Gitanjali J Angmo during a press conference at the Press Club of India (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Condemning the allegations made against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk as “blatant lies”, Gitanjali Angmo, his wife and co-founder of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh, said Tuesday that the narratives being built to project him as an “anti-national” were…
After Ladakh group, Kargil bloc too quits talks, sets conditions SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) joined Apex Body Leh (ABL) in withdrawing from talks with the Centre, demanding a judicial probe into the Sept 24 firing by security forces in Leh that killed four protesters and wounded more than 80.Talks with the Union home ministry’s…
Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah ruled out taking to the streets for restoration of statehood, saying Tuesday that young lives cannot be risked in a climate of trigger-ready forces. “In Ladakh, they opened fire within an hour. In Kashmir, they would not wait 10 minutes,” Omar said, vowing to press demand…
This may seem very hard to believe, but now is probably the safest time to be alive. Murder rates in India are at their lowest since we started tracking such data, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). And it’s the same story for most countries globally. NCRB started releasing…
GUWAHATI: Union govt has activated a bilateral pact with Singapore to aid the investigation into the Sept 19 death of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg.Garg, 52, drowned while swimming in the sea during a yacht trip in Singapore, where was scheduled to perform at the North East India Festival organised by Shyamkanu Mahanta the next…
NEW DELHI: Cases of crimes against women rose marginally by 0.7% in 2023 to 4.48 lakh from 4.45 lakh in 2022. As in past years, ‘cruelty by husband or relatives’ accounted for the largest share at 29.8% (1.33 lakh cases) involving 1.35 lakh victims, according to NCRB’s Crime in India 2023 report. In 2022, this…
NEW DELHI: Average GDP growth rate of 12.2% is needed to start addressing India’s underemployment challenge and a bigger push is needed for a pro-growth, pro-jobs policy agenda to tackle the country’s high youth unemployment problem, a report by investment banking and financial services firm Morgan Stanley has said.“In our base case, India’s GDP will…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court ruled that FIRs lodged against people for duping investors in different states cannot be clubbed into one FIR for the convenience of the accused as it would entail long-distance travel for witnesses and complainants during trial proceedings.Dealing with a plea of Pavan Kumar Odela-run Falcon Capital Ventures for clubbing of existing…
On its own terms, this was one of Sir Keir Starmer’s most successful moments since becoming Labour leader in 2020. Just in the nick of time, the prime minister delivered a speech that will steady his position in the party and arm Labour activists with new, clearer dividing lines with Reform UK. There’s nothing like…
Image used for representative purposes The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday released the final voter list for Bihar following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The revised list shows a significant increase in electors ahead of the state elections due this year.Voters added and deletedAs of 24 June 2025, Bihar had…
