NEW DELHI: The latest Jan Vishwas Bill, moved in Parliament on Friday, has proposed removing imprisonment for several offences related to export of textiles, handloom, and farm products.For instance, under the Textiles Committee Act, exporting and selling textiles or textile machinery in contravention of prescribed order, which can result in a jail term of up…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Sunday said about 6,000 piped gas consumers have surrendered their LPG connections in the last three days, while 2.9 lakh new PNG connections have been activated this month, easing pressure on cylinder stocks amid disruption of energy supplies due to the West Asia conflict.Petroleum secretary Neeraj Mittal, in an online post,…
India hosts key IONS maritime exercise in Kochi NEW DELHI: Indian Navy hosted the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) maritime exercise at Maritime Warfare Centre of Southern Naval Command in Kochi last Friday. The high-level engagement brought together delegates from IONS member navies to deliberate on evolving non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indian Ocean…
NEW DELHI: A 40-day observational study on a section of the Delhi–Dehradun economic corridor, passing through Uttarakhand’s Shivalik forest, has found that many wildlife species actively use underpasses on this section, showing that these passages are effective in helping animals move naturally around the road project.As per the recently published study by Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute…
NEW DELHI: India remains among the countries with the highest number of maternal deaths globally, a major study published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s Health has found, with progress slowing down post 2015 after years of rapid decline.Around 2.4 lakh women died globally in 2023 due to pregnancy and childbirth-related causes, the study…
NEW DELHI: Once bitten, twice shy. The summer schedule that came into effect from Sunday has about 12% less domestic flights than last summer, primarily because aviation authorities were conservative in clearing IndiGo projections.While the airline projected getting a plane every week, the authorities asked the country’s largest carrier to file for flights when it…
PALAKKAD/NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Sunday said that while his govt was working to ensure safety of Indians in Gulf nations amid the West Asia conflict, Congress, for political gains, was making “dangerous” remarks on the situation, putting Indians living there at “risk”.He also asked his opponents to desist from politicising the crisis, saying there…
Scott McLaughlin (Image Via Getty) It was one of those moments that makes everyone stop and stare. During a live practice session on Saturday, IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin went through a frightening crash that could have ended very differently. The incident happened at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, where he lost control of his car…
A video of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee from the sets of his show Bholebaba Paar Karega is circulating on social media following news of his untimely death at 43. Rahul reportedly drowned at Talsari beach in Odisha during the shoot. The now-viral clip shows Rahul preparing for a shot with a female co-actor near…
NEW DELHI: Road transport ministry has proposed to mandate all dumpers and tippers to have a system to cover and fully enclose the load body while plying on roads. The change in norm under Central Motor Vehicle Rules, which is proposed to come to effect from April next year, also requires such vehicles to have…