I’m hopeful that govt of India will soon restore statehood to J&K: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Thursday expressed hope that the Centre would soon restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. “We have raised the issue of (restoration of) statehood before as well. Today, the Supreme Court has said it will be listed soon. I am hopeful that the Government of India will soon restore […]
Sinwar is dead: Israel PM Netanyahu confirms death of Hamas chief
Tel Aviv : Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday confirmed that Hamas chief and one of the masterminds behind the horrific October 7 attacks last year, Yahya Sinwar, is dead, the Times of Israel reported. The Prime Minister also instructed his aides to inform the families of Israeli hostages about the death of the […]
High cancellation, wastage of berths among causes for reduction in reservation period: Railway Board
New Delhi: The Railway Board reduced the Advance Reservation Period of seats for train journeys from the current 120 days to 60 days, and justified its decision citing high cancellation rates and wastage of berths. In 2015, the board had decided to increase the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) from 60 days to 120 days but […]
I-T dept issues revised guidelines for compounding of offences
New Delhi: The income tax department on Thursday issued revised guidelines for compounding offences under the I-T law by simplifying the process and lowering the charges. The revised guidelines will apply to pending as well as new applications for compounding of offences. It has done away with the categorisation of offences and removed the limit […]
eShram 2.0 portal roll out on Monday, says Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
New Delhi: The second version of the eShram portal will be launched next week on Monday with new features like eligibility criteria for various welfare schemes, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. Talking to reporters, the minister said the eSharam portal will also allow job aggregators to enrol their workers on the portal, […]
Immense scope for enhancing co-op between India and Malawi in several areas: President Murmu
Lilongwe (Malawi): President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that India and Malawi can come together to find synergy in multiple sectors as there is immense scope for enhancing cooperation between them in areas like agriculture, mining, energy and tourism. Murmu, who arrived here earlier in the day on the final leg of her three-nation visit […]
AI revolutionising modern warfare; need to ensure systems are resilient to adversary attacks: CDS Gen Anil Chauhan
New Delhi : Evaluating Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ETAI) Framework and Guidelines for the Armed Forces were launched by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat in New Delhi on Thursday, a press release said. According to the Ministry of Defence, the ETAI […]
Police initiates inquiry into allegations that NC MLA did not stand up for national anthem
Srinagar: Police has ordered a preliminary inquiry into allegations that a National Conference MLA did not stand up for the national anthem during the swearing-in ceremony of the Jammu and Kashmir council of ministers. “Police has taken cognizance of an incident where an individual did not stand up during the playing of the National Anthem,” […]
Hearing in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi in UP postponed to October 31
Sultanpur (UP): The hearing in the MP-MLA court here in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, scheduled for Thursday, was postponed as the special judge was on leave. The next date of the hearing has been set for October 31. “As the special judge of MP-MLA court, Shubham Verma, was on leave, the […]
Shakib unlikely to travel to Bangladesh for his final Test due to protests
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is unlikely to travel to his native country for his final Test match, against South Africa in Mirpur, Dhaka from October 21-25, due to protests against him in the city. Shakib was included in the Bangladesh squad for the first Test against the Proteas, which was going to […]
