Congress leader Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday used the term “TINA” to criticise the government over the death of a Noida-based techie whose car plunged into a water-filled pit in Greater Noida’s Sector 150 area.TINA, which stands for “There Is No Accountability”, was used by…
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has approved the modernisation of bus terminals in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Sangrur, Patiala and Bathinda through a structured Public Private Partnership (PPP) model to strengthen public transport infrastructure.Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said on Saturday the decision was taken under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann with the objective of…
File photo: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta NEW DELHI: The residents of Delhi will soon be able to access multiple emergency services by dialling a unified helpline 112 instead of calling multiple numbers. Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, announcing the single emergency number, said the Ministry of Home Affairs declared ‘112’ as the national emergency…
Across India, women are increasingly playing a central role in managing household finances, yet access to structured financial education continues to remain uneven across regions. Now, a drive – literally – seeks to address this issue. Change The Soch Drive, a nationwide awareness journey, will get under way today from Kanyakumari and work its way…
Driven by curiosity and a human interest lens, Amisha is dedicated to impactful storytelling. She has navigated a wide range of beats over time, including environment, gender, youth affairs, heritage, and closely tracks the lives and migration of Indian diaspora. Her reporting has sparked public dialogue, with several stories cited in court proceedings and acted…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought govt’s response to a PIL which sought concessional air-conditioned (AC) class rail fare for acid attack survivors to enable them travel to well-equipped hospitals for periodic treatment.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant issued notice to govt on the PIL by NGO ‘Atijeevan Society’, whose…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that merely using abusive language against a member of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cannot be an offence under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the law could be invoked only when the allegation is of abusing “by the caste name” and that too within public view.Explaining Section…
NEW DELHI: Less than a month after his release was stayed by Supreme Court in the main rape case, Delhi high court on Monday refused to suspend a 10-year jail term handed to expelled BJP functionary Kuldeep Singh Sengar for the custodial death of the Unnao rape survivor’s father.“The offence committed is of grave magnitude…
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the plight of mentally ill homeless people, particularly women, who are exploited with govt authorities not providing them care and shelter, Supreme Court on Monday asked Centre to come out with standard operating procedure (SOP) for law enforcement agencies to reach out and help them, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.A bench…
NEW DELHI: Amid Poland’s efforts to step up ties with Pakistan, external affairs minister S Jaishankar told his visiting Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski that Poland should display zero-tolerance for terrorism instead of fuelling the terrorist infrastructure in India’s neighbourhood.Warsaw has been looking to expand its trade, defence and energy ties with Pakistan and Sikorski visited…