The UN rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 798 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and near convoys run by other relief groups. The GHF uses private US security and logistics companies to get supplies into Gaza,…
NEW DELHI: There are “compelling national security considerations” that led the Centre to revoke security clearances of a Turkish-owned entity for handling airport-related operations, Delhi high court said on Monday, upholding the move.It dismissed Celebi Airport Services Private Ltd’s plea challenging the aviation watchdog BCAS’s decision to revoke its security clearance, noting that “once national…
NEW DELHI: Advocate Ramaswamy Neelakandan prepared for life as a high court judge by returning case files to clients after the CJI-led Supreme Court collegium on Jan 17, 2023, recommended to Union govt to appoint him, along with four other advocates, including L C Victoria Gowri, as judges of Madras high court.The Union govt appointed…
DEHRADUN: The state health department has ordered the early relocation of high-risk pregnant women from remote Uttarakhand villages to nearby health centres at least two weeks before their due dates, amid ongoing road blockages and access issues caused by heavy rain and landslides. The directive was issued this week by the director general of health…
A rising tide of protectionism is reshaping global trade, but it is not the end of globalisation—rather its rebirth, said Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra in his address to shareholders in the company’s 2024–25 annual report. Mahindra believes this transition offers India a unique opportunity to emerge as a new centre of gravity in what…
NEW DELHI: Union Jal Shakti minister CR Patil on Thursday reaffirmed India’s tough stance on the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), asserting that the move is in the nation’s interest and dismissing Pakistani warnings as empty threats.“This decision belongs to the Indian government and the Prime Minister… There is no update on the…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday criticised the BJP-led central government for what he called a “confusing” foreign policy, questioning India’s stand as tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate.Speaking at a press conference in Lucknow, Yadav said, “Our foreign policy is confusing… The world looks at who you stand with in bad…
NEW DELHI: Two days after Air India flight AIC 171 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 241 people on board, the civil aviation ministry has launched a sweeping investigation led by the Union home secretary. Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu confirmed that DNA testing is underway to identify victims, as the…
Shashi Tharoor & JP Nadda (File photos) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is also the Lok Sabha MP from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, wrote to Union heath minister JP Nadda on Saturday, urging his immediate intervention in authorising additional centres for NEET-PG aspirants in the coastal state.Tharoor said the medical exam students were unable to…
India’s power demand is projected to grow by 6.0–6.5 per cent annually over the next five years, driven by accelerating electric vehicle (EV) adoption, rapid expansion of data centres, and the development of green hydrogen projects, according to ICRA.“These three segments are expected to contribute to 20–25 per cent of the incremental demand over the…