Earth at risk of falling into irreversible greenhouse state

Earth at risk of falling into irreversible greenhouse state

The Earth is at risk of falling into an irreversible greenhouse state due to global warming, which would make several regions of the planet uninhabitable for humans, an international study revealed on Tuesday. The study led by Will Steffen from the Australian National University (ANU) warned that this situation could result in temperatures rising to […]

Amarnath Yatra resumes, 454 pilgrims leave for Kashmir Valley

Amarnath Yatra resumes, 454 pilgrims leave for Kashmir Valley

A small batch of 454 pilgrims on Tuesday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley as the annual Amarnath Yatra resumed after remaining suspended for two days, officials said. Police said the yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 11 vehicles. This includes pilgrims going to both Baltal and Pahalgam base camps. […]

Sensex, Nifty touch new record highs; banking stocks rise

Sensex, Nifty touch new record highs; banking stocks rise

Key equity indices – BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — touched fresh all-time highs on Monday, supported by healthy buying in banking, consumer durables and auto stocks. Both the Sensex and Nifty50 hit their all-time highs of 37,801.78 points and 11,427.00 points respectively. According to analysts, broadly positive global cues also supported the gains. At […]

Separatist shutdown affects life across Kashmir Valley

Separatist shutdown affects life across Kashmir Valley

Life across the Kashmir Valley remained adversely affected for the second consecutive day due to a separatist-called protest shutdown on Monday. Separatist conglomerate, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for the protest shutdown to voice support for Article 35A. The article has been challenged in the Supreme Court. A petition seeking abrogation of this article […]

SC judges to meet CJI over Justice Joseph’s appointment

SC judges to meet CJI over Justice Joseph’s appointment

Supreme Court judges who are upset with the Centre altering the seniority of Justice K.M. Joseph for his appointment as the Supreme Court judge, will meet Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Monday over the issue. The judges include collegium members who are unhappy as the Presidential notification listed Justice Joseph at number three in terms […]

‘Vaishnav jan to’ and its unsung writer

‘Vaishnav jan to’ and its unsung writer

By Saket Suman What impact can a song have on an individual, particularly on somebody as iconic as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? The surreal, symbolic and sensual “Vaishnav jan to” was Bapu’s favourite song and is synonymous with him even today. But who is its writer? As somebody who grew up in India over four decades […]

NRC process fair, transparent, says Rajnath

NRC process fair, transparent, says Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured that there will be no discrimination or unnecessary harassment in the updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and said the entire process has been fair and transparent. Reiterating that the matter pertained to national security, he condemned alleged attempts by a “few” (persons) to create […]

Choksi citizenship after India’s certificate: Antigua

Choksi citizenship after India’s certificate: Antigua

The Antigua government has said fugitive Indian jeweller Mehul Choksi was given citizenship of the Carribean country after “stringent background checks” and clearance certificate by Mumbai Police and the External Affairs Ministry. The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Antigua and Barbuda, however, said while conducting background checks on Choksi, it found that the Securities […]