New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: National Steering Committee Friday approved an investment of Rs 1,194.92 crore for ugrading Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) clusters across Odisha, Maharashtra, and Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme. With the approval, the cumulative investment cleared under the PM-SETU so far, has touched the Rs 3,687-crore...

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government Friday ordered an in-depth inquiry into alleged misconduct by senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan with a woman Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service officer earlier this week. The National Commission for Women (NCW) also took suo motu cognisance of the incident. A government order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said...

Dubai: India Friday advised its nationals in Saudi Arabia once again to continue following local authorities' instructions and stay indoors in case of an aerial attack, as flight disruptions continued following an attack on Riyadh airport. In an updated advisory, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said two Indian nationals injured in the October 10 attack on the...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday issued show-cause notices to Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut and journalist Nikhil Wagle in criminal contempt proceedings over their public remarks concerning Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and the judiciary. A bench comprising the CJI and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, however, exempted Raut and Wagle from personal appearance...

Abu Dhabi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday met Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and a member of the UAE's Supreme Council, and discussed bilateral ties and the Gulf situation. Jaishankar arrived in Abu Dhabi Wednesday for a three-day visit to review the progress of the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership....

Leh: Talks between the Union Home Ministry and Ladakh leaders ended without a breakthrough in Leh, with the two sides expressing differences over a draft proposal on constitutional safeguards and a legislature for the Union territory. The two sides will meet again in New Delhi October 22 to discuss their respective proposals, even as the Leh Apex...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke and AISA chief Neha Bora were preventively detained by Delhi Police Friday while on their way to participate in the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protests, with Dipke headed to Connaught Place and Bora to Mandi House. While Dipke was picked up from his residence in Jhandewalan, Bora was detained...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday assured traders that it will act to compensate their losses if the NDMC order shutting down Central Park at Connaught Place over the proposed protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is found to be disproportionate. The observations were made by a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi...

New Delhi: Centre Friday amended the Census Rules, 1990, allowing states and Union territories to appoint teachers of "aided or unaided private bodies" as enumerators during the ongoing census exercise, officials said. In a gazette notification issued by Registrar General of India (RGI) Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, the Centre amended the 1990 rules, which said "teachers, clerks, or...

New Delhi: Food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Friday said that it has issued notices to the operator of Radisson Blu Hotel here and e-commerce majors Flipkart and BigBasket over misleading claims for an edible oil, among other enforcement actions. In a notice to AB Hotels Ltd -- which operates Radisson Blu Hotel,...