NEW DELHI: With the Indus Waters Treaty already in abeyance, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reinforced India’s hardening stance towards Pakistan. He asserted that the Narendra Modi-led government would not allow the waters of the Indus river to reach what he described as the “patrons of terror.“The defence minister remarks come as India continues…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Saturday dismissed reports claiming another Indian-crewed tanker has been attacked near the Strait of Hormuz.Click here for live updates on US-Iran warThe ministry said it had spoken with the ship’s master, who confirmed that all crew members were safe.“We have spoken with the Master of the…
NEW DELHI: Millions of Indians use hair colour products every month to cover grey hair or change their appearance. Now, the country’s drug regulator wants manufacturers and importers to demonstrate that the products they sell comply with safety standards and carry adequate warnings for consumers.In a circular issued on June 10, the Central Drugs Standard…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday requested former SC judge Justice Kurian Joseph to secure a permanent truce between IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer Roopa Moudgil, both of Karnataka cadre, who have been engaged in a bitter cross-defamation litigation after an ugly public spat three years ago.Observing that the officers were “destroying their own…
NEW DELHI: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), during the Director General-level talks with BSF here that concluded Thursday, raised the alleged pushback of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants into its side of the border, complaining that the legal and diplomatic protocols were not being followed. However the BSF drew BGB’s attention to the nearly 3,000 formal requests…
NEW DELHI: Inserting a new scrutiny dimension to child custody legal battles between estranged parents, Supreme Court has ruled that courts must first evaluate mental and psychological conditions of each parent and assess their abilities to deal with growing needs of a child before deciding such disputes.In application of the well-settled principle to serve “the…
Rebels claim 19 MPs in ‘real TMC’ fight, set to meet Speaker NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Rebel TMC LS members plan to meet Speaker Om Birla Monday to seek recognition as the “real TMC” parliamentary group, dissident Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Basunia said Friday, prompting strong reactions from the faction led by party chief Mamata Banerjee.“The…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to convey India’s strong objections to US Navy attacks in the Gulf that resulted in the deaths of three Indian mariners.Describing the incidents as unacceptable, Jaishankar said commercial shipping should not be subjected to such actions.In a post…
NEW DELHI: Standard helmets and seatbelts could have saved thousands of lives in 2024. Over 40% of the 81,780 two-wheeler riders killed in road crashes could have survived had they worn good-quality helmets, while seat belts could have prevented about half of the 21,988 deaths among car occupants.The number of fatalities have been released by…
Top US diplomat summoned again as anger mounts over vessel attacks NEW DELHI: India summoned US charge d’affaires Jason Meeks for the second time in three days to lodge a strong protest against attacks on commercial vessels carrying Indian mariners in the Gulf of Oman that have resulted, as the government said, in the tragic…
