SC orders status quo on environmental release of GM mustard

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the decision of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) allowing the environmental release of genetically modified (GM) mustard for seed production and testing. The apex…

Rusted ropes of Morbi bridge not replaced, only repainted: Public prosecutor

Morbi (Gujarat) (IANS) Public Prosecutor here Harsendu Panchal on Wednesday made some startling revelations in the Morbi bridge collapse case. Citing the FSL's preliminary report, he has said the cables were not changed by the contractor, rusted…

Investment in India is about inclusion, democracy & safer planet, says PM

Bengaluru (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that investment in India is about investing in democracy for a better planet.

He made the observation while inaugurating "Invest Karnataka" a three-day Global Investors Meet (GIM),…

Internet & social media platforms now potent toolkit of terrorists: EAM

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said the internet and social media platforms have turned into potent instruments in the toolkit of terrorists and militant groups for spreading propaganda, radicalisation, and conspiracy…

Detailed probe to be carried out to ascertain cause of Indigo incident, says DGCA

New Delhi (IANS) Aviation regulator Director General of Civil Aviation on Saturday said that a detailed investigation will be carried out to ascertain the cause and suitable follow-up action shall be taken in the incident of IndiGo plane aborting…

Din rages to 'topple' Gandhiji from Indian currency note pedestal

Mumbai (IANS) A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's demand to add images of Goddess Laxmi and Lord Ganesh on Indian currency notes (ICN), clamour grew on Thursday among various political parties to 'topple' or 'overcrowd'…

Ex-Chief Secy Andaman & Nicobar at epicentre of job-for-sex racket

Chennai (IANS) Senior IAS officer and former Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jitendra Narain is at the epicentre of a sexual allegation in which 20 women were allegedly taken to his Port Blair residence in a job-for-sex racket. Some…

Azam Khan convicted in 2019 hate speech case

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has been convicted in the 2019 hate speech case.

He was taken into judicial custody, and the quantum of sentence will be pronounced at 3 p.m. Thursday.

The case was registered…

Coimbatore car blast: Stalin convenes high-level meeting of officials

Chennai (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin convened a high-level meeting of officials on Wednesday in the wake of the Coimbatore car blast in which a 25-year-old youth, Jameesha Mubin, died and five of his accomplices arrested under UAPA.

10 fear stricken Kashmiri Pandit families abandon homes in J&K's Shopian district

Srinagar (IANS) Driven by fear in the aftermath of Kashmiri Pandit Puran Krishan Bhat's killing by terrorists, about 10 families of local Pandits have left their homes in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district and shifted to Jammu.

Bhat…