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BJP depriving everyone of their rights by not conducting caste census: Akhilesh

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday targeted the BJP, saying the ruling party, by not conducting a caste census, is “depriving everyone of their rights and respect”. Addressing a meeting…
India

India’s energy requirement set to double by end of this decade: Mukesh Ambani

New Delhi: India’s energy requirement is set to double just by the end of this decade, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Saturday. Speaking at the 11th convocation of Pandit Deendayal…

India

Air India Express announces 15% off on India-UAE flights

Budget carrier Air India Express has announced a 15 percent discount on all international destinations connecting India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the ocassion of UAE’s 52nd National Day on December…
India

Cong’s Adhir Chowdhury comes out in support of Mahua Moitra in cash-for-query case

Kolkata: The Congress party’s Lok Sabha leader, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, expressed support for TMC MP Mahua Moitra facing expulsion in a “cash-for-query” case, criticising the alleged unethical conduct of the Lok Sabha…
India

BJP damaged reputation of central agencies: Congress on arrest of ED official in TN

New Delhi: Congress on Saturday slammed the BJP after one officer of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was arrested in Tamil Nadu. Congress said that the superstar campaigners of the BJP have stumbled…
India

Ensure no further construction takes place adjacent to Ganga: SC to Bihar govt

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered the Bihar government to ensure that no further construction takes place adjacent to river Ganga, particularly in and around Patna. “The state shall report to…
India

No Scindia, no traitor left in Congress: Digvijaya on eve of counting

Bhopal: Former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Saturday denied the possibility of “horse-trading” in Madhya Pradesh, if the Congress is voted to power on Sunday. The former Chief…

Business

WhatsApp bans over 75L bad accounts in India in Oct

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 75 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of October, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. Between October 1-31, the company…
India

PM Modi meets Qatar’s ruler, discusses well-being of Indian community

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on the sidelines of the COP28 summit in Dubai on Friday, as they discussed bilateral partnership and the…
Middle East

Himalayas need help, COP28 talks must respond: UN chief Guterres

Dubai: Warning of a potential catastrophe in the Himalayas where the glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday said the ongoing annual climate talks here must…
India

Gold prices soar to lifetime high in India amid peak wedding season

Mumbai: Gold prices rose to a lifetime high in India amid the peak wedding season and rising international rates of the precious metal. Chennai led the charge with the price soaring to…
World

With record 70 elections due, 2024 will shape a new world order

New Delhi: As 2023 draws to a close, the world is gearing up to the host of elections that are slated to be held in various countries in the coming year. As…
India

Don’t believe in exit polls, everybody knows what happened in Karnataka: Shivakumar

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has said that he is ready to take responsibility that the party gives him after the announcement of exit polls predicting fractured verdict in the…
India

LS ethics panel’s report on Mahua Moitra’s expulsion to be tabled in House

New Delhi: The report of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee recommending the expulsion of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in a “cash-for-query” case will be tabled in the lower house of Parliament…
India

Ruling alliance will win 45 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra: CM Shinde

Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday claimed that the ruling alliance of the Shiv Sena led by him, Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party will win at…