NEW DELHI: Highlighting the growing challenge of online crimes against women and children, home secretary Govind Mohan on Friday exhorted the law enforcement agencies to ensure prompt and coordinated response to such cases while also urging the information technology (IT) intermediaries to adhere to all legal provisions meant to secure the digital space for women…
RSS plans shakha expansion, wider outreach to mark centenary year (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will focus on expanding its ‘shakhas’ and stepping up public outreach programmes during its centenary year, with the organisation saying it is pushing both organisational growth and wider social engagement as part of its 100th…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar for holding conversation with Iran. He also called for a ‘collective push’ to end the Middle East conflict. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Tharoor welcomed India’s initiative and expressed hope for the…
The government has urged citizens not to panic buy LPG as tensions in West Asia disrupt global energy routes and raise supply concerns. US President Donald Trump claimed Iran is “about to surrender”, escalating rhetoric as the Middle East conflict intensifies. Two Indian nationals were killed and 10 others injured in an attack in Sohar,…
Is New Delhi recalibrating its approach to West Asia? The question has resurfaced after India’s notably cautious response to the latest escalation involving Iran. When the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, triggering retaliatory missile attacks across the region, several global powers reacted swiftly. India, however, avoided taking a clear…
People wait in a queue outside a gas agency to refill the LPG cylinders amid reports of a nationwide shortage of LPG, in Kolkata on Friday. (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The government on Friday held a joint inter-ministerial briefing for the third consecutive day to address panic over LPG supplies amid the raging war in…
In Uttar Pradesh, projects worth more than Rs 13 lakh crore have moved to the implementation stage out of total investment proposals of around Rs 40 lakh crore, as the state highlighted its industrial and investment push in a fresh government release.The state estimates that these grounded projects could generate over 80 lakh jobs. During…
Iran FM Abbas Araghchi with S Jaishankar (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held his fourth phone conversation with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.In a post on X, Jaishankar said that the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and issues related to the BRICS…
NEW DELHI: Stepping up the attack on Election Commission the opposition has submitted notices seeking motion for removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to presiding officers in both Houses of Parliament. This is the first time a notice has been given seeking removal of the CEC. The notices have been signed by 130 Lok…
LPG gas shortage: Long lines continue outside LPG refilling stations and booking centres as fears of a shortage grow amid the ongoing Middle East conflict between the United States-Israel and Iran.As a retaliatory measure for the February 28 US‑Israel strikes that sparked the conflict, Iran has blocked the strategic Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over…
