New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday directed the National Medical Commission to examine the issue of mandatory rural service for doctors after completion of their MBBS course. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe passed the order while hearing a petition that raised...
Washington: US President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats on capturing both chambers of Congress but blamed Republican losses on his absence from the ballot, as Democratic leaders promised lower living costs and tougher scrutiny of his administration following Tuesday's sweeping midterm election results. Moving the political...
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the ‘Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research (VISTAR)’ Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 4,371.10 crore. Aligned with the central...
Washington: Several Indian-Americans have made a strong showing in the US midterm elections, with five winning seats in the House of Representatives so far and Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller securing another term. The results of several other Indian-American candidates contesting elections to the US...
New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday cited the results of the US mid-term elections to stress on the power of such polls in enforcing accountability, and claimed that the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal advocated by the Modi government would significantly blunt that instrument. In a...
Dubai: A second Indian national, who was critically injured in the October 10 attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, has died, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said Wednesday. "With a heavy heart, we share that another Indian national, critically injured in the...
New Delhi: The Election Commission has followed up on its Supreme Court affidavit and separated the new voter enrolment form and an accompanying declaration in its online version in states where the SIR exercise is underway. In September, it had already withdrawn the declaration from...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday held that a 1974 Constitution Bench ruling upholding states' power to impose additional sales tax or surcharge calculated as a percentage of the existing sales tax continues to hold the field, saying a reference on the issue had become academic....
New Delhi: India's services sector activity recorded the strongest pace of expansion in four months in October as demand buoyancy fuelled growth in business activity and new orders amid easing cost pressures, a monthly survey said Wednesday. Companies were cautiously optimistic about the outlook, and...
Washington: Democrats have won control of the US House in addition to the US Senate, delivering a shockingly decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. The midterm elections Tuesday channelled voters' deep...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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