File photo: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s remarks that social reformer Basavanna conceived Lingayat as a separate religion have reignited an old controversy within Congress and triggered a war of words between ministers MB Patil and Eshwar Khandre, both Lingayats. Siddaramaiah had in 2017 sought a separate religion status for Lingayats, a move…
DOHA: India has sought information from Boeing regarding the automatic deployment of the emergency Ram Air Turbine (RAT) system on an Air India Dreamliner during its final approach to Birmingham last week – seconds before landing at 400ft. The US aerospace major has also been asked to provide preventive measures to avoid a recurrence. Boeing…
Bihar polls will test opposition’s resilience at national level NEW DELHI: The battle royal of 2024 put the opposition back in the opposition benches. But only just, with the unmistakable message from the power play being that after a decade of reeling from Modi-led BJP‘s cycle of victories, the anti-BJP bloc was robustly ascendant.Over a…
NEW DELHI: For the first time in over a decade, the Centre has revised the price list for nearly 2,000 tests and procedures for CGHS beneficiaries with the increase in some cases adding up to seven times the current level.The move is expected to help over 40 lakh CGHS beneficiaries who often faced difficulties in…
NEW DELHI: Cutting across political lines, prominent netas on Monday condemned the attack on CJI BR Gavai, with PM Narendra Modi calling him and saying there is no place for such reprehensible acts in society. The opposition led by Congress expressed anguish over the incident, calling it “unprecedented, shameful and abhorrent”.“Spoke to Chief Justice of…
BJP MP & MLA assaulted during flood tour JALPAIGURI/SILIGURI: A group of around 50 villagers assaulted BJP MP from Malda North, Khagen Murmu, and BJP MLA from Siliguri, Sankar Ghosh, and ransacked their cars on Monday at Bamandanga in Jalpaiguri’s Nagrakata, where the legislators had gone to inspect flood-hit areas. The attack left Murmu bleeding…
File photo: Former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji’s plea seeking clarification that the apex court had not barred him from holding public office saying that the order was very clear and he can file application in case he…
NEW DELHI: The Army used artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a big way during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan to generate a common operational picture, intelligence analysis, threat assessment, and predictive modelling and weather forecasting for long-range strikes.“AI was extensively used for multi-sensor data fusion and multi-source data fusion in real time during Operation Sindoor…Overall, 23…
Rahul Gandhi (Photo credit: ANI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condemned the attack on Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, calling it “an assault on the dignity of the judiciary and the spirit of the Constitution.”“The attack on the Chief Justice of India is an assault on the dignity of our judiciary…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Chief Justice of India BR Gavai after he was allegedly attacked during proceedings in the Supreme Court. In a social media post on X, PM Modi called the incident a “reprehensible act” and said that the attack has angered every Indian.“Spoke to Chief Justice of…
