- India
LPG connections up to 32.5 crores, says Union minister Puri
New Delhi: The number of LPG connections increased from 14 crores in 2014 to 32.5 crores this year. Of these, 9.6 crore connections were provided under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Union Minister…
- India
Bhupendra Patel to continue as Gujarat CM: Paatil
Gandhinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which looks set to register a landslide victory in Gujarat Assembly polls with a record number of seats, on Thursday said Bhupendra Patel would continue as…
- India
Gujarat jolt, HP boost leaves Congress with bittersweet taste
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday suffered its worst-ever defeat in Gujarat but appeared headed for a close win in Himachal Pradesh, a mixed-bag result for the party that not only faces a…
- Delhi
67 per cent of councillors elected to MCD are crorepatis, says report
Delhi: At least 67 per cent of the 250 newly elected councillors in the MCD are crorepatis, according to an Association for Democratic Reforms report. In 2017, when 270 wards of the then…
- India
Gujarat rejected politics of revadi, appeasement and hollow promises: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the people of Gujarat have given an unprecedented mandate to the party by rejecting those who do politics of…
- Photos
Gujarat polls 2022: BJP’s decisive leads
Gandhinagar: BJP leaders and workers dance as they celebrate the party’s decisive lead in Gujarat Assembly elections, in Gandhinagar, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (PTI Photo) Gandhinagar: BJP leaders and workers celebrate the…
- India
Gujarat polls: Congress MLA Imran Khedawala leads in Muslim dominated Jamalpur-Khadia seat
Ahmedabad: Imran Khedawala, the sitting Congress MLA from Jamalpur-Khadia seat in Gujarat, took a lead over BJP candidate Bhushan Bhatt while AIMIM nominee Sabir Kabliwala was relegated to the third position, as per…
- India
Gujarat results on expected lines, says Raut; wonders if BJP, AAP had tacit understanding
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the Gujarat Assembly election results, wherein the ruling BJP has put up an impressive performance, was on expected lines, and added that…
- World
White House backs bill that ends per country quota for green cards; Indian-Americans to benefit
Washington: The White House has supported Congress to pass legislation that seeks to eliminate the per-country quota on green cards to allow US employers to focus on hiring people based on merit,…
- India
Uttarakhand HC imposes Rs 50,000 fine on Facebook for not replying to notice
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Facebook for not replying to its notice in connection with the alleged misuse of the platform by some…
- India
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi releases book to tell real stories of child slavery, exploitation
New Delhi: Nobel laureate and social reformer Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday released his book chronicling real stories of 12 children who experienced forced labour, sexual harassment, and trafficking among other forms of…
- India
Four-day ‘World Ayurveda Congress’ to start in Goa on Thursday
Panaji: The four-day ‘9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC)’ and Arogya Expo will begin in Goa capital Panaji on Thursday, with state Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Union AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal…
- Delhi
Shaheen Bagh: Cong wins Abul Fazal Enclave, Zakir Nagar wards in MCD polls
New Delhi: Women candidates from the Congress have emerged as winners in two wards in south Delhi which includes the Shaheen Bagh area, the epicentre of the 2019 anti-CAA protests, defeating their…
- Delhi
MCD polls: BJP fares well in riot-hit northeast Delhi, other trans-Yamuna areas
New Delhi: Despite losing the MCD polls, the BJP fared well in trans Yamuna areas, including northeast Delhi that was rocked by communal riots in 2020, but its performance took a hit…
- Pakistan
Nearly 300 shops gutted after massive fire in Pakistan’s Islamabad
Islamabad: A massive fire broke out Wednesday at a popular Sunday Bazaar in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, burning nearly 300 shops and stalls. The blaze started near Gate No 7 of the Bazaar…
