NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday directed that all 62 major airports in the country — including 21 under development and 41 prioritised for development, based on passenger traffic — be brought in line within two years, with standards prescribed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), with the objective of enhancing…
Rosewood trees on some private estates in the Nilgiris have been numbered, amid allegations that they are being readied for felling More than a year after the Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees (Conservation) Act lapsed, the TN govt has neither disclosed whether its promise of encouraging rosewood cultivation has led to new plantations nor responded to…
NEW DELHI: Giving a push to its ambitious coal and lignite gasification programme, govt Wednesday floated a request for proposal (RFP) inviting companies to set up projects under its Rs 37,500-crore incentive scheme.Launched in May, the scheme aims to support the gasification of 75 million tonnes (MT) of coal and lignite by 2030 to produce…
Dehradun: A district judge in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag has refused to stay a civil court order protecting the customary rights of the Panch Panda Rudrapur Samiti priests at the Kedarnath temple, maintaining the status quo in a dispute with the Badri Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC).On May 25, a civil judge had directed the BKTC “not to…
NEW DELHI: India and Myanmar held a national level meeting held here on Wednesday and Thursday, reviewing the prevailing security situation along their border, with Myanmar assuring Delhi that it shall not permit its territory to be used against India’s security interests.While Home Secretary Govind Mohan led the Indian side at the 23rd national level…
Google is changing the rules for Android phone backups that may force users to either clean their accounts or pay for a storage upgrade. According to the company, it will begin counting all Android backup data, including SMS and call history against users’ Google Account’s free 15GB storage limit. Under the new policy, your phone…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated that his administration could remove Syria from the US State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, as Washington continues efforts to rebuild ties with the country’s new leadership following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.Speaking to reporters after meeting Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of…
Honouring Oktyabar Kapalbayev by the Indian delegation An Indian delegation visited Kyrgyzstan from July 4 to 7 to participate in the inauguration of the International Centre for Civilizational Studies “Manas and Mahabharata”, established by the Manas National Academy in collaboration with the Centre for Studies of International Relations (CSIR), New Delhi.The inauguration also saw the…
Ballari: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted a fresh search at the house of arrested accused Abdul Salam in the Kaul Bazaar area of Ballari as part of an ongoing investigation.Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the NIA team visited Ballari in connection with a case registered in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district….
Deputy commissioner Kumara (third left) inaugurates the boiler at MySugar Factory in Mandya Tuesday, marking the start of preparations for the 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season. Mandya: Preparations for the 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season at MySugar Factory began Tuesday with the lighting of the boiler and a trial run of the ‘A’ Mill. Deputy commissioner Kumara,…