- Amid scorching heat, states continue to face power outages; Opposition blames Centre for coal shortage
Various states continued to grapple with power shortages on Friday amid soaring mercury pushing the demand higher while opposition parties blamed the Centre for coal shortages at thermal plants.
- Lt Gen BS Raju to be new Vice - Chief of Indian Army
Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raju will take over as the next Vice-Chief of the Army Staff on May 1, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
- US special coordinator for Tibet set to visit India in mid - May to meet Dalai Lama
US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues, Uzra Zeya, is set to visit India next month to hold talks with Dalai Lama and other senior leaders of the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala, signalling the Biden administration’s commitment to the Tibetan cause.
- Foreign MBBS holders can't be given provisional registration without clinical training, says Supreme Court
Foreign MBBS holders can’t be given provisional registration to complete their internship in India without completing the clinical training in physical form, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
- CUET to provide equal opportunity to all candidates, says DU VC
The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will provide equal opportunity to candidates across the country and will be beneficial for all, said DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh on Friday.
- Delhi High Court defers hearing on bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam to May 6
The Delhi High Court on Friday deferred hearing till May 6 on bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid—facing sedition and UAPA charges in the February 2020 Delhi riots case—in view of the Supreme Court’s decision to examine the validity of the sedition law.
- Heatwave: Schools in Punjab to be closed from May 14, orders CM Bhagwant Mann
In view of the prevailing heat wave conditions, the Punjab Government on Friday ordered closure of schools from May 14.
- CBI arrests state GST officer in Kathua for demanding, accepting bribe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said it has arrested a state tax officer Ramneek Singh of Kathua circle in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe from a complainant.
- Law and order in Punjab should be taken seriously: Congress after clash in Patiala
The Congress on Friday said law and order in the border state of Punjab should be taken seriously, hours after two groups clashed in Patiala that led the authorities to clamp an 11-hour curfew in the district.
- Jaishankar arrives in Bhutan to strengthen bilateral ties
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Friday on an official visit and said he was looking forward to a productive trip and enhancing bilateral cooperation between India and Bhutan during his meetings with the top leadership of the Himalayan kingdom.
- NTAGI panel recommends inclusion of Covovax in vaccination drive for 12 - 17 age group
The Standing Technical Sub-Committee of the NTAGI has recommended inclusion of the Serum Institute’s Covovax in the national Covid-19 vaccination programme for children aged 12 to 17 years, sources said on Friday.
- CJI Ramana highlights judicial vacancies at Chief Justices? Conference
As 387 of the total 1104 posts of judges in various high courts remained vacant, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday urged high court chief justices to recommend at the earliest names for elevation.
- UK Opposition criticises PM Johnson?s visit to bulldozer factory India in Parliament
The Opposition parties in the UK have questioned in Parliament Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to visit a British-owned bulldozer factory in Gujarat during his visit to India last week.
- BSF shoots down drone along Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar
The Border Security Force (BSF) said it on Friday shot down a drone, coming from the Pakistani side, in Punjab's Amritsar sector.
- ?Suraj ko maddham karwa do please?: Netizens make a special request to Shah Rukh Khan amid scorching heat
Temperatures across India have surpassed all previous records. The mercury level in Delhi-NCR and parts of north-west India is hovering above 45 degrees Celsius mark. Drawing reference with a popular song, ‘Suraj Hua Maddham’, from K3G movie, Twitter users are proactively tagging Bollywo
- Airbnb allows employees to live and work anywhere
Online vacation rental company Airbnb has announced to let its employees to live and work anywhere, giving all of them flexibility to make the right choice based on where they are most productive.
- Crisis looms as Indonesia export ban halts palm oil shipments
Indonesia’s wider palm oil export ban has trapped at least 290,000 tonnes of the edible oil meant to be headed to India at ports and oil mills in the world’s top producer, four industry officials said on Thursday.
- Parliamentary panel to summon Google, Twitter, Amazon
With a number of global tech giants facing CCI probe for alleged anti-competitive practices, a key Parliamentary panel on Thursday decided to summon representatives of Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter and others to examine their competitive behaviour. The next meeting of the panel on the issue is l
- Govt to expedite process of recognition of Biological E Corbevax by other countries
The government plans to expedite the process of recognition of covid-19 vaccine Corbevax by other countries while its manufacturer Biological E pursues World Health Organisation's (WHO) emergency use listing for the jab being administered in India among the 12-14 years age group.
- 5G spectrum auction likely in early June
The government is likely to hold 5G spectrum auction in early June, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.
- 'Once was CM of Delhi who stretched from his head to belly': Tharoor's poem on 'mannerless' row
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday took a dig at the BJP and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal with a poem over the Delhi chief minister's "mannerless" posture row.
- Govt reinstates IAS officer Shah Faesal 3 years after he quit
The government has accepted IAS officer Shah Faesal’s application for withdrawing his resignation and reinstated him in service and his next posting would be announced soon, Home Ministry officials said here on Thursday.
- Delimitation panel may submit report on J&K next week
New Delhi: The Delimitation Commission, which is mandated to redraw the Assembly constituencies of J&K, is likely to submit its final report to the government next week, sources said. After that, it would make public some details on constituencies and their size through a gazette notification, s