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Separated during India-Pakistan partition, siblings reunite at Kartarpur Corridor
Lahore: A Sikh woman and her brother, separated during the Partition more than 75 years ago, were reunited at the landmark Kartarpur Corridor, in an emotional reunion made possible through social media.…
- Mumbai
G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting in Mumbai to focus on risk financing
Mumbai: The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) to be held from Tuesday in Mumbai will explore innovative solutions to manage and finance disaster risks, officials said.…
- India
Cash sales at petrol pump spike to 90 pc as customers rush to use Rs 2000 notes
New Delhi: Cash purchase of fuel at petrol pumps using Rs 2,000 notes has spiked to almost 90 percent of daily sales as buyers rushed to tender the withdrawn currency notes. Petrol…
- India
UP Power consumer can claim compensation for service faults
Lucknow: Electricity consumers in Uttar Pradesh will now be able to legally claim compensation for a default in the delivery of services by the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL). The UPPCL has…
- India
Religion is matter of conduct & thought, but BJP made it political propaganda: Kamal Nath
Anuppur: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has taken a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that Religion is a matter of conduct and thought but the BJP has…
- Delhi
JNU students, teachers hold march in solidarity with protesting wrestlers
New Delhi: Teachers and students of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday staged a protest march in solidarity with wrestlers demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who…
- India
India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development launched
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education and the US Department of State on Monday launched the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development with an aim to enhance cooperation between the…
- India
UP Madarsa Board likely to use intermediate colleges as exam centres from next session
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education is mulling to use intermediate colleges as examination centres instead of Madarsas, officials said on Monday, in what could be a paradigm shift for…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress MLA takes oath in name of Shivakumar
Bengaluru: A newly-elected MLA of the Congress party in Karnataka on Monday took oath as a member of the Assembly in the name of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, while a BJP…
- India
2 houses torched in fresh violence in Manipur, security tightened
Imphal: In wake of fresh violence in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Monday, army and paramilitary forces further tightened security while a period of curfew relaxation has been curbed, officials said. A…
- India
New Parliament inauguration: Disrespecting Constitutional propriety, says Cong
New Delhi: Days ahead of the opening of the new parliament building, a controversy has erupted as the Congress on Monday accused the government of disrespecting Constitutional propriety and demanded that President…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Cong MLA hits back at rivals trolling her over her clothes
Bengaluru: Nayana Motamma, the newly-elected Dalit MLA of the Congress in Karnataka, has hit out at those trying to target her by circulating visuals from her private life on social media. The…
- India
MP: ‘The Kerala Story’ makes woman file FIR against lover
Indore: A 23-year-old man was arrested from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on the charges of raping a woman, with whom he was in a relationship, and pressuring her to change her religion,…
- India
Services row: AAP to hold ‘maha rally’ on June 11 against Centre’s ordinance
New Delhi: The AAP on Monday said it will organise a ‘maha rally’ on June 11 against the Centre’s “black ordinance” that effectively gives the lieutenant governor control over administrative services, negating…
- India
Biz2Credit to hire 200 for digital lending SaaS platform Biz2X in India
New Delhi: Digital lending platform Biz2Credit on Monday said it will hire 200 people in India in the next few months for its software-as-a-service (SaaS)- based platform called Biz2X. In a bid…