withdrawal of Z+ security cover given to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family while observing that it is for the State to assess and review the threat perception of individual and take a call on such issues. […]
Saqib Saleem: I am still trying to figure out my image
Ever since he started working in films, Saqib Saleem was told that he looks young and he should do boy-next-door kind of sweet roles. “Pehle young lagta tha, phir ek dum se daadhi safed ho gayi. Buddha ho raha hoon (laughs). Jokes apart, I am 32 and finally, I have […]
Captured in Wayanad, tigress escapes from cage in Kerala’s Neyyar Safari Park
A tigress which was trapped in Wayanad last week and brought to Neyyar Safari Park in Thiruvananthapuram district for treatment and possible rehabilitation broke out of its cage and escaped Saturday afternoon , officials said. Park officials who have been trying to tranquillise big cat which was spotted Sunday morning and was […]
J&K govt annuls Roshni Act, to retrieve land within six months
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to annul all land dealing under the Roshni Act, three weeks after the Jammu and Kashmir high court declared it unconstitutional and unsustainable. The principal secretary, revenue, was on Saturday asked to retrieve all such land and remove encroachments within six months. The […]
Delhi wakes up to chilly morning, temperature dips to 11.7°C
It was a chilly morning in Delhi on Sunday with the minimum temperature dropping to 11.7 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that there will be fog and mist in the morning which will clear later in the day. On Saturday, the maximum […]
SpiceJet mulling to add Kevadiya-Surat seaplane route
Overwhelmed by the response to the Ahmedabad-Statue of Unity seaplane service, SpiceJet on Saturday said it plans to start a similar service connecting Surat in south Gujarat with the 182-meter tall statue dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel near Kevadiya. Other routes and destinations which are under consideration for the seaplane […]