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Ex-Agniveer quota for BSF constable post now 50 pc

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has increased the quota for ex-Agniveers for constable recruitment in the BSF to 50 per cent from 10 per cent, according to a gazette notification. The…
Telangana CM offers sacred chadar to Ajmer Sharif Dargah

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, on behalf of the state government, offered the traditional Ghilaf-e-Mubarak (sacred chadar) to Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan. The chadar was presented at the Secretariat,…

PM Modi slams ‘maha jungle raj’ in West Bengal, seeks BJP vote

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, calling the state’s prevailing situation “maha jungle raj” and alleging that “corruption, nepotism and appeasement of…
‘Why didn’t God save Gaza’s children?’ asks lyricist Javed Akhtar

During a debate on “Does God Exist?”, renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar questioned the existence of God by asking, “If he is really omnipotent, then why are children in Gaza suffering?” A self-proclaimed…
Bareilly Violence accused Nadeem Khan taken on remand

Bareilly: Police on Saturday brought Nadeem Khan, a key accused in the Bareilly violence case and a leader associated with the Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC), on a four-hour custody remand and escorted him…
Young doctors free to go abroad, but can no longer say facilities lacking in India: Nadda

Lucknow: Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday said medical aspirants are free to go overseas, but they must not say infrastructure is lacking in India. Young doctors can no longer…
Sanjay Raut meets Raj Thackeray amid Mumbai civic polls alliance talks

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray as the two parties are discussing seat-sharing for the January 15 civic elections in Mumbai. This…

‘Painful Incident’: Bihar Gov slams CM’s niqab removal act

Patna: Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday said he was “disappointed” to witness the row after the niqab (veil) of a doctor was removed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Khan was…
Kashmiri crafts come alive at Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa

Panaji: A few rooms at the Old GMC Complex here have been lined from wall to wall with Waguv mats – woven from reed and rice straw – exuding the warmth of…
Cop who slapped pregnant woman suspended a year after the incident

A police inspector in Kerala was suspended a year after he pushed and slapped a pregnant woman inside a police station in Kochi, an incident that highlights police brutality and violence against…
Jharkhand minister offers job, flat to Bihar doctor after niqab row

Ranchi: Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari on Saturday said he has offered a job with Rs 3 lakh monthly salary, a government flat and desired posting to a woman doctor from Bihar…
Indian cyber agency flags WhatsApp ‘hijack’

New Delhi: Indian cyber security agency CERT-In has flagged a vulnerability in the WhatsApp “device-linking” feature that enables attackers to take “complete” control of an account, including access to real-time messages, photos,…
Congress protest against replacing MGNREGA, ‘hate politics’ in National Herald case

Bengaluru: The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Saturday held a protest against the central government replacing the MGNREGA, and alleged “hate politics” against the party leadership in the National Herald case. The…
World today is like coalition politics, India should remain nimble: Jaishankar

Pune: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the global political situation was like “coalition politics” with constantly shifting alignments, and India should focus on its own interests while remaining nimble.…
Delhi HC tells petitioner to approach SC on BS-IV vehicle ban

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Saturday asked a petitioner to approach the Supreme Court with her plea seeking removal of a ban on BS IV norms private vehicles, registered outside…