NEW DELHI: In a significant statement, apparently in conflict with the judgment that quashed the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple’s custom of barring entry of women in the 10-50 age group, the Supreme Court on Thursday prima facie agreed that devotees’ right to decide the mode and manner of worshipping God was non-justiciable.SC’s remark came following senior…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh has invited the German industry to co-produce with India, particularly in the field of niche technologies, as he underscored the need to forge partnerships based on reliability and shared interests, terming them indispensable in current shifts in geopolitical alignments, disruptions in supply chains and rapid technological transformations.While addressing German…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and resultant spike in crude oil prices, the Indian Navy has made public its maritime security strategy, released recently by Navy chief Admiral D K Tripathi, which mentions Hormuz as “primary area” of interest, among other such “choke points”.Maritime choke points in the Indian…
SRINAGAR: Initiating major reforms in the Union territory, the government of Ladakh on Thursday announced to deregulate the hospitality sector, freeing it from old regulations and bureaucratic interference. Lieutenant governor VK Saxena said, “I have approved major reforms related to ease of doing business aimed at deregulating the hospitality sector, reducing compliance burden on stakeholders…
NEW DELHI: India is finalising its hub-and-spoke policy of flying passengers between small towns and rest of the world via hub like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The move comes amid Air India and IndiGo’s massive orders for wide body aircraft; the coming of age of Indian hub airports that are gearing up for domestic-to-international and…
Nandigram: People show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal recorded bumper polling on Thursday, with the Election Commission (ECI) saying both states saw their highest-ever voter turnout since Independence…
Mallikarjun Kharge (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Donald Trump’s controversial ‘hellhole’ remark referring to India. He questioned the government’s silence and asked whether PM Modi was ‘scared’.Referring to the controversy in his post on X, Kharge wrote: “Modi ji’s…
CM MK Stalin and Rahul Gandhi (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Elections in India are fought as much through images in public view as through ideas and manifesto promises. In the 2026 assembly elections, where Congress depends on its allies in states like Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi‘s approach to coalition politics raises questions about whether…
. India in its first response to US President Donald Trump‘s controversial ‘hellhole’ remark, said it has seen the reports but stopped short of issuing a detailed response. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge responded to a stern notice from the Election Commission, saying, “our people will reply to it. Voting turnout recorded nearly 89.3% till 5…
NEW DELHI: In the investigation into the rape and murder of an IRS officer’s daughter, autopsy findings have revealed multiple injury patterns, pointing to a violent assault and struggle before death, news agency ANI reported, citing Dr Sudhir Gupta, head of forensic medicine at AIIMS Delhi.The 22-year-old woman was reported dead a day earlier on…
