- India
Govt open to bring any change in Agnipath scheme if required: Rajnath
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday defended the Agnipath scheme underlining that the future of youths joining as Agniveers would not be impacted, even as he said the government was…
- Delhi
Delhi HC dismisses Congress’ pleas against tax reassessment proceedings
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected petitions by the Congress challenging the initiation of tax reassessment proceedings against it for a period of four years by tax authorities. A…
- India
‘No evidence of wrongdoing’: CBI closes UPA-era Air India aircraft leasing
New Delhi: The CBI has filed a closure report in its probe into the alleged irregularities in the leasing of aircraft by NACIL, a company formed by the merger of Air India…
- News
Facility to exchange, deposit Rs 2000 notes not available on Apr 1: RBI
Mumbai: The facility to exchange or deposit Rs 2,000 banknotes will not be available on Monday, April 1, 2024 due to operations associated with the annual closing of accounts, the Reserve Bank…
- India
Ex-Haryana minister Savitri jindal quits Congress, joins BJP
Chandigarh: Former Haryana minister Savitri Jindal quit the Congress and joined the BJP on Thursday, March 28, days after her son and industrialist Naveen Jindal left the party to join the saffron outfit. The 84-year-old Savitri Jindal joined…
- Telangana
Telangana: Rahul Gandhi to attend rally in Tukkuguda on Apr 6
Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will attend a public meeting here on April 6, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Thursday. Reddy, who is also the PCC president, was addressing a…
- India
Rahul Gandhi maintains silence on CAA, says Kerala CM
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was maintaining silence on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Addressing an anti-CAA meeting organised by the CPI(M), Vijayan…
- India
PM Modi slams Congress over lawyers’ letter to CJI over ‘vested interest group’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it is a “vintage Congress culture” to browbeat and bully others, remarks that came in reaction to more than 600 lawyers writing to…
- India
Over 600 lawyers write to CJI against ‘vested interest group’ trying to defame courts
New Delhi: More than 600 lawyers, including senior advocate Harish Salve and Bar Council chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, have written to the Chief Justice of India, alleging that a “vested interest group” is…
- India
NET scores to be used for PhD admissions from 2024-25: UGC
New Delhi: The National Eligibility Test (NET) scores will be used for PhD admissions from 2024-25 eliminating the need for separate entrance tests conducted by universities and higher education institutions, according to…
- India
Adani group infuses Rs 6661 cr in Ambuja Cements, raises stakes to 66.7%
New Delhi: The Adani group has infused Rs 6,661 crore in Ambuja Cements by converting 21.20 crore warrants into shares, raising its stake in the country’s second-largest cement company by 3.6 per…
- India
1991 reforms brought by Narasimha Rao, Manmohan, not Cong: Gurcharan Das
New Delhi: It was former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao and the then finance minister Manmohan Singh who brought the economic reforms in 1991, not the Congress party, argued author and commentator…
- World
No change in trade policy with India: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday clarified that it has no plan to resume trade relations with India which has been “non-existent” since 2019 after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution…
- Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal’s ED custody extended till April 1
New Delhi: A court here on Thursday extended the Enforcement Directorate custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 1 in the excise policy case. The agency had sought seven-day custody of…