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Akhilesh Yadav to focus on non-Yadav OBCs for 2027 polls
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav will make a conscious attempt to consolidate his votes among non-Yadav OBCs as part of his strategy for the 2027 UP assembly elections. The Samajwadi…
- India
Mayawati reinstates nephew Akash Anand as BSP’s National Coordinator, political heir
Lucknow: After removing him from the key post over a month ago, BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday, reinstated her nephew Akash Anand to the post of the party’s National Coordinator and named…
- India
Amit Shah reviews flood preparedness
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed the preparedness to deal with floods that affect various parts of the country during the monsoon. Every year, large areas of Bihar,…
- India
NEET exam: Amid backlash, Centre takes proactive steps to ensure transparency
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing protests across several states over the postponement of NEET exams, the Centre has taken proactive steps, including the removal of the DG of the National Testing Agency…
- Business
Markets look tired but expiry could change things
New Delhi: Markets were open for four trading sessions in the previous week as there was a trading holiday on Monday. They were a little volatile but managed to close with small…
- India
Cancellation of NEET-PG, UGC-NET “final nails” on an incompetent system, says Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said the cancellation of NEET-PG examination and the UGC-NET were not one-off events “but the final nails in the coffin of an…
- India
Haryana govt has closed all gates of barrage that releases water to Delhi: Atishi
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Sunday said the Haryana government has closed all gates of Hathnikund Barrage that is used to release water for Delhi, and added that she will…
- Opinions
Opinion: J&K excited over Assembly polls
The excitement is palpable all over Jammu and Kashmir. This moment has arrived for them after a series of announcements and decisions indicating that the Assembly elections will be held in the…
- India
Education system handed over to ‘mafia’ by Modi govt: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the alleged irregularities in national competitive exams, including the NEET-UG, alleging that it has handed over the…
- India
SC to hear anticipatory bail plea of OAS officer in DA case
New Delhi: Supreme Court (SC) will hear a plea filed by Odisha Administrative Service officer, Bijaya Ketan Sahoo, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement…
- India
LS: Row over appointment of Mahtab as pro-tem speaker set to cast shadow
New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha beginning Monday will see oath-taking by newly elected members followed by election of the Lok Sabha Speaker on June 26 and President…
- Science
India electronics component manufacturing to hit $240 bn by 2030
New Delhi: As the government doubles down on making India a global manufacturing hub, the demand for electronics components and sub-assemblies is likely to scale to $240 billion by 2030, paving the…
- India
Bangladesh-India ties ever-growing at fast pace: Sheikh Hasina
New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina underscored the robust and accelerating ties between Bangladesh and India following her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. The discussions…
- India
GST Council waives interest, penalty on notices to taxpayers under Section 73
New Delhi: As part of several taxpayer-friendly decisions, the GST Council on Saturday recommended the waiving of interest and penalty in cases of tax demand notices that have been sent under Section…
- India
India, Bangladesh announce new train service between Rajshahi & Kolkata
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Saturday announced a new train service between Rajshahi and Kolkata and a new bus service between Chittagong and Kolkata. The announcement came following a bilateral meeting…