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Jharkhand: Congress panel to begin LS poll performance review from June 20

Ranchi: The poll review committee of the Jharkhand Congress will start evaluating the party’s performance in the five Lok Sabha seats where it faced defeat, from June 20, the head of the…
UP: Man throws infant daughter into canal over ‘sibling fights’

Meerut: A man allegedly threw his two-year-old daughter into a canal and later claimed that he did it because she and her brother would fight with each other, police said on Sunday.…

Stay on Yediyurappa’s arrest betrays court’s selective justice: Mehboba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed the Karnataka High court staying the arrest of BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in a POSCO case on the grounds that he is former…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah defends hike in petrol and diesel prices

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the hike in petrol and diesel prices saying that it will ensure funding essential public services and development projects. With the opposition BJP and…
Srinagar’s Jamia mosque criticizes wakf board for neglecting Eid prayers

Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, the management body of historic Srinagar mosque, on Sunday hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board for not making arrangements for Eid Prayers in the…
INDIA bloc wants to include Chandrashekhar Azad for 2027 UP polls

Lucknow: Buoyed up by its recent victory in the Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress in Uttar Pradesh are now looking to expand their vote base by bringing…
NEET a ‘scam’, goes against students, social justice and poor: TN CM

Chennai: NEET, ‘masquerading’ as a measure of merit, is a ‘scam’ and the Centre must stop defending the national test as it went against the interests of students and it is also…

HC directs WB govt to ensure 1% quota for transgender persons in public employment

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure one per cent reservation for transgender persons in all public employment in the state. Noting that the state government…
Amit Malviya slams Karnataka Congress over fuel price hike

New Delhi: Amit Malviya, in-charge of BJP’s national IT cell, on Sunday, came down on Karnataka Congress and Rahul Gandhi over the recent fuel price hike in the state. Malviya took to…
Union minister clarifies ‘mother of India’ reference about Indira Gandhi

Thiruvananthapuram: A day after his reference to former prime minister Indira Gandhi as “mother of India” received widespread attention, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified that he called the late leader…
Stock markets to touch new high in 1 yr: Global rating agencies

New Delhi: Indian stock markets have seen a robust rally since the new government’s formation, closing at an all-time high in the last week. According to top rating agencies, the indices are…
NEET row: Sibal demands probe by SC-appointed officials

New Delhi: Amid the raging row over medical entrance exam NEET, former HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday demanded a probe by Supreme Court-appointed officials into allegations of irregularities and called on…
EVMs in India are ‘black box’, nobody allowed to scrutinize them: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said EVMs in India are a “black box” which nobody is allowed to scrutinise, and asserted that “serious concerns” are being raised about transparency…
Musk’s statement on EVMs untrue, he can learn from India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi: Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Sunday that Elon Musk’s take on eliminating electronic voting machines (EVMs) from voting is a “huge sweeping generalisation” which holds no truth, inviting…
Serious questions on integrity of NTA, how NEET is conducted: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said there are “serious questions” on the integrity of the National Testing Agency and the manner in which NEET is designed and administered. The opposition party…