The Conservative Party will leave a key human rights treaty if it wins the election, its leader Kemi Badenoch has said. Ms Badenoch announced the policy to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) ahead of the Conservative Party’s conference next week. Despite many Tory MPs having expressed displeasure with the treaty, and the…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai. (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: In times when the line between power and law is often blurred, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai reminded an audience in Mauritius that the Indian republic rests not on the “rule of the bulldozer” but on the rule of law….
Priyanka Gandhi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday sharply criticised the Central government for its insufficient response to the recent landslide disaster in Kerala’s Wayanad district.She highlighted that while the state requested Rs 2,221 crore to support relief and reconstruction efforts, the Centre approved only ₹260…
DEHRADUN: Adhava Arjuna, general secretary of Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) and president of the Basketball Federation of India, arrived in Dehradun on Saturday to participate in the National Sub-Junior Basketball Tournament amid the row against his deleted social media post in the wake of the Karur stampede.When asked about the stampede, Adhava Arjuna told ANI,…
Representative image (Photo credit: ANI) BENGALURU: Researchers in India have developed a new way to generate truly random numbers using quantum computers, a breakthrough that could make digital security systems harder to crack.The work was done by scientists at the Raman Research Institute (RRI) in Bengaluru, working with colleagues from the Indian Institute of Science…
ECI delegation arrives in India (ANI image) NEW DELHI: A delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Patna on Friday to review preparations for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections.The delegation also includes Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.Confirming the visit in a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Gaza, calling it a “significant step” toward ending the conflict.Sharing a post on X, PM Modi said, “We welcome President Trump’s leadership as peace efforts in Gaza make decisive progress. Indications of the release of hostages mark a…
PoK protest NEW DELHI: Indian govt slammed Pakistan for the ongoing protests in POK, saying Islamabad must be held accountable for its “oppressive approach” and “horrific” human rights violations. Pakistan authorities had on Thursday confirmed that eight people had died in four days of violent protests in the region that India maintains is illegally occupied…
NEW DELHI: While Canadian police focus on tackling the Bishnoi syndicate, pro-Khalistan elements attempted arson at a cinema theatre in Ontario twice within a week. The theatre has stopped screening Hindi movies since. The attacks were carried out on Oct 2 and Sept 25. In the second incident, the suspects fired gunshots to cause a…
National Medical Commission (NMC) is yet to act against 30 doctors found guilty of accepting a foreign trip funded by pharma company AbbVie as the matter is still “under consideration”. An audit committee of the department of pharmaceuticals had in Dec last year found them guilty, and their names were sent in July to the…
