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HC to hear on Jul 20 plea to resume recruitment process cancelled due to Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on Wednesday a plea seeking a direction to the armed forces to resume the recruitment process cancelled due to introduction…
- India
Lok Sabha adjourned amid opposition protest over price rise
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday amid protests by opposition members over the imposition of GST on some new items and on the price rise issue. As soon as…
- Offbeat
Karnataka: Family announces Rs 50 K reward for finding missing parrot
Tumakuru: A family that rears parrots at home here have announced Rs 50,000 cash for those who can find their favourite bird which went missing. According to Ravi, an animal activist and the…
- India
AAP MP claims candidates’ caste being asked in Army recruitment; Defence Minister dismisses ‘rumour’
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday alleged that the Indian Army was using caste as a factor in recruiting youth under the Agnipath scheme, prompting a swift rebuttal from Defence…
- India
Railways removes service charges for food, drinks; tags it on to prices of meals
New Delhi: The Railways has removed on-board service charges on all meals and beverages that are not pre-ordered on premium trains. But there is a catch — the Rs 50 charge has…
- India
Stop persecution of Hindus in B’desh: WB BJP leader writes to PM
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to intervene in the incidents of communal violence against the Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. Adhikari, also the…
- India
SC issues notice on Varavara Rao’s plea for permanent bail on medical grounds
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea filed by Bhima Koregaon case accused, P Varavara Rao, seeking permanent bail on medical…
- India
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: Hoisting Tricolour must in Karnataka madrasas
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has made it mandatory for the madrasas to hoist the national flag on the occasion of celebration of 75 years of Independence for six days from August 11 to…
- Featured News
Opinion: Population primacy a boon or bane for India?
Is the population primacy a boon or a bane for India, and will we be able to convert its human resources to productive use? Experts say it could be a boon, but…
- India
Supreme Court set to hear pleas of Nupur Sharma, Varavara Rao
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear various cases including the petition of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma seeking revival of her plea for clubbing of FIRs lodged over…
- India
Karnataka set to oppose implementation of Kasturirangan report
Bengaluru: All party leaders, farmers in Karnataka have announced to launch series of agitations against the implementation of the recommendations of the Kasturirangan Committee on Western Ghats by the Centre from July 27.…
- India
Lucknow University bans protests on campus ahead of NAAC visit
Lucknow: The Lucknow University (LU) administration has banned all protests, ‘dharnas’ and processions inside the university’s premises. Proctor Rakesh Dwivedi has issued a circular, saying that since district administration has imposed section 144,…
- India
Maha: Two NEET aspirants claim Washim college forced them to remove burkha, hijab
Washim: Some Muslim girls have claimed they were made to remove their burkha and hijab when they reached an examination centre to appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) in Maharashtra’s…
- India
Kerala: Case registered against friskers who forced girls to remove undergarments in NEET exam
Kollam: Police in Kerala on Tuesday registered a case in connection with an alleged incident, where young women and girls who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, were asked to remove undergarments to…
- India
Jaishankar to brief all-party meeting on Sri Lankan crisis today
New Delhi: The Centre has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday on the Sri Lankan crisis which will be briefed by Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, India has maintained that it stands…