Vande Mataram Bill passed from Parliament Parliament on Thursday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, extending legal protection to national song Vande Mataram against insult and placing it on a par with the national anthem.During a brief discussion in the Lok Sabha, the DMK opposed the bill, accusing the government of…
DOMINANT: Sahaja Yamalapalli beat Jargal Altansarnai 6-0, 6-0 NEW DELHI: India stayed alive in the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup Asia/Oceania Group I with a commanding 3-0 victory over Mongolia but their hopes of reaching the World Group playoffs remain precariously balanced heading into the final day.The hosts delivered a clinical performance on Friday, overcoming…
NEW DELHI: The first ever index of services production (ISP) is set to be released around July, complementing the new index of industrial production (IIP) series, which will come out on June 1 with the revised base year 2022-23. This new index, which has been in making for several years, will help assess the shortterm…
Following the blast, security forces sounded an alert across the sector and stepped up vigilance along the LoC to assess the situation and prevent any potential security breach (Photo: AP). At least four residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoJK) were killed in a blast caused by a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) across the Line of…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was slapped multiple times while being carried on supporters’ shoulders during a protest in Jaipur over the alleged NEET paper leak and unemployment.According to police and eyewitnesses cited by PTI, the incident took place at Shaheed Smarak, where a large number of young people had gathered…
MUMBAI: Four businesses of the Vedanta group, demerged from its flagship Vedanta Ltd—aluminium, oil & gas, iron & steel, and power—were listed on the bourses on Monday, which unlocked market value worth a little over Rs 50,000 crore. Vedanta Aluminium, Vedanta Oil & Gas, Vedanta Iron & Steel and Vedanta Power, all part of Vedanta…
NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K Annamalai met party national president Nitin Nabin and general secretary BL Santosh in New Delhi on Tuesday.The meeting comes amid speculations that Annamalai is planning to leave the BJP and launch a new political party, though not immediately. According to sources, Annamalai has been…
Planning to purchase a home in Bihar? You may have to bump up your budget to buy your dream home as the state government on Thursday increased registration rates for land and properties in rural and urban areas. Under the revised minimum value register (MVR), or circle rates, rural land rates have been increased by…
Elon Musk congratulates CEOs and execs after Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces Gemini 4 Argon Google CEO Sundar Pichai shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) announcing its flagship AI model – Gemini 4 Argon. “Gemini 4 Argon is here. It’s available globally today for developers and enterprises in the paid tier of the Gemini…
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the creation of a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs (ORA), marking the latest in a series of faith-related reforms at the Department of Defence headquarters.Also Read: Pete Hegseth to cut generals & admirals in US military by 20%; Pentagon to create new drone…