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Union minister writes to UP CM over rejection of OBC, SC/ST candidates for govt posts

Lucknow, Jun 29 (PTI) Union minister and Apna Dal (Sonelal) president Anupriya Patel has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi...

Woman poisons 9-month-old son, dies by suicide; baby survives, three booked

Chandrapur, Jun 29 (PTI) A 27-year-old woman poisoned her 9-month-old son, who survived, before hanging herself in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, an official said...

New criminal laws won’t affect powers of tribal council courts: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

Shillong, Jun 29 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday said the new criminal laws will not affect the jurisdiction and judicial...

India govt panel picks CS Setty as next SBI chairman

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian government panel, tasked with recommending candidates for top positions of state-run banks and institutions, has picked Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as State Bank of

Issuing GR on budgetary proposal without assembly’s approval breach of privilege: Wadettiwar

Mumbai, Jun 29 (PTI) Issuing a government resolution (GR) for a budgetary proposal without approval of the assembly is breach of privilege, Leader of...

Jaishankar to visit Qatar on Sunday; focus on boosting energy and trade ties

New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Qatar on Sunday to hold talks with Prime Minister Mohammed bin...

Modi govt committed to ensure safe, smooth Amarnath Yatra: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The Modi government is committed to ensuring a safe, smooth and pleasant pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath...

Excise ‘scam’: Delhi court sends Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12

New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) A court here on Saturday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12 in a...

Mizoram taking steps for smooth implementation of new criminal laws: Official

Aizawl, June 29 (PTI) The Mizoram government has launched a series of initiatives to ensure the smooth implementation of three new criminal laws...

‘Use of data for decision-making’ is theme for this year’s ‘Statistics Day’

The government of India established 'Statistics Day' in 2007. It is celebrated every year on June 29.

On Camera

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?