Government
- Middle East
Yemen govt orders armed forces to raise combat readiness
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government has ordered its armed forces to raise combat readiness for the major changes in the war-torn Arab country in the upcoming days. The government on Monday also ordered…
- India
Govt on denial mode on Global Hunger Index ranking: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has alleged that the government was in a denial mode on the poverty and hunger index rankings. He said on Tuesday, “Sadly, the Modi government…
- Business
UP govt hikes DA of its employees to 38% from July 1, 2022
Lucknow: Ahead of Diwali, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced an increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief of its employees and pensioners from 34 per cent at present to 38 per…
- World
Jeremy Hunt says Liz Truss is still in charge
London: Jeremy Hunt has insisted that Liz Truss is still in charge despite her premiership looking increasingly in peril, as he warned of further public spending cuts and failed to rule out…
- India
Gujarat: Kejriwal promises to withdraw cases against agitators if AAP comes to power
Bhavnagar: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressing a public gathering in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar has promised to withdraw cases against various movement leaders, within fifteen days of formation of the AAP government in…
- India
Congress is 85 pc “commission government”, says CM Bommai
Ballari: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress stating that the development of the state “took a backseat” due to 50 years of rule by…
- India
Murmu lauds Manikya dynasty’s role in progress of Tripura
Agartala: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday praised the role of the Manikya dynasty, which ruled Tripura for several centuries, in the progress of the state. Murmu, who arrived here on a two-day…
- Business
RBI to tell govt why it failed to check inflation since Jan
New Delhi: With inflation staying above the upper tolerance limit for nine straight months, the Reserve Bank will now have to submit a report to the central government detailing reasons for the…
- India
SC affirms HC’s quashing of Calcutta University VC re-appointment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the Calcutta High Court judgment quashing the re-appointment of Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee as Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University. Banerjee was re-appointed by the…
- Delhi
‘Even my wife doesn’t scold me as much’: Kejriwal asks Saxena to ‘chill a bit’
New Delhi: With his government at loggerheads with Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena over multiple issues, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said even his wife does not “scold” him as…
- India
Scrap the IIT campus plan if locals don’t want it, says Goa MP
Panaji: South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha on Thursday said that the government should scrap the plan for building the campus of Indian Institute of Technology- Goa(IIT-Goa) at Sanguem as locals are opposing…
- India
We will not withdraw support to coalition govt in Meghalaya: BJP leader
Shillong: BJP leader Sanbor Shullai on Wednesday asserted that it will continue to support the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, amid speculations of the saffron party withdrawing support to the coalition. Shullai’s…
- Kashmir
No talks with Pak; Modi govt won’t tolerate terrorism, says Amit Shah
Baramulla: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday ruled out holding any dialogue with Pakistan and asserted that the Modi government will wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir and make it…
- India
Rajasthan CM Gehlot hints at early state Budget
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday hinted that next year’s state Budget might come earlier than usual. He said the government wanted no delays as parties would go into election…
- Hyderabad
Kishan Reddy highlights govt’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism
Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday clarified the government’s stance on terrorism and said that the government has zero tolerance for it. “Intelligence agencies of Indian govt identified different terrorist…
