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Maharashtra: AIMIM MLAs to vote for Congress candidate in Rajya Sabha polls
Mumbai: The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to vote in favour of the Congress candidate in fray for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra being held on Friday. The announcement was…
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Govt’s Hindutva agenda now under international scrutiny: CPI-M
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing row over controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, the CPI(M) on Thursday said the “Nupur Sharma episode” has shown that the “Hindutva agenda” of the government and that of…
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JMI alumna Uzma Khan offered full-funded PhD fellowships from 6 US varsities
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) alumna Uzma Khan has received offers to pursue fully funded PhD from six prestigious US universities. She has completed her MSc Electronics course from the Department…
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Rajya Sabha elections: Polling set to take place today
New Delhi: The polling to elect the members of the Upper House of the Parliament on 16 Rajya Sabha seats spread across four states will take place today amid speculations of horse-trading…
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Telangana: KTR writes open letter to PM Modi, seeks jobs
Hyderabad: Telangana minster for IT and industries KT Rama Rao (KTR), on Thursday wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking jobs for the state. Taking a dig at the…
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First eight days of Southwest Monsoon record large deficit
New Delhi: The slow progress of Southwest Monsoon has meant that the all India cumulative rainfall during this year’s monsoon first week — between June 1 to 8 — is minus 42…
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Mamata condemns remarks on Prophet Mohammed
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the remarks by two BJP functionaries on Prophet Mohammed, terming them “hate speech”, and demanded that the accused leaders be immediately arrested…
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India reboots rail operations to strengthen links with Bangladesh
Dhaka: India has started rebooting its connectivity vision as the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on movement is easing in South Asian region. The new Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Mitali Express was flagged on June 1, its maiden…
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Congress not to contest MLC elections in Bihar
Patna: The Congress on Thursday decided not to contest the election for seven MLC seats in Bihar. The decision was taken after a meeting of state leaders including Congress Legislature Party leader…
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Kamal Haasan to contest next Tamil Nadu Assembly elections
Chennai: South Indian superstar Kamal Haasan, who is now in the limelight in wake of the success of “Vikram”, on Thursday said that he would not shy away from politics and would…
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Prophet Row: Iran removes its version of meeting with NSA Doval
New Delhi: Iran has taken down an earlier press statement which mentioned that India has assured of taking action against those responsible for making derogatory reamrks against Prophet Muhammad. MEA spokesperson Arindam…
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India unlikely to witness fourth wave unless new COVID-19 variant reported, says health expert
New Delhi: An upward trend in new COVID-19 cases continued in India on Thursday, with the country recording more than 7,000 new cases in the last 24 hours noting which a top…
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Omicron sub-variants behind rising Covid cases in India: Doctors
New Delhi: With India reporting a sudden rise in the number Covid-19 cases for a second day in a row, doctors said on Thursday that Omicron sub-variants are behind the spike in…
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Don’t raise separate statehood issue, Nadda tells Bengal BJP leaders
Kolkata: BJP President J.P. Nadda on Thursday gave strict instructions to the party leaders in West Bengal, especially the MPs and MLAs, to refrain from raising the separate statehood issue or making…
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Nitish Kumar has all the abilities for the President: Bihar Minister
Patna: After the announcement of the presidential poll, Bihar Rural Development Minister Shrawan Kumar on Thursday said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has all the ability to hold the office of President.…
