Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday refuted allegations of a political “witch hunt” over the controversy involving Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi‘s British wife Elizabeth Colburn, and her alleged links to Pakistan’s ISI. Sarma insisted that his actions are driven purely by national security interests, which can […]

NEW DELHI: Gyanesh Kumar took charge of the office as the 26th chief election commissioner on Wednesday. In his first address as CEC, he said, “first step for nation building is voting.”“Therefore, every citizen of India who has completed 18 years of age should become an elector and should always vote. In accordance with the

Tejashwi Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav fired a sharp rebuke at the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday following the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new chief election commissioner (CEC). Accusing the poll body of bias, Yadav claimed it had been reduced to a “cheerleader” for the ruling BJP. “When two

NEW DELHI: In its quest for self-reliance within the space sector, Isro has announced the successful development of a 10-tonne ‘vertical planetary mixer’, the largest of its kind for solid propellants globally. This innovative equipment has been designed and manufactured in collaboration with the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) in Bengaluru.Solid propulsion plays a crucial

MARRAKECH: A little over 1.8 lakh children and adolescents below the age of 19 years lose their lives on the roads annually across the globe, which comes to around 500 deaths per day, and almost 70% of them occur in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a report released by Unicef on Tuesday said.As per the