India
- Delhi
EPFO adds 18.53 lakh members in August, new members up amid job growth
New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Sunday, October 20 said it added 18.53 lakh net members in the month of August, a 9.07 percent year-on-year growth compared to August…
- India
Infant mortality rate falls in Bihar, Jharkhand amid govt’s healthcare push: J P Nadda
New Delhi: Union Health minister J P Nadda on Sunday, October 20 said that the infant mortality rate in Bihar came down from 42 to 27 in 2020, and in Jharkhand, from…
- India
Even if we go solo in Jharkhand polls, won’t sabotage INDIA bloc: RJD amid seat-sharing impasse
Ranchi: Expressing its disappointment with the JMM and Congress over seat-sharing for the Jharkhand assembly polls, the RJD on Sunday, October 20 said it would not settle for less than 12 seats,…
- India
Maharashtra: Deputy CM Fadnavis, state chief Bawankule in BJP’s first list
Mumbai: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, state chief Chandrasekhar Bawankule, and Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar are among the 99 candidates for the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly elections named in the BJP’s…
- India
Will it reduce unemployment or spread hatred?, RJD questions Giriraj Singh’s Yatra
Patna: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Misa Bharti on Sunday, October 20 posed pointed questions at Union minister Giriraj Singh’s ‘Hindu Swabhiman Yatra’ and asked what good was intended to serve.…
- News
PM Modi inaugurates eye hospital in Varanasi, launches Rs 6,100 cr projects
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a visit to Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, on Sunday, October 20 inaugurated the RJ Sankara eye hospital and is set to unveil various developmental…
- Middle East
Bombay House restaurant set to launch in Dubai to honour late Ratan Tata
Dubai-based hospitality group Sowaka Hospitality is set to launch “Bombay House,” a new Indian restaurant that pays tribute to Ratan Tata, the esteemed leader of the Tata Group, who passed away on…
- India
AAP declares candidates for 4 Assembly seats in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on Sunday, October 20 released the list of candidates for the upcoming by-polls to the four Assembly constituencies in Punjab, scheduled on November 13. From Gidderbaha,…
- News
Dholpur mishap: PM Modi extends condolences to bereaved families, announces ex-gratia
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, October 20 expressed sympathy for the death of 12 people, including eight children and a couple, in a road accident in Rajasthan’s Dholpur and…
- India
Bangladeshi citizen living as monk in India arrested in Bihar
Patna: A Bangladeshi citizen, identified as Babu Joe Barua alias Rajiv Dutta, was arrested at the Gaya Airport in Bihar, an official said. Barua has been living in India illegally for the…
- News
TN: Forest department intensifies search for killer leopard
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has intensified its search for a leopard that killed a six-year-old girl in Valparai town of Coimbatore district as her horrified parents watched helplessly. The child,…
- India
UDAN scheme transforming aviation landscape, making air travelaffordable: Centre
New Delhi: The Indian aviation landscape has undergone a significant transformation under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, as the number of operational airports in the country doubled from 74…
- Opinions
Opinion: Ladakh discourse missing in J-K polls, first time in history
One of the rare distinctions of the recently concluded J&K Assembly polls was that for the first time in its history Ladakh was not the part of the whole exercise. This was…
- Kashmir
J-K: Encounter breaks out along LoC in Uri, infiltration bid thwarted
Srinagar: Security forces opened fire on Sunday, October 20 after noticing suspicious movement along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The Army’s Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps…
- India
India sees 14 pc growth in vehicle exports in H1 FY25
New Delhi: The vehicle exports from India bounced back in the first six month of the current financial year (FY25) compared to the same period last fiscal, with more than 2.52 million…
