- India
Call in central forces if stir over Prophet remark gets out of control: Calcutta HC to Bengal govt
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to take all possible steps to ensure that no violence takes place during any protest over the controversial remarks made…
- Hyderabad
GHMC forms teams to address rain-related issues during rainy season
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has formed ‘monsoon emergency teams’ in the city to address people’s problems arising due to water-logging and inundation during the monsoon season, Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi…
- India
Congress stages demonstration in Jaipur over Rahul’s questioning by ED
Jaipur: Congress staged a symbolic gherao of the Rajasthan Raj Bhavan here on Thursday and demonstrated against the alleged repressive policies of the Centre and the Enforcement Directorate’s questioning of party leader…
- India
Protests in parts of Rajasthan against Centre’s Agnipath scheme
Jaipur: Scores of defence job aspirants led by the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) staged protests in several parts of Rajasthan on Thursday against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for four-year contractual recruitment in…
- India
Youth angry with Agnipath scheme; give them full-term jobs: Kejriwal to Centre
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday came out in support of defence job aspirants protesting against the Agnipath scheme and appealed to the central government to give them the…
- India
Listen to voice of unemployed youths: Rahul to PM Modi on Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: Amid protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to the voice of unemployed youths and don’t take ‘agnipareeksha…
- India
Agnipath scheme: Protestors set trains on fire in Bihar
Patna: Trains were set afire, window panes of buses smashed and passersby, including a ruling BJP MLA, pelted with stones on Thursday in Bihar by Army job aspirants whose protest against the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Congress protests against ED grilling Rahul Gandhi
Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed near Raj Bhavan here on Thursday, after scores of Congress leaders and workers staged a protest against grilling of top party leader Rahul Gandhi by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in…
- India
Delhi: VHP, Bajrang Dal demonstrate against violent protests
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad and its youth wing Bajrang Dal Thursday staged demonstrations here against the recent violence in parts of the country over the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad…
- India
‘Agnipath’ may prove fatal for the country’s future; youths: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday hit out at the central government over the Agnipath scheme, calling the move negligent and potentially fatal for the country’s future. As announced, ‘Agnipath’…
- Telangana
Telangana govt launches portal, helpline for senior citizens
Hyderabad: As part of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day activities, the Telangana government on Wednesday launched a portal “Telangana Senior Citizens Maintenance Cases Monitoring System” (tsseniorcitizens.cgg.gov.in), an official release said. This portal…
- India
Congress workers march to LG’s house protesting against Delhi Police
New Delhi: Delhi Congress workers on Thursday held a protest in the Civil Lines area with a march to Lieutenant Governor’s house, led by state president Anil Kumar. Congress workers carried out…
- India
Karnataka Prophet Row: Police says no to VHP, Bajrang Dal for rally
Mangaluru: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal (BD) have been denied permission to hold a protest rally against the violence amid protests in many parts of the country over the controversial…
- India
‘Agnipath’ will give rise to more disaffection in youth: BJP MP Varun Gandhi to Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Questioning various provisions of the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme that envisages recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis, BJP MP Varun Gandhi Thursday said it will give rise to more…
- India
Prophet row: Curfew relaxed for 3 hours in JK’s Bhaderwah; situation peaceful
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Curfew was relaxed for three hours on Thursday morning in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district as situation remained relatively peaceful with no untoward incident, officials said. Shops and…
