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- India
Apex Naga body of Manipur seeks lifting of economic blockade
Imphal: The United Naga Council (UNC), the apex civic body of the Naga tribes in Manipur, on Wednesday requested a Kangpokpi district-based tribal body to lift the economic blockade on the highways…
- India
Jharkhand: Transgenders to get Rs 1k pension, benefits of backward class category
Ranchi: With an aim to provide social security and bring them into the mainstream of society, Jharkhand government has decided to add the transgender community under its universal pension scheme, an official…
- India
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court adjourns hearing Tytler’s plea seeking court records
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday adjourned hearing of arguments on the plea of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler seeking court records from the year 1984 till 2023 to September 11. Tytler…
- India
Defamation case: Delhi court exempts Bajrang Punia from personal appearance
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday exempted wrestler Bajrang Punia from personal appearance for a day in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by sports coach Naresh Dahiya. Dahiya has…
- India
JD-U comes up with INDIA poster with Nitish at the centre
Patna: Amid the ongoing ‘India vs Bharat’ debate in the country, the JD-U in Patna on Wednesday came up with posters featuring leaders of 14 political parties who are part of the…
- Delhi
Entry of vehicles on Delhi’s Mandir Marg to be restricted on Janmashtami
New Delhi: In view of Janamasthmi celebrations in the national capital on Thursday, the Delhi Traffic Police has restricted vehicle entry on Mandir Marg in central Delhi from the Talkatora Stadium roundabout…
- Middle East
India tops list of new Dubai Chamber of Commerce members in H1 2023
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has revealed that Indian investors topped the list of nationalities behind new companies joining…
- Hyderabad
Former VP Naidu backs India’s name change to ‘Bharat’, simultaneous polls
Hyderabad: Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the country needs to have simultaneous elections for both Parliament and the assembly as frequent polls will impede the progress of the…
- World
Japan joins India and China’s neighbours in rejecting Beijing’s new map
Beijing: Japan has joined India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan to lodge protests against China over its new “standard map” for including the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea…
- India
Sonia writes to PM Modi, flags 9 issues for Parliament special session
New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday said that it was unfortunate that the Centre has convened Parliament’s special session without sharing agenda, and Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi has written a…
- India
Bharat vs INDIA row: Mayawati urges SC to take cognizance of ‘shallow politics’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of “shallow politics” being done on ‘Bharat’ and ‘INDIA’ and demanded a ban on all…
- India
Manipur: Protesters throng Phougakchao Ikhai to break down army barricades
Imphal: Hundreds of protesters gathered at Phougakchao Ikhai in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Wednesday, as they tried to break through army barricades in an attempt to reach their deserted houses in Torbung,…
- India
VHP asks INDIA to drop DMK from the bloc
Lucknow: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Alok Kumar has said that if INDIA does not remove Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as its constituent, people shall be free to assume that…
- India
Oppn calling itself BHARAT might stop govt’s ‘game of changing names’: Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a swipe at the government over the India-Bharat naming row, saying the opposition bloc could call itself the “Alliance for Betterment, Harmony And…
- Technology
6 Indian companies enter top 10 digital media players’ list in FY23
New Delhi: Six homegrown companies secured spots in the top 10 rankings of pure-play digital media companies by revenue in FY23, a report showed on Wednesday. These six Indian companies are Dream…
