India
- Business
ADB cuts India GDP forecast for FY23 to 7.2 pc on Covid
New Delhi: Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday trimmed India’s economic growth forecast for current fiscal year to 7.2 percent from 7.5 percent as pandemic and war impact is weighing down alongside…
- India
Kerala NEET row: All seven arrested released on bail
Thiruvananthapuram: All seven persons, arrested by the Kerala Police in connection with the NEET girl aspirants innerwear removal row in the state, on Thursday got bail from a lower court in Kollam…
- India
SC to hear on Oct 20 pleas on Gyanvapi mosque, says will await decision of Varanasi judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will await the Varanasi district judge’s decision on the Gyanvapi mosque committee’s application raising objections to the maintainability of the civil suit…
- India
UP minister who resigned says he will continue in office
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Dinesh Khatik, who had created a furore on Wednesday by sending his resignation to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, said on Thursday that…
- India
Govt spent Rs 911.17cr on advertisements over last three years
New Delhi: The government spent Rs 911.17 crore on advertisements in newspapers, television channels and web portals in the past three years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Rajya Sabha…
- India
NEET row: 2 more arrested for ‘forcing girl students to remove innerwear’
Kollam: Two more persons, who oversaw the NEET exam held in an educational institution in Kerala, were arrested by police on Thursday for allegedly asking girl students to remove their innerwear for…
- India
Gyanvapi mosque case: Next hearing on July 25
Varanasi: The Hindu side on Thursday completed its arguments in the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri temple case in the district court here, which fixed July 25 as the next date of hearing. Arguments…
- Telangana
TRS MPs stage walkout in Lok Sabha in protest against GST hike
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) staged a walkout in Lok Sabha in protest against the Central government’s decision to increase the Goods and Services Tax (GST), on Thursday. While Congress MPs…
- India
Over 26,500 appeals, complaints pending with CIC: Centre
New Delhi: Over 26,500 appeals and complaints are pending with the transparency watchdog Central Information Commission (CIC) as on July 18, 2022, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Central Information Commission…
- India
MP: Bajrang Dal member allegedly attacked for supporting Nupur Sharma
Bhopal: A member of the Bajrang Dal was attacked in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly making statements in support of BJP’s suspended leader Nupur Sharma. As per the police, an incident was reported…
- India
Over 9 lakhs vacancies in central govt as on March 1, 2021
New Delhi: Over 9 lakh posts in various Central government departments were lying vacant as on March 1, 2021, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply, MoS PMO…
- Bangalore
4 migrant labourers from UP dies in wall collapse in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, four migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh were killed after a wall of an under construction apartment collapsed on them on Thursday morning in the outskirts of Bengaluru.…
- Bangalore
PSI recruitment scam: CID to conduct lie-detector test on ADGP
Bengaluru: The CID, probing the Sub-Inspector scam in Karnataka, is all set to conduct a lie-detector test (polygraph) on arrested ADGP Amrit Paul in the absence of cooperation from him, sources in…
- India
‘Can’t deny abortion if woman is unmarried’, SC allows plea to terminate pregnancy
New Delhi: In a significant decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the examination of a 24-week pregnant unmarried woman by an AIIMS medical board to determine whether the pregnancy can be…
- India
Around 9.79 lakh posts lying vacant in central govt departments
New Delhi: Out of the total sanctioned strength of 40.35 lakh posts in various central government departments, around 9.79 lakh are lying vacant. Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh on…
