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‘2024 ka result toh wahi hoga…’: Jaishankar on LS polls
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on India’s domestic politics during his visit to the United States and expressed confidence that…
- Education and Career
Applying for Canadian PR, student visa? Know IELTS alternatives
The candidates who want to apply for Canadian PR or a student visa often requires to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. While the International English Language Test System (IELTS) has traditionally…
- India
RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged as inflation softens
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent. The repo rate is the rate of interest at which…
- India
Possession, transportation of cows not an offence: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court said that the mere possession and transportation of cows within the state does not amount to an offence under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act,…
- India
Oil Marketing companies likely to cut petrol, diesel prices: Sources
New Delhi: Oil marketing companies (OMC) are likely to reduce prices of petrol and diesel, according to government sources. The companies have almost recovered their losses and are nearing normalcy as evident…
- India
US Mission in India gears up for record number of student visa applications
New Delhi: The US Mission in India held its seventh annual Student Visa Day countrywide on June 7 with Consular Officers from New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai interviewing almost 3,500…
- Politics
“If non-BJP parties come together…” Kejriwal against Centre’s ordinance
Lucknow: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that if non-BJP parties come together, the Centre’s ordinance can be defeated in Rajya Sabha. He said that this will send a strong…
- Bangalore
‘Guarantee schemes gimmick to win polls’: Karnataka minister’s video surfaces
Bengaluru: In an embarrassment to the Congress-led government in Karnataka, a video has surfaced in which Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy is allegedly heard saying the guarantee schemes are only cheap gimmicks…
- India
SKM condemns lathicharge, says ‘police brutality’ against peasants ‘rising’ in BJP-ruled states
New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday condemned police lathicharge on farmers in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district and alleged that incidents of “police brutality and repression” against peasants were “rising” in…
- Mumbai
Thane: Woman in live-in relationship found dead in flat, body cut into pieces
Thane: The body of a 36-year-old woman, chopped into several pieces, was found in a flat on the seventh floor of a building in the Mira-Bhayandar area of Thane district on Wednesday…
- Bangalore
Karnataka’s free power scheme to cost Rs 13,000 crore annually
Bengaluru: The Gruha Jyothi scheme for free electricity, up to 200 units, to over 2.14 crore consumers in Karnataka, is set to be implemented from July and registration of households will start…
- Business
LIC holding in Tech Mahindra increases to 8.8 per cent
New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has raised its stake in Tech Mahindra from 6.86 per cent to 8.8 per cent. LIC said in an exchange filing that during the November 21,…
- India
Odisha train accident: AI, SIM card triangulation used to identify unclaimed bodies
New Delhi: The Railways is using an artificial intelligence-powered website and SIM card triangulation to identify the unclaimed bodies of the Odisha three train crash victims. Of the 288 people killed in…
- India
Conversion via gaming app: Police launch manhunt for main accused
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Police, Lucknow Police and several other agencies are searching for the main accused Shahnawaz Khan alias Baddo, who allegedly targeted minor children to convert them through an online gaming…
- News
Days after Odisha train accident, several bodies remain unclaimed
At least 83 bodies remain unidentified after the deadly train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, involving the Coromandel Express, a stationary goods train and the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, that took the life of 288…
