NEW DELHI: In a boost to India’s rotary wing combat capabilities, the Army is set to get delivery of three remaining Apache AH-64 attack helicopters from US, while the Navy will commission its second squadron of MH-60R Seahawk submarine-hunting choppers this week.The induction of these much-delayed American helicopters will plug existing operational gaps but the…
New Delhi: In an important ruling, Supreme Court has said that a person employed on compassionate grounds to alleviate family difficulties because of death of a parent in harness cannot seek appointment to higher posts merely because they have the requisite qualifications for the same.A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan on Friday reversed…
ECs Will Pay When Cong Wins: Rahul NEW DELHI: Taking his months-long campaign of “vote chori” to its climax, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi on Sunday led a packed Ramlila Maidan rally to raise the slogan of “vote chor, gaddi chhod”, as he claimed that the Modi-led BJP is winning elections by stealing votes but “Narendra Modi-RSS…
NEW DELHI: In the middle of Laxmi Nagar market is a single room, easy to miss in the chaos, that holds a few chairs. Seated are young men and women from Delhi, UP and Haryana, busy polishing ‘Ikura desu ka’ and ‘tetsudatte kuremasu ka’, Japanese phrases that translate, respectively, to ‘how much is this’ and…
New Delhi: As far as dark horses go, Nitin Nabin‘s elevation in the BJP organisation was as big a surprise as they come. The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday named the 45-year-old minister in the Bihar govt its working president, putting him on track to become the youngest to helm the party, though with considerable…
NEW DELHI: In every organisation, be it government or private, increment in an employee’s salary is an annual affair. Not in Supreme Court, where CJIs, on the eve of retirement and irrespective of length of tenure, used discretionary powers to sanction multiple increments to a select few employees.Those who had been Chief Justice of India…
A fresh push in Parliament has revived the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025, aimed at shielding employees from after-hours work pressure. The proposal outlines clear rules on refusing calls, overtime pay, and structured employer communication to restore healthy work boundaries. Why India’s New Right To Disconnect Bill Could Transform Work Culture, Protect Millions From Burnout…
Shamanuru Shivashankarappa (File photo) Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital in Davanagere on Sunday due to age-related ailments, family members and officials said. He was 95.A six-time MLA who represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency, Shivashankarappa had been undergoing treatment for some time. He was the senior-most legislator in Karnataka…
NEW DELHI: The standoff between the department of telecom (DoT) and regulator Trai regarding recommendations for satellite spectrum is intensifying, with the latter now raising objections to lower charges being sought for state-owned BSNL’s services.As differences between the two critical organisations come out openly over satellite spectrum charges and other areas such as subsidies, the…
Raipur: Chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday unveiled “Anjor Vision 2047” in the Assembly — an ambitious, people-centric blueprint aimed at transforming the state into a fully developed region by the time India celebrates 100 years of Independence.Calling the moment historic, the CM said the vision document lays out a clear, mission-driven roadmap with…
