- India
Uttar Pradesh Congress to work on Dalit Adhikar Maang Patra
Lucknow: Continuing its Dalit outreach, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh launched a Dalit Gaurav Samvad Programme on Monday. The Congress has also worked out a Dalit Adhikar Maang Patra (charter of demands)…
- India
Petroleum minister speaks on impact of Israel-Palestine conflict on energy prices
New Delhi: Amid heightened stand-off between Israel and Palestine, India has said that it will adopt a cautious approach as far as the conflict’s impact on the energy sector is concerned. “India…
- India
VHP urges reversion to Ahmedabad’s original name ‘Karnavati’
Ahmedabad: At the Shaurya Yatra event in Ahmedabad, Surendra Jain, the National Joint General Secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has reiterated the organisation’s long-standing appeal to reinstate the city’s historical…
- Middle East
Qatar mediates urgent prisoner swap between Hamas, Israel
Gaza: Qatar is mediating an urgent prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel, a source in the militant group has said. “With the US support, Qatar is seeking to accomplish an urgent agreement…
- India
BJP unable to digest Bihar caste survey: Sitaram Yechury
Patna: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday alleged that the BJP was “unable to digest” the caste survey conducted by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, findings of which were released…
- India
SC issues notice on Jayant Patil’s plea for Ajit Pawar’s disqualification
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition filed by the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) seeking a direction to the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker…
- Middle East
12 Thai nationals killed in Hamas-Israel violence: Foreign Ministry
Bangkok: At least 12 Thai nationals were killed and 11 others kidnapped since the Hamas-Israel conflict erupted in the Gaza Strip on October 7, the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok announced on Monday.…
- India
Raj Thackeray’s threat: Stop toll tax or we will burn toll booths
Mumbai: Terming the toll tax as the state’s biggest “scam”, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Monday demanded for an end to the road-toll tax regime failing which his party activists…
- Middle East
Hamas holding over 100 Israeli hostages
Jerusalem: The Palestinian Hamas militant group which launched an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, has claimed that it was currently holding more than 100 Israeli nationals as hostages,…
- India
Rahul accepted people’s sentiments during BJY for caste-based census: Jairam
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that during former party chief Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, almost all backward class people in every state sought caste-based census and while…
- India
Will implement women’s reservation bill, extend it to OBC too if voted to power: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in his opening remarks in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) said the party will implement women’s reservation, including extending it to the OBC women when it…
- India
SC likely to decide eligibility of BEd candidates for Bihar primary teacher jobs today
Patna: The Supreme Court on Monday is likely to decide the eligibility of B.Ed job aspirants who have recently taken the examination for Class 1 to 5 teacher recruitment in Bihar. A…
- India
160 Assam students stranded in flood-hit Sikkim evacuated
Guwahati: At least 160 students from Assam who were stranded in the flood-ravaged Sikkim, were successfully evacuated and have returned to the state, officials said on Monday. Six buses from the Assam…
- India
Congress meets to discuss upcoming Assembly polls, OBC issue, caste-based census
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Monday to discuss the upcoming Assembly elections, OBC issue, caste-based census and the preparation for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Congress President Mallikarjun…
- World
Afghanistan earthquake toll rises to 2,445
Kabul: The death toll from the massive 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat and neighboring provinces has increased to 2,445 as rescue officials are racing against time to rescue people from the debris,…
