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NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned the Centre’s reported decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), arguing that the exercise would lead to unnecessary expenditure of government resources without delivering any clear benefit.Her remarks came a day after the Union cabinet approved a Bill to rename…
NEW DELHI: Expressing dismay over the Madhya Pradesh high court order condoning delay of over four years on the state govt’s part to file an appeal, the Supreme Court has said it “wonders” whether the high court was aware about law laid down by the apex court on condonation of delay, and quashed the order.The…
Heavy smog in Delhi; flights might get disrupted NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport issued an advisory on Saturday amid heavy smog and low visibility conditions across the capital.The airport assured the flight operations to be normal as ‘Low Visibility Procedures’ were in progress, and urged the passengers to stay updated with their respective…
A 12,000-page chargesheet has been filed in the Zubeen Garg death case, with four individuals, including a woman, accused of murder. The investigation into the incident off Singapore’s St John’s Island on September 19 has established motive and conspiracy. The Assam Chief Minister expressed confidence in securing a conviction and plans for a fast-track court….
‘Examine On Humanitarian Grounds’ NEW DELHI: After ascertaining repatriation of a pregnant Sunali Khatun along with her eight-year-old son to India, Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union govt to consider on humanitarian grounds the pleas for bringing back four others, including her husband, who were deported to Bangladesh in June this year.A bench of…
Month-Long Bastar Olympics Conclude Today RAIPUR: Miles away from the hostile forests where Maoist commander Madvi Hidma once ruled with a gun before falling to police bullets recently, another Hidma is getting ready to take aim. But, not at security forces.“I am Hidma, but not that Hidma. I am Muchaki Hidma from Sukma district. I…
NEW DELHI: Setting the stage for the world’s largest enumeration exercise, the Cabinet approved Rs 11,718 crore for conducting Census 2027, which will be in two phases and include a caste count for the first time. March 1, 2027 has been set as the reference date for the census. For snow-bound areas, it is Oct…
NEW DELHI: Veteran leader P Chidambaram on Friday hit out at his own party’s government in Karnataka after home minsiter G Parameshwara’s called for demolition of structures constructed using money from drug peddling in the state.In a social media post on X, Chidambaram said that Congress is against “bulldozer justice” and asked the Karnataka government…
NEW DELHI: Authorities must take responsibility for every stage of a project, the road transport ministry said in its ‘Guidelines for Prevention and Mitigation of Road Tunnel Collapses’ issued on Thursday, amid a trend of highway authorities finding easy escape for such mishaps by passing the blame on contractors and consultants.As per the guidelines, the…
NEW DELHI: The Red Fort has turned into a high-security zone as India hosts, for the first time, the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of UNESCO, days after a deadly blast near the monument.The week-long meeting, being held from December 8 to 13 inside the…
