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- India
India-Canada relations under strain: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: India invoked the provision of parity in Canada’s diplomatic presence in the country in view of concerns over interference in New Delhi’s affairs by Canadian personnel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar…
- Business
Vietnam-based hackers target India, US & UK with potential malware: Report
New Delhi: Vietnam-based cybercrime groups are targeting digital marketing firms based in India, the US and the UK by hijacking Facebook business accounts in a malicious campaign, a new report has found.…
- Featured News
Iconic Indian writer R K Narayan honed his skills by reading great works of literature
It is difficult to imagine that R.K. Narayan, the author who is hailed as one of the most proficient of India’s writers, once failed an English examination. It happened when he was…
- World
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolts Nepal
Kathmandu: An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Nepal on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The NCS stated that the earthquake occurred at 07:24 am…
- India
Cyclone Tej expected to transform into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm today: IMD
New Delhi: Cyclone ‘Tej’, brewing over the Arabian Sea, is expected to transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) before noon on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. “VSCS (very…
- India
NCBC to hold hearing on demand of WB govt to include 87 castes in OBC list
New Delhi: The National Commission for Backward Classes will be holding a hearing on the proposal of the West Bengal government to include 87 castes in the OBC list. In a notice…
- India
Manipur High Court allows appeal against controversial ST status order
Imphal: The Manipur High Court has allowed an appeal against its controversial March 27 order which directed the state government to send a recommendation to the Union Tribal Affairs Ministry to consider…
- India
NGT issues notice, seeks action-taken reports on deteriorating air quality in Delhi
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken steps to address the deteriorating air quality in the national capital by issuing notice and requesting action-taken reports from various authorities. These authorities…
- India
CM Khattar meets people affected by Nuh violence
Nuh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday met the people affected by the July 31 communal violence here and said Nuh’s history reflects a spirit of brotherhood while underscoring the…
- India
Sikkim flood: Part of NH-10 restored for 4-wheeler movement
Gangtok: Over two weeks after parts of Sikkim were devastated by a flash flood, the authorities have opened the damaged National Highway 10 for one-way movement for four-wheelers, according to a government…
- India
Cong should not betray SP, make it clear if they want alliance or not: Akhilesh
Hardoi: The Congress should not “betray” the Samajwadi Party and should make it clear if they want an alliance or not, SP president Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday, amid a spat between…
- India
Nitish drops fresh hint of passing the mantle to Tejashwi
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday dropped a fresh hint that he was looking forward to passing the mantle to his deputy Tejashwi Yadav. The JD(U) leader had last year…
- Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif does not plan to leave Pakistan again, says senior leader Dar
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif does not plan to leave his country again but will make trips abroad if need be, ex-finance minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday. The three-time…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt announces over 3% DA hike for its employees
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Saturday announced increasing the dearness allowance for the state government employees by 3.75 per cent. In an order, the government said it was revising the dearness allowance…
- Opinions
Growing demand for caste census is testimony to deepening democracy in India
Bihar has set a national agenda by releasing caste census and it is being debated all over the country. Though this has been talked about over the years, it has assumed centrality…