In this issue

January 29, 2023

Himanta says women should not wait long to become mom

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said women should embrace motherhood at the appropriate age of 22-30 years.

1 min

India's N-policy shifts from Pak to China

INDIA is gradually reorienting its nuclear deterrence posture and shifting the focus from Pakistan to China.

1 min

Modi takes jibe at global forces, says India eternal & none can destroy it

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at global forces on Saturday, saying that several attempts were made to break India but no power could destroy it.

1 min

Teen dons mukhiya role in Bihar Naxal hotbed

STARTING YOUNG

1 min

1 pilot dead as IAF loses 2 of its top fighter jets

Both took off from Gwalior base; confusion over midair collision between Su-30 & Mirage-2000

2 mins

DU panel to look into bid to screen BBC docu

A day after some students trying to screen the BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi on the campus, the Delhi University Vice-Chancellor on Saturday made a seven-member committee to look into the incident.

1 min

Big outlay for capital spend in TSS' Shadow Budget

THERE are budget wish lists. There are sectoral spending estimates. Then there are income and expenditure projections with achingly specific detail on fiscal deficit. But few venture on a complex, national accounting exercise, which looks and talks exactly like a union budget. In a first, this newspaper gave it a shot.

1 min

BJP says AAP a failure, lauds PM for Netaji statue

ON the second day of the Delhi BJP executive committee’s meeting, the party targeted the AAP government over multiple issues and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the installation of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s statue at the India Gate and other Centre-led projects.

1 min

Delhi excise scam: Court to consider ED's supplementary charge

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday fixed February 2 to decide whether to take cognisance of a supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate against five individuals and seven companies in relation to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

1 min

Strains of ragas at Beating Retreat

More in store: Magnificent drone show will light up the evening sky over the Raisina hills

2 mins

Batla House encounter convict dies at AIIMS

SHEHZAD WAS 33 YRS OLD

1 min

Tejashwi, JD(U) chief to attend rally in T'gana on Feb 17

BIHAR Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and ruling JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh will attend a rally to be organised by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao next month.

1 min

Kerala's FY23 debt-GSDP ratio rises at 39.1%

State's borrowings at ₹4 lakh crore; public debt, declining tax revenue other concerns, says white paper

2 mins

Shah: Changes in IPC, CrPC to improve conviction rate

UNION Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah said on Saturday that changes will be made to the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and Evidence Act with help from forensic and other crime detection experts with an aim to improve the conviction rate in the country.

1 min

RUNNING WITH A VISION

Bouncing back from adversity with indomitable resilience and willpower, Asif Iqbal helps others with disabilities as he pushes the limits. Ejaz Kaiser shares his story

2 mins

THE REPUBLIC AND THE PARADE OF RRRS

IN the otherwise bleak and scattered field of vision that surrounds us, it’s films that are bringing some cheer and a measure of focus.

4 mins

Award in memory of Sushma Swaraj constituted

THE BJP’s Mahila Morcha has announced a national award in the name of late BJP leader and former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj from this year, on Saturday.

1 min

Plea for citizens' role in Parliament

SC agrees to consider plea that seeks to empower citizens to petition Parliament

2 mins

'Pandemic saw sale of condoms & pills shoot up, while sterilisations declined'

MALE AND FEMALE sterilisations dropped sharply, but the sale of condoms and contraceptive pills went up during Covid restrictions and lockdown, according to the latest Union Health Ministry data.

2 mins

THE KINTSUGI OF THE KING

IF there’s an element in Pathaan that is as pivotal as Shah Rukh Khan himself, it’s the allusion to “kintsugi”, the Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery with molten gold, which supposedly makes it even more precious than it originally was.

3 mins

Nat'l Tourism Board to rope in industry representatives

THE proposed special purpose vehicle — National Tourism Development Board — will have representatives of the industry and professionals. The agency, as an arm of the tourism ministry, will carry out overseas promotion work to attract international tourists and expansion of the market.

1 min

Thakur highlights soft power of Indian movies at SCO film festival

“INDIAN movies are a rage across SCO countries and have played a great role in people-to-people connections” said Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur at the opening of five-day ‘SCO Film Festival’ in Mumbai.

1 min

Dalit atrocities: Conviction rate low in Guj

EVEN as the nation is celebrating 75 years of independence, atrocities against Dalits are continuing across the country. Worse, the conviction rate in such cases remains low.

1 min

Blow to Punjab rural health sector as PHC docs moved to AAP clinics

EVEN as Punjab grapples with a shortage of doctors, the government has deputed several medical professionals working with Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to run the 400 Aam Aadmi clinics launched recently by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. The move is expected to adversely hit rural health services in the state.

1 min

EC orders probe into 'unusual' increase in U'khand voter count

THE Election Commission of India (EC) has ordered an inquiry into “unusual” increase in the number of voters in Uttarakhand in the last 10 years.

1 min

Sukhu eyes green state tag, decides to set up heliports in all districts

IN a bid to boost air connectivity and get Himachal Pradesh the status of a green state, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu aims to set up heliports in each district.

1 min

Union min in BJP 1st list for Tripura

11 women, 2 Muslims among 48 candidates for 60-member Assembly

2 mins

Cops struck down Nichols with fists, batons and boots

Video shows officers pummeling & leaving him on footpath propped against squad car

1 min

Palestinian teen wounds two, a day after 7 killed in Jerusalem

A 13-year-old Palestinian opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday, wounding two Israelis, officials said, a day after another attacker killed seven outside a synagogue in the deadliest attack in the city since 2008.

1 min

Must help India find substitutes to Russian arms: Biden admin

AHEAD of her India visit for ‘foreign office consultations’ Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, has told lawmakers that the US needs to help India find alternatives to Russian military equipment and that is part of the “job we have to do”.

1 min

Trump kicks off 2024 prez bid with visits to key states

FORMER US President Donald Trump is set to kick off his 2024 White House bid on Saturday with visits to a pair of early voting states, his first campaign events since launching his bid more than two months ago.

1 min

Second time in 3 years; UK airline Flybe collapses, all flights cancelled

STRUGGLING United Kingdom regional airline Flybe collapsed for the second time in three years on Saturday, putting jobs on the line and leaving passengers stranded.

1 min

British Indian Princess Sophia Duleep Singh to get Blue Plaque

SUFFRAGETTE & REVOLUTIONARY

2 mins

FM likely to live within means

Anil K Sood, founder, IASCC, sees pragmatism written all over Union Budget 2024

4 mins

No change in schedule, issue price of FPO, says Adani Enterprises

REFUTING reports about change in schedule of Follow-on Public Offer, Adani Enterprise on Saturday said there is no plan to either extend the closing date or change the issue price of the ongoing FPO.

1 min

NEED TO PIVOT FISCAL POLICY TOWARDS JOB CREATION

FOR those aged 15 and above in urban areas, despite being available for work, finding a job that can help one survive and manage subsistence has been a struggle. Youth unemployment rate across India has been at its highest peak in the last four decades.

3 mins

India look to keep T20I series alive

INDIA will have to raise their game a few notches as the Hardik Pandya-led side faces a must-win situation to level the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, here on Sunday.

1 min

SEEKING IMMORTALITY

Red Lions look to create a legacy that will be talked about for ages

3 mins

Bolt gets rid of business manager over fraud case

JAMAICAN sprinter Usain Bolt told reporters Friday that he is baffled over how $12.7 million of his money has gone missing from a local private investment firm that authorities are investigating as part of a massive fraud that began more than a decade ago.

1 min

Sabalenka joins Major league

THE serves were big. So big. Other shots, too. The points were over quickly. So quickly: Seven of the first 13 were aces.

1 min

US N-arms chief seeks cancer review

WASHINGTON: The top Air Force general in charge of the nation’s air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into the number of officers who are reporting blood cancer diagnoses after serving at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.

1 min

U.S. SET TO EASE RULES FOR BLOOD DONATIONS BY GAY MEN

If finalised, many gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships would be able to donate blood for first time. It’s the latest move to expand donor eligibility

2 mins

World champion says Rubik's Cube and violin go hand in hand

JACK OF ALL TRADES AND MASTER OF ALL

2 mins

'I Can't Watch My Own Films'

Tom Hanks talks about playing a grumpy widower in his new film, A Man Called Otto, and an advice that stuck with him

3 mins

A Dystopian Nightmare

South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho, who got worldwide recognition for his 2016 film Train to Busan, is known for his sci-fi films.

2 mins

The Call of the Wild

Director Victor Mukherjee adapts the popular theme of animal-human bond in his debut film Lakadbaggha to deliver a social message

2 mins

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