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NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash in Baramati last month.A delegation of senior party leaders, including his wife Sunetra Pawar, NCP National Working President and MP Praful…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday met Bangladesh’s newly sworn-in prime minister Tarique Rahman and handed over a personal congratulatory letter by PM Narendra Modi.In a post on X, Bangladesh high commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah said, “PM Tarique Rahman, conveyed his greetings to India and PM Narendra Modi, at a courtesy meet following…
Equity benchmark indices ended higher for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, supported by gains in banking, IT and capital goods stocks.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 173.81 points, or 0.21 per cent, to close at 83,450.96. During the session, it touched a high of 83,598 and a low of 82,987.43.The 50-share NSE Nifty advanced 42.65…
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AP file photo) Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday issued a series of direct threats against President Donald Trump and the United States, saying that even the “strongest military force in the world may at times be struck so hard that it cannot get up again,” amid…
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said his government has decided to make a reservation of 3 per cent for tea tribes and Adivasi people in the Grade I & II jobs in the poll-bound state.The Assam CM had announced a 3 per…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was responsible for blocking his elevation to the chief minister’s post when the party was in power in the state.Sarma claimed that in 2014, then Congress president Sonia Gandhi had asked him to decide the date for his swearing-in. According…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking mandatory guidelines for public officials and political leaders, which cited alleged discriminatory remarks by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and UP CM Yogi Adityanath.A three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, questioned the neutrality of the petition. While…
NEW DELHI: CCTV footage from a juvenile observation home in J&K’s R S Pura captured the dramatic moment three inmates including two Pakistani nationals, broke out after attacking armed guards, triggering a massive manhunt across Jammu district.The incident took place at around 5.15pm on Monday at the Observation Home in the border area of Jammu….
Saudi HR Ministry Introduces ‘Work Interruption’ Option for Absentee Domestic Workers In a significant labour-market update, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has launched a new digital service that fundamentally changes how domestic worker contracts can be handled when a worker stops showing up for work. The launch, via the national unified…
European Parliament has disabled built-in AI features on work devices due to cybersecurity and data protection fears. Tools like writing assistants and summarizers were found to be sending data to cloud servers. Lawmakers are also advised to exercise caution with AI on personal devices. This follows previous bans on apps like TikTok. The European Parliament…
