Gurgaon: Cracking down on illegal mining on private land, possibly spilling over to the eco sensitive Aravali belt, Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Charkhi Dadri mining officer and collector to conduct site inspections. They must file personal affidavits placing verified facts on record, while also ensuring compliance with mining rules, environmental clearance…
IndiGo, the country’s largest airline is set to go on a hiring spree, bringing over 1,000 pilots on board. This comes after the aviation giant faced massive operational disruption last December, when the company was forced to cancel more than 5,000 flights within seven days.The fresh intake will span trainee first officers, senior first officers…
(As Kerala gears up for the Assembly polls, every week, Shaju Philip decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) When it comes to their stand on Muslims or parties dominated by the minority community, the CPI(M) and the BJP in Kerala appear to be almost on the same page ahead…
NEW DELHI: Researchers have confirmed the discovery of a new species of dragonfly, Lyriothemis keralensis, from the low-lying coastal regions of Kerala. Commonly called the Slender Bombardier, the species was formally identified after more than ten years of research, according to news agency PTI.The breakthrough study was carried out by a team led by Dr…
Amid the controversy over Manoj Bajpayee starrer ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, the Uttar Pradesh government Friday ordered an FIR against the film’s director over the title which, it said, has caused widespread anger among the Brahmin community. A teaser of the upcoming movie, which was released recently and is being promoted on Netflix, had caused uproar, with…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said pollution control requires sustained, year-round action, inaugurating six new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS) stations to expand real-time tracking of air quality across the capital.She also flagged off 100 ‘Vayu Rakshak’ vehicles for stricter monitoring, and enforcement of pollution control norms.Addressing an event…
In an unprecedented move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Supreme Court Wednesday to argue her case against the Election Commission (EC)’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the EC was “targeting” Bengal and “bulldozing” its people. In her submission before a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of…
NEW DELHI: At a time when India is working on its 2035 climate action targets, the govt’s think tank, Niti Aayog, on Monday released a roadmap to achieve the country’s ‘net zero’ emission goal by 2070, noting that the transition will need cumulative investment requirements of $22.7 trillion, around $500 billion annually, to finance several…
4 min readNew DelhiFeb 7, 2026 06:24 AM IST First published on: Feb 6, 2026 at 07:43 PM IST The recent violence in the hills of Manipur over the formation of a popular government in the state, the virtual presence of Kuki MLAs during a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday, and warnings from…
In global travel rankings, crossing the 190-destination mark is rare. According to the latest Henley Passport Index, only one passport currently offers access to more than 190 destinations, and that passport belongs to Singapore.As per the index, the world’s strongest passport currently belongs to Singapore, whose citizens can access 192 destinations without obtaining a traditional…