BMC suspends 2 over fatal bridge collapse
A day after parts of a footbridge collapsed in south Mumbai taking six lives and injuring 31, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Friday, suspended two officials, initiated a departmental enquiry and ordered a re-audit of all city bridges. The Mumbai Police too opened a parallel probe by registering an FIR.
New Zealand mosque shooting: Indians feared among the casualties
India’s High Commission is ascertaining details of Indians being affected in the attacks amid reports that nine Indians were missing. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the High Commission was in touch with authorities. India on Friday said that it was following the due process before announcing the number of Indian-origin persons among the victims.
SC notice to EC on Opposition parties' plea for 50% EVM-VVPAT random verification
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of India to respond to a joint petition filed by 23 Opposition demanding the random verification of at least 50 per cent EVMs using VVPAT in every Assembly segment or constituency.
Sushma Swaraj speaks with French Foreign Minister on anti-terror cooperation
French Foreign Minister Le Drian Friday held a telephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and informed her about France imposing sanctions on JeM chief Masood Azhar by freezing his assets. The External Affairs Ministry said that Mr. Drian informed Ms. Swaraj about the action taken by Paris against the leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, which had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack.
INTERVIEW | ‘Congress has a formidable alliance in Jharkhand’: Ajoy Kumar
"As per the surveys and our own feedback, our alliance will get at least 10-12 seats and Congress alone will get close to four or five. What has changed this time is that we have a formidable alliance and there will be no splintering of opposition votes."
GROUND ZERO | A personal and political act: on Chennai’s Casteless Collective
The emergence of Chennai’s Casteless Collective shows a growing interest in engaging with art that talks about social and political issues. Jayant Sriram reports on the musical traditions it draws from and the possibilities that lie ahead.
NZ mosque shooter a white supremacist angry at immigrants
The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind — He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants. He was angry about attacks in Europe that were perpetrated by Muslims. He wanted revenge, and he wanted to create fear.
Goyal, Etihad face-off may cost Jet dear
The interim resolution plan for Jet Airways, worked out by lenders to save the airline with a recapitalisation package of ₹8,500 crore seems to be collapsing with Jet Airways founder and chairman Naresh Goyal, and Etihad Airways, which holds 24% stake in the airline, developing serious differences over the modalities, leading to a deadlock.
CRICKET | Indian Premier League 2019: Can RCB finally strike the right balance?
It was yet another season of disappointment for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) last year as the side finished sixth in the league, winning only six games and failing to advance to the IPL Playoffs. Subsequently, the franchise made wholesale changes, parting ways with head coach Daniel Vettori, batting and fielding coach Trent Woodhill, and bowling coach Andrew McDonald.
EDITORIAL | A fresh warning: what GEO-6 means for India
The sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook from the UN Environment Programme has come as another stark warning: the world is unsustainably extracting resources and producing unmanageable quantities of waste. The linear model of economic growth depends on the extraction of ever-higher quantities of materials, leading to chemicals flowing into air, water and land. This causes ill-health and premature mortality, and affects the quality of life, particularly for those unable to insulate themselves from these effects.
