- India
Congress sets up election committees for 8 states
New Delhi: The Congress has set up election committees for several states, including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh, besides a political affairs committee for Madhya Pradesh. The move comes…
- World
Bangladesh goes to poll amid boycott by main Opposition BNP
Dhaka: Bangladeshis on Sunday began voting in the general elections expected to be won by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the absence of the main Opposition BNP which is boycotting it. Voting…
- Telangana
Telangana: Kidnapped private firm employee rescued
Hyderabad: A private company employee who was kidnapped here was rescued, police said on Saturday. The employee, who was standing at Khajaguda in the city, was taken away in a car, they…
- India
Decision on seat sharing in INDIA bloc will be made after Surya Uttarayan: Akhilesh
Ballia: Commenting on the seat sharing in the INDIA bloc, SP president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said here that a decision will be made as soon…
- News
Dhanbad- Chandrapura passenger train to restart services after 7 yrs
Dhanbad: The Dhanbad-Chandrapura passenger train will be up and running on the tracks again from January 10 after nearly seven years, an official said on Saturday. Amresh Kumar, senior divisional commercial manager…
- News
AP: CEC, ECs to review preparations for LS polls on 8 January
New Delhi: The chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners will visit Andhra Pradesh on January 8 to conduct a review of the state’s preparedness for the Lok Sabha polls, due…
- India
AIUDF chief asks Muslims not to travel during Ram Temple consecration ceremony
Guwahati: AIUDF chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal on Saturday asked Muslims to avoid travel during the period coinciding with the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya later this month to avoid “any…
- India
Meeting of BJP morchas discusses Lok Sabha poll strategy
New Delhi: A meeting of top office bearers of the BJP’s morchas was held on Saturday to review implementation of the party’s strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Held at the…
- Kashmir
Entire country proud of what J&K has achieved in last 4 yrs: Manoj Sinha
Srinagar: The entire country is proud of what Jammu and Kashmir has achieved in the last four years, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said here on Saturday. At an event organised as part…
- India
Tiger population in Uttarakhand rose by 314 per cent in 16 years: official
Dehradun: The tiger population in Uttarakhand has increased at a rate of 314 per cent between 2006 and 2022, officials said on Saturday. Uttarakhand Chief Wildlife Warden Samir Sinha claimed the tiger…
- India
Famers bodies hold ‘mahapanchayat’ in Punjab, demand MSP law’s enactment
Barnala: Samyukta Kisan Morcha and 18 farmer unions on Saturday organised a “mahapanchayat” here demanding the enactment of a law guaranteeing minimum support price for crops and implementation of the Swaminathan Commission…
- India
Chattisgarh: FIR against headmaster for molesting tribal students
Korba: Tribal development department authorities in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district have asked the superintendent of the hostel of a girls’ residential school to file a police case against the facility’s headmaster for alleged…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: SC to rule on pleas against convicts’ remission on Jan 8
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Monday its verdict on the petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and…
- Business
Red Sea crisis could push shipping costs by 60%, insurance by 20%: GTRI
New Delhi: The increasing Red Sea crisis may impact trade as it is expected to push shipping and insurance costs for exporters, and to deal with the situation, the government should consider…
- News
Ram temple events: Jamiat ‘concerned’ over govt’s ‘active participation’
New Delhi: Ahead of the Ram Temple consecration, Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Saturday expressed concern over the government’s “active participation” in temple-related events and urged the Centre to refrain from adopting…
