The proposed warnings will also caution that frequent use may lead to side effects NEW DELHI: Morning-after pills containing levonorgestrel may soon carry four prominent boxed warnings. Govt has proposed that the pills should be labelled clearly as meant only for emergency use, not as regular contraception, not as abortion pills and not as protection … Read more
What began on Friday as a suicide blast at the compound’s perimeter gate rapidly developed into an active siege NEW DELHI: The death toll from the attack on the police lines headquarters in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rose to at least 31, with over 100 injured, as military and police forces concluded the 22-hour-long stand-off Saturday … Read more
The current cost of the project works out to around Rs 399 crore per km NEW DELHI: India will manufacture indigenous high-speed or bullet trains with a design speed of 350 kmph (B35) by 2030, matching Japan’s next-generation E10 series trains that are scheduled for production the same year, according to the railway ministry’s Cabinet … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses ‘Rozgar Mela’, Jobs Fair, from New Delhi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) India has signed with many countries are unlocking new opportunities for youths in fields ranging from entrepreneurship to jobs.Addressing a ‘Rozgar Mela’ virtually after distributing 51,000 appointment letters in … Read more
He was addressing graduates at the IIT Roorkee convocation NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General NS Raja Subramani on Saturday said “as technology is changing, it is not the most brilliant person but the person who has the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, ability to learn, and ability to change with the … Read more
Five BSF jawans injured after vehicle overturns on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway JAMMU: Five BSF officials were injured after their truck, headed to Jammu from Srinagar, overturned on National Highway-44 near Chamba Seri in J&K’s Ramban district Saturday. The driver sustained critical injuries, a source said.In another accident, a man died and five other occupants of … Read more
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister and BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday the party would seek an equal seat-sharing agreement with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) if the two parties form an alliance for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.“The earlier 22-seat formula will no longer work. The … Read more
Ajit Doval recalls China custody episode: ‘I knew this was the end of my career’ NEW DELHI: National security advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday recalled one of the most difficult moments of his early career, when a group of operatives sent across the border went missing and were later found to be in Chinese custody.Speaking … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah suffered from food poisoning while on a visit to Karnataka on Saturday and skipped scheduled events in Hubballi and Belagavi, senior BJP leader and Union minister Pralhad Joshi said.Shah was scheduled to inaugurate the new academic building of KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorusavirmath Medical College and the 1,200-bed … Read more
Rahul Gandhi at his Indore session of ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’event NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday offered to participate in the ongoing protest by teacher job aspirants in Madhya Pradesh, while alleging that the “system” was preventing students from raising questions.Speaking at the ‘Chhatron Ki … Read more