NEW DELHI: As air quality in Delhi-NCR reached hazardous levels, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Supreme Court Bar Association president Kapil Sibal on Monday urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna to transition all courts in the region to a complete virtual mode. The request came in response to the enforcement of Stage-IV (Severe+) measures…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday strongly criticised the government for its inaction over Delhi’s air pollution, labelling the situation a “nightmare” and questioning whether the city should even remain the nation’s capital. In a post on X, the Congress MP called it “unconscionable” that authorities have allowed Delhi to become the most polluted city…
BAKU: With negotiations at COP29 entering the second week, India on Monday opposed any kind of unilateral trade barrier and pitched for ‘four important aspects of global climate action’, saying the ambitious action oriented approach hinges on bold actions from those countries (developed nations whose high historical emissions led to climate change) who are obligated…
BAKU: With COP29 negotiations entering second week, India Monday opposed any unilateral trade barrier and pitched for “four important aspects of global climate action”, saying the ambitious, action-oriented approach hinges on bold actions from countries (developed nations whose high historical emissions led to climate change) obligated to lead economy-wide emission reductions.In a clear reference to…
BHOPAL: A Hawk Force jawan, who was critically injured Sunday during a Maoist search operation in Kundul forest area of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh, will have to live with a bullet lodged deep inside his skull.Shivkumar Sharma was immediately evacuated from the region when joint forces of Hawk Force and police came under heavy…
NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that the UK would resume talks with India for a free trade agreement, aiming to strengthen economic ties and deepen strategic cooperation. The announcement came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Starmer on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil, where the two leaders…
NEW DELHI: After a 15-year gap, India has reclaimed its position as the leading source of international students in the United States for the 2023-24 academic year, surpassing China. According to the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange 2024 report released on Monday, India registered a 23% year-over-year increase, sending over 3.3 lakh students…
New Delhi: With air pollution in Delhi reaching life-threatening ‘severe plus’ levels, Supreme Court on Monday directed Delhi and NCR states – UP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab – to strictly enforce stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) and immediately take a call on measures such as closing schools for all classes, allowing…
NEW DELHI: Anmol Bishnoi, younger brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is learnt to have been detained in Sacramento, US, early on Sunday. The FBI is learnt to be in the process of verifying his identity, possibly through a voice sample or a DNA match, sources said.US agency officials, who earlier this month confirmed his presence…
GUWAHATI: NDA ally NPP is open to reassessing its decision to quit the alliance in Manipur if there is change in the state leadership, party chief and Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma clarified Monday, a day after withdrawing support to the N Biren Singh govt over the latter’s failure to resolve the ethnic strife there.“This (withdrawal…