Government
- Kashmir
Kashmir: MMU expresses concern over students made to ‘sing Hindu religious songs’
Srinagar: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) — an amalgam of various religious, social and educational organisations — on Saturday expressed serious concern over “attempts being made to undermine” the Muslim identity of Kashmir by…
- India
Dislodging Modi regime inevitable to save democracy, says Yechury
Amaravati: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday demanded that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre immediately alter its policies that extended subsidies and tax benefits to…
- India
BJP central bosses silent as Meghalaya unit, NPP head for splitsville
Shillong: After Manipur, the BJP’s relations with National Peoples Party (NPP), headed by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, have been souring rapidly in Meghalaya even as the saffron party’s central leadership remains…
- Middle East
Pro-government rallies held in Iran amid mass protests
Dubai: Iranian counterprotesters gathered across the country on Friday in a show of support for authorities after nearly a week of anti-government protests and unrest over the death of a young woman…
- India
Govt will quit if any irregularity found in recruitment: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that if a single irregularity can be found in the recently-held recruitment examinations, his government will quit. Distributing the appointment letters to…
- India
Adhir Ranjan writes to Speaker over govt’s decision to take back IT panel post from Congress
New Delhi: Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury, has expressed his dismay in a letter to Speaker Om Birla over the government’s decision to withdraw the allocation of…
- Politics
Congress slams govt as Rupee hits record low of 80.79
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday attacked the government over the Rupee plunging to an all-time low of 80.79 against the US dollar and said the middle and low income groups were…
- India
Water cannon used as BJP workers protest against Punjab govt
Chandigarh: Amid the simmering rift between the AAP government in Punjab and the governor, the police here Thursday aborted a BJP march to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence by deploying barricades, using…
- Telangana
Telangana: MBBS seats will be increased to 5000, says Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for finance and health Harish Rao said that the MBBS seats in government colleges will be increased to over 5,000 very soon. He added that students from the state…
- India
Rahul, Kejriwal promise to restore old pension scheme
Vadodara: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised to restore the old pension scheme for government employees if voted to power in Gujarat, amid a…
- India
Mamata’s decision to postpone north Bengal visit attracts opposition jibes
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s scheduled two-day visit to north Bengal from September 21 stands postponed, attracting jibes from opposition parties, who have linked…
- India
We were stopped from protesting, says Akhilesh Yadav hitting out at Yogi-led UP governmennt
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party (SP) led by Akhilesh Yadav on Monday, held a protest march against the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government, highlighting issues in the state before the Monsoon Session of the…
- India
Will take time to provide jobs to the unemployed: Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar’s Education Minister Chandrashekher Yadav on Monday said that the Nitish Kumar government will give jobs to unemployed persons but it will take some time. Interacting with media persons here, he…
- India
Denial of pension is continuing wrong, can’t be oblivious of difficulties of retired employee: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said “denial of pension is a continuing wrong” and it cannot be oblivious to the difficulties of a retired employee in approaching the courts, which could…
- India
BJP likely to withdraw support from Meghalaya’s MDA govt
Shillong: The BJP may withdraw support from the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government soon, Senior BJP leader and former Minister Alexander L. Hek said on Monday. He said that the decision…
