New Delhi: In search of a new expansive definition of ‘Aravali hills and ranges’ after dropping the earlier court-accepted controversial 100m height criteria, Supreme Court has entrusted the task to a five-member high-powered committee that’ll include experts from Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Forest Survey of India and Geological Survey of India.A bench…
NEW DELHI: IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh has reached France for a four-day visit to give a push to the Rafale deal even as the defence ministry has issued a Letter of Request (LoR) to the European country for the procurement of 114 multirole 4.5-generation fighter jets in a deal estimated to…
NEW DELHI: After Nepal PM Balendra Shah sought UK’s intervention in the India-Nepal border dispute, the Indian govt Tuesday strongly rejected any third-party mediation on what it described as a bilateral issue. Speaking in Parliament on Sunday, Shah had said London should take an interest in resolving the dispute as it originated during the times…
NEW DELHI: The governing council of Niti Aayog, headed by PM Narendra Modi, is scheduled to meet on June 11, weeks after Centre’s premier think tank was restructured. A day later, the PM will chair a meeting of chief ministers from the north-east, officials said. The governing council will take stock of deliberations at the…
Kuwait on Wednesday said that its air defence systems had intercepted incoming missiles and drones after loud explosions were heard in several parts of the country amid rising tensions in the Gulf.In a statement, the Kuwaiti Army’s General Staff said the sounds reported by residents were linked to operations carried out by air defence units…
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said the team’s IPL 2026 final defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru was difficult to take, admitting they came close to the title but could not finish the job.GT lost to RCB by five wickets in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 31, ending their campaign as runners-up.In a message…
NEW DELHI: Shipping services from India to alternative West Asian ports have more than doubled since conflict broke out in the region, severely impacting the movement of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The number of shipping services operating east of Hormuz and through the Red Sea rose from 127 in Feb to 257 in…
NEW DELHI: India’s battle against lifestyle diseases is intensifying, with the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) revealing a sharp rise in both obesity and high blood sugar levels among adults. Nearly one in three women and more than one in four men are now overweight or obese. The share of adults with elevated blood…
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday administered oath to five new Supreme Court judges — Justices Sheel Nagu, Sree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and V S Mohana — taking the working strength of SC judges to a record 37 with one vacancy.The entire process — involving the recommendation of names by the five-member…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has set aside a home ministry order rejecting the voluntary retirement request of Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Abdur Rahman, who faced various charges, including torturing a person in 2014, contracting a second marriage without the consent of his first wife in 2016 and giving a speech in violation of rules in…