MUMBAI: Union minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that “who claim to safeguard the Constitution and parade it around have no right to touch it after what they did with the Constitution during Emergency. Chouhan said at the conclave titled “Reflecting on India’s Dark Days” organised by the…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu announced on Thursday that all citizens aged above 70 years will receive free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme. This declaration was made during her address to the joint sitting of Parliament in New Delhi.President Murmu highlighted the progress of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY),…
NEW DELHI: In its 75th year of establishment, the Supreme Court will hold an unprecedented six-day long special Lok Adalat from June 29 aiming to amicably settle ten thousand cases free of cost that would help reduce the pendency that has plateaued at 65,000 for the past few years despite a healthy annual disposal rate.Lok…
NEW DELHI: Isro chairman S Somanath on Wednesday said that India must aim to lower the cost of access to space as it could boost small satellite launches and attract new participants in the space sector.At the third Annual India Space Congress (ISC) 2024 here, which saw the participation of delegates from over 300 global…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday lashed out at Pakistan for spreading “baseless and deceitful narratives” at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). During a debate on the annual report, Pratik Mathur, the minister at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, stated that one delegation had misused the forum to disseminate “baseless and deceitful” narratives, without…
GANGTOK: Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia on Tuesday announced that he was quitting politics, following his defeat in the recently held assembly elections in Sikkim. Bhaichung, the vice president of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), lost to SKM‘s Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia in the Barfung seat, which marked his sixth electoral defeat.He joined politics in 2014…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi took oath as MP from Rae Bareli, immediately followed by Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi, and Akhilesh Yadav from Kannauj, as the triumphant INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh of Samajwadi Party and Congress cornered the focus on the day which rounded off the formality of swearing-in the newly elected members to…
LUCKNOW: The Times of India continues its nationwide dialogue series with the second Uttar Pradesh edition in Lucknow on June 25, 2024. Following the successful debut in Gorakhpur, the event put spotlight on Lucknow’s unique blend of tradition and modernity driving UP’s development.Richa Anirudh hosted a panel discussion ‘Investing in Uttar Pradesh: A New Era…
NEW DELHI: Ex-Union minister Suryakanta Patil, who quit BJP a few days ago, joined the Sharad Pawar‘s NCP (SP) on Tuesday.Suryakanta Patil joined Sharad Pawar’s party 11 years after partying ways to join the BJP in 2014.Patil resigned from the primary membership of the BJP on Saturday.Pawar and Patil extolled her leadership qualities and said…
NEW DELHI: Delhi minister Atishi was taken to hospital early on Tuesday after her health deteriorated due to hunger strike. She has been on hunger strike over Haryana’s refusal to release Delhi’s “rightful share of water.”This came after the doctors advised her getting hospitalised after significant decline in her health on the fourth day of…
