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Cabinet to discuss rationalisation of jobs reservations in next meeting: Omar

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Friday that the cabinet would address the issue of rationalising job reservations in its next meeting. However, he did not provide details…
ED finds forged GPAs in Delhi land grabs by Al Falah’s Siddiqui under probe

New Delhi: Widening its probe into the alleged financial irregularities at the Al Falah Group and Trust, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detected that its arrested chairman could have acquired some land…

Tahsildar in Telangana ACB’s net over Rs 15K bribe

Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday, November 28, arrested the tahsildar and joint sub registrar of Mahabubabad’s Pedda Vangara mandal for allegedly accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe. According to the ACB…
Hyderabad’s first smart multilevel parking to be inaugurated at KBR park

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to inaugurate a multilevel smart parking facility at KBR Park on Saturday, November 29. This parking system is said to be the city’s…
Shimla mosque row: Waqf board appeals demolition verdict in HC

Shimla: While the Dev Bhoomi Sangharsh Samiti, pressing for the demolition of the Sanjauli mosque in the Shimla suburbs, is sitting on a hunger strike for the last 10 days, the Waqf…
SC raps Income Tax Department for filing appeal in decided matter

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the Income Tax Department for filing an appeal in a matter already decided, saying the frivolous exercise contributes to mounting pendency. A bench of…
NIA arrests PFI activist accused of RSS leader’s murder in Kerala

Kochi: An absconding accused in the murder case of RSS leader K S Sreenivasan has been arrested by the NIA, sources said. The arrested person, Shahul Hameed of Palakkad, is the 55th…

PM Modi unveils 77-feet tall statue of Lord Ram in Goa

Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled a 77-feet tall bronze statue of Lord Ram in Goa, as part of Shree Samsthan Gokarn Jeevottam Mutt’s 550th year celebrations. PM Modi also…
SIR a death trap for BLOs: Congress

New Delhi: After claiming deaths of over 25 booth-level officers (BLOs) due to SIR-related work stress, the Congress on Friday accused the Election Commission and the Modi government of having blood on…
Marriage reduced to commercial transaction due to evil of dowry: SC

New Delhi: Marriage is a sacred and noble institution founded on mutual trust, companionship and respect, but the pious bond has regrettably been reduced to a mere commercial transaction due to the…
Pakistan once again criticises Rajnath Singh’s remarks on Sindh province

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday once again criticised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks about its Sindh province becoming a part of India, saying his comments were “deeply troubling”. Addressing an event hosted by…
APSRTC bus accident in Prakasam injures 15, six critically

Maddalakatta: An APSRTC bus met with an accident in Prakasam district on Friday, leaving 15 passengers injured, including six critically, a police official said. The bus had started from Nuzividu in Eluru…
Cyclone in Sri Lanka; PM Modi announces assistance under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’

New Delhi: India on Friday delivered essential relief supplies to cyclone-battered Sri Lanka with Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveying to the island nation that New Delhi stands ready provide more aid to…
Lakshadweep becomes first UT to complete full digitisation of SIR voter forms

Kavaratti: The Election Commission on Friday said Lakshadweep has become the first Union territory in the country to complete 100 per cent distribution and digitisation of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms.…
Nepal issues currency notes with map comprising Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura

Kathmandu: Nepal’s central bank on Thursday issued new Rs 100 currency notes featuring a revised map that includes the Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura territories, the regions India maintains belong to it. The…