- India
Cabinet approves assured pension for govt employees; makes NPS attractive
Prayagraj: Pressing the demand for a nationwide “caste census”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said 90 per cent people of the country are sitting out of the system and the step…
- India
BJP will set up 768 offices across country, 563 ready: Nadda
Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party planned to set up 768 offices of the party across the country of which 563 are ready, BJP president JP Nadda said on Saturday. Nadda, scheduled to…
- India
Centre directs insurance firm to pay Rs 225 cr to 2L farmers for crop loss
New Delhi: The Centre’s Technical Advisory Committee on Saturday issued an order to an insurance company, directing it to pay within one week the Rs 225 crore claims due to farmers in…
- News
Nepal bus accident: Special IAF plane departs for India with bodies of pilgrims
Kathmandu: A special Indian Air Force plane flight with bodies of 25 Indian pilgrims killed in a tragic bus accident in Nepal left for Jalgaon in Maharashtra on Saturday after completing all…
- Delhi
BJP, CBI ‘conspiring’ to keep Kejriwal in jail: AAP
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday slammed the BJP and central probe agency CBI for allegedly conspiring to keep Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in jail in the excise policy…
- India
Hindus not migrating to India, staying in Bangladesh & fighting back: Himanta
Silchar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that Hindus have not tried to enter India from Bangladesh since the neighbouring country plunged into instability. “Hindus are staying and fighting…
- Kerala
Hema Committee report: Oppn seeks resignation of Kerala culture minister
Kochi: Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan on Saturday sought the resignation of state Culture Minister Saji Cherian, alleging that the Left leader was taking sides with…
- India
Nepal bus accident: 51 survivors, 2 bodies to arrive in UP
Maharajganj: Fifty-one people of the group from Maharashtra that had gone to Nepal and met with a bus accident there will arrive here on Saturday evening, along with the bodies of the…
- India
UP: Tuition teacher arrested for sexually abusing 7-yr-old girl
Rampur: A tuition teacher here has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl, a police officer said on Saturday. Rampur Superintendent of Police (SP) Vidyasagar Mishra said that on the…
- India
Badlapur sexual assault: BJP protests, accuses Oppn of playing politics
Thane: BJP workers on Saturday demonstrated in Thane against the Maha Vikas Aghadi, accusing the opposition parties of trying to politicise the alleged sexual abuse of two minor girls at a school…
- Hyderabad
Helicopter from Mumbai to Hyderabad crashes near Pune; 4 injured
Pune: A private helicopter flying from Mumbai to Hyderabad crashed in Mulshi tehsil of Pune district on Saturday afternoon but all four persons on board survived, police said. While the pilot was…
- Kashmir
PDP releases its manifesto for J&K assembly elections
Srinagar: The PDP on Saturday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections, promising to pursue the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir to its “original status”, and advocate for confidence-building measures (CBMs) and…
- Bangalore
Educated people increasingly becoming casteist: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Warning that inequality will increase as society is being divided in the name of religion and caste, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said it is a tragedy that educated people…
- India
Rajasthan govt lifts ban on govt employees taking part in RSS activities
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s BJP government has lifted the ban on government employees participating in the activities of the RSS. Joint Secretary of the Department of Personnel Rajendra Singh Kavia citing previous orders has…
- India
Gauri Lankesh murder: SC dismisses plea for cancellation of bail to accused
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of Kavitha Lankesh against a Karnataka High Court order that granted bail to an accused in the murder case of her elder sister…
