NEW DELHI: India’s announcement of dates for the G20 meeting in Srinagar came despite opposition from Pakistan and also China, which had last month also objected to another.While Pakistan had lobbied its allies in G20, like Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and indeed China, to stop the meeting in Srinagar, Beijing had reacted to a meeting of the group in Arunachal last month by releasing “invented names”...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) and release the latest figures of the country's tiger population at Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru. The IBCA aims to focus on protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world -- Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah -- through curbing poaching and...
NEW DELHI: The consumer protection watchdog has slapped notices on gaming company Lotus 365 and three celebrities, including actors Nawazuddin Siddique and Urvashi Rautela, for endorsing the company’s “misleading” advertisement. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has sought response of the firm and celebrities before initiating action against them.Sources said the CCPA took suo motu...
A detailed analysis of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), the government’s flagship health insurance scheme, has shown that those most vulnerable — whether in terms of states, communities or gender — have not been able to use it as well as the relatively better off.For instance, though Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Schedules Tribes (STs) constitute about 28% of the population, their share...
NEW DELHI: With disengagement in eastern Ladakh still incomplete, the government on Thursday reiterated that return to normalcy in ties with with China would require restoration of peace and tranquillity in the border areas.“The restoration of normalcy in our relationship will require restoration of peace and tranquillity in the border areas which have been disturbed since April 2020,” MEA...
NEW DELHI: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Thursday, bringing to an end a disruption-ridden Budget session which was among the least productive in recent times as BJP insisted on an apology from Rahul Gandhi for his “democracy under threat” remarks in UK while the opposition persisted in its demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue.Marred by these protests, the 11th...
NEW DELHI: Congress renegade Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said he left the party because of Rahul Gandhi, and took potshots at the Gandhi scion, including for his tearing up an ordinance when UPA was in office. He said Rahul's rejection of the ordinance had boomeranged on him, referring to his disqualification from Lok Sabha.He spoke at the launch function of his autobiography, 'Azaad', on Wednesday,...
NEW DELHI: To make bone marrow transplant affordable, the Union government has planned to set up centres at its three hospitals in Delhi. Till date, only AIIMS Delhi has a facility in the city and the treatment cost is exorbitant in private hospitals. "If all goes well, the centres are likely to start soon at Safdarjung, RML and Lady Hardinge hospitals," said a doctor, who recently attended a meeting at...
GUWAHATI: China’s latest claim to Arunachal Pradesh by releasing a list of “standardised geographical names” for 11 places in the frontier state turns out to be a random naming of isolated forest tracts, nondescript peaks, non-existent rivers and town areas superficially bound together as part of Cona, Zayu and Medog counties in Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet. For instance, the coordinates of two...
DEHRADUN: The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samitihas threatened to block traffic on April 27, the day the Badrinath yatra is scheduled to start, if their demands were not met."The situation in Joshimath is the same as it was two months ago. We demand complete scrapping of NTPC's under-construction Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Helang bypass road," said Atul Sati,group's convenor, on Tuesday.The...
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