NEW DELHI: India has taken another major step in building its long-range strike capability with the successful test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), a weapon designed to fly low, evade enemy radars and strike targets hundreds of kilometres away with precision.Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile…
NEW DELHI: In a fresh setback for TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta high court on Thursday refused to grant interim relief in a plea challenging the appointment of rebel TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of opposition in the West Bengal assembly, allowing the Speaker’s decision to remain in force pending further hearings.Justice Krishna…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leader Aroop Biswas has written to the party’s bank seeking an immediate freeze on transactions from its accounts, citing a leadership crisis following a large-scale rebellion within the organisation.Biswas claimed that rival groups were now asserting themselves as the legitimate representatives and office-bearers of the party, creating uncertainty over who was…
Telegram founder Pavel Durov NEW DELHI: As Telegram founder Pavel Durov accused India of “punishing” more than 150 million users through a temporary restriction on the platform ahead of the NEET-UG retest, the Centre and cybersecurity experts argued that the measure was designed not to suppress discussion but to break an “active ecosystem of exam-related…
NEW DELHI: India’s rise in QS World University Rankings is no longer being driven by IITs, as gains are becoming more dispersed, with more private and state universities, and central institutions making it to the list.However, the flagship still matters — IIT-Delhi has climbed to 118th in the world, equalling the highest rank ever achieved…
NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has lifted the interim stay on an arrest warrant issued against Trinamool Congress MP and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in a defamation case, potentially adding to the legal challenges faced by the senior TMC leader.A single bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal on Wednesday dismissed Banerjee’s petition…
Photo credit : Getty Images NEW DELHI: A sweeping tuberculosis screening effort across the Northeast has uncovered a troubling reality: more than one-third of the TB cases detected among vulnerable populations showed no symptoms at all. The finding highlights the challenge of identifying “silent” infections that often go unnoticed until they are picked up through…
On June 18, 1951, the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution came into force. Few constitutional changes have had a deeper impact on the Republic. Introduced less than 16 months after the Constitution’s adoption, it reshaped the relationship between the State, the judiciary and citizens at a formative moment in India’s democratic life.The amendment altered…
BJP leader Agnimitra Paul (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP leader Agnimitra Paul said the recent incidents of eggs being hurled at Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders reflected growing public anger over alleged corruption and misgovernance in the state, describing it as a show of ‘deemocracy’ by the people.Her remarks came amid a series of egg-throwing…
Polling for two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand RANCHI: Voting began for the election to two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand on Thursday, amid adequate security arrangements on the assembly premises, an official said.Three candidates – BJP-backed Independent nominee Parimal Nathwani, JMM’s Baidyanath Ram and Pranav Jha of the Congress – are in the fray…