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- India
Omicron strains 20-30 percent more infectious
New Delhi: Amid rising COVID cases in the national capital and other States, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) will review the data of genomic surveillance of COVID-19 variants on Friday, said…
- Telangana
Telangana: Sanction of 10 lakh new Aasra pensions approved
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday announced that 10 lakh new beneficiaries would get pensions under the Aasra scheme from August 15. This will be in addition to the existing 36 lakh…
- India
Karnataka: Mangalore college cancels ABVP’s pooja permission
The University College Mangalore, Humpankatte, withdrew permission to the ABVP for organising a ‘Bharath Mata Pooja’ in its campus on Thursday. The move came after student groups and pro-hijab activists demanded it…
- India
Anubrata Mondal: Bengal’s ‘Bahubali’ and trusted aide of Mamata
Kolkata: The CBI arrest of senior TMC leader Anubrata Mondal — a loyalist of party supremo Mamata Banerjee — in the alleged cattle smuggling scam on Thursday threatens his three-decade-long political career,…
- India
Income tax payers barred from enrolling in Atal Pension Yojana from Oct 1
New Delhi: Income taxpayers will not be allowed to enrol in the government’s social security scheme Atal Pension Yojana (APY) from October 1, according to a notification. The government introduced APY on…
- Politics
Bihar: How a courtesy call changed the political scenario
New Delhi: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time after forming a new “Grand Alliance” which includes Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya…
- World
UNSC: India slams China, Pakistan for ‘double standards’ on terror
United Nations: Taking a dig at China, India has told a UN Security Council meeting chaired by Beijing that it was “most regrettable” that genuine and evidence-based proposals to blacklist some of…
- Hyderabad
Did the founder of Hyderabad really have a lover named Bhagmati?
Hyderabad: History is peppered with legends and myths. Sometimes, in the absence of facts, those are all that we have. And unfortunately, Hyderabad is one such place which has its foundations tied…
- India
Can Nitish be the pivot of Opposition unity in 2024?
New Delhi: Nitish could emerge as the pointsman in the opposition unity if a non-Gandhi is propped up for a joint opposition. The Bihar coup is directly linked with Nitish Kumar’s smartly…
- Politics
Why Nitish, BJP not on same page anymore?
New Delhi: Nitish Kumar, the powerful JD-U leader, on Tuesday once again parted ways with the BJP-led NDA and resigned as the Chief Minister, joining hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)…
- India
Nitish Kumar as Opposition’s PM candidate in 2024? Many wary of his ‘U-turns’
New Delhi: As he snapped ties with the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has once again been pitched as a prime ministerial candidate for the 2024 elections by some, but a…
- India
Caste census & eye on 2024 lead to frictions between JD(U), BJP in Bihar
New Delhi: Caste census acted as a catalyst in uniting the Bihar-based OBC parties, the script of which was written in April-May when both — RJD and JD(U)– advocated for it. Both…
- India
Bihar: Nitish calls off alliance with BJP, to join hands with Lalu
Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, has dissolved his coalition with the BJP in Bihar and is scheduled to meet with the governor this evening alongside Tejashwi Yadav, according to media…
- India
Parallel meetings of JD(U), RJD begin amid soaring political temperatures in Bihar
Patna: Parallel meetings of the JD(U) which helms the Bihar government, and the opposition RJD are on here Tuesday amid speculations of a major political move by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The…
- India
Rajya Sabha lost 47 hours in the monsoon session due to interruptions
New Delhi: Over 47 hours of productive time was wasted due to interruptions and protests in the monsoon session of the Rajya Sabha that concluded on Monday even as business was conducted…
