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Andhra Pradesh: Vizag railway station shut, high alert at Guntur
Visakhapatnam: Railway authorities on Saturday closed the Visakhapatnam railway station and beefed up security at all other major stations in Andhra Pradesh as a precautionary measure to prevent protests against the Central government’s…
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Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind extends financial assistance to kin of protestors killed in Ranchi
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Friday announced to extend financial support of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of those killed in the violence that erupted in Ranchi after the Friday…
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Ailing Pervez Musharraf expected to return to Pakistan soon
Dubai: Pakistan’s former military leader Pervez Musharraf, who has been living in Dubai since 2016, is expected to return to Pakistan soon. As per sources, Musharraf is expected to return to Pakistan…
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Telangana: Protestors booked for attempt to murder, rioting in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: The Railway police have registered a case of attempt to murder and rioting against the protestors of Agnipath scheme who had allegedly indulged in violence at Secunderabad railway station. The railway…
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Agnipath row: Protests across country on June 16, 17; 11 states affected
Armed forces and aspiring army officers in several states of the country on June 16 and 17 that is protested against the newly launched Agnipath recruitment scheme. On June 13, the Bharatiya…
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Notification allowing linking Aadhaar with voter list issued: Rijiju
New Delhi: The government on Friday issued rules allowing linking of electoral roll data with Aadhaar, making electoral law gender neutral for service voters and enabling young citizens register as voters four…
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Defend Agnipath: BJP to leaders amid protests across country
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing violent protests in several states and bitter criticism by many veterans of the recently announced ‘Agnipath’ scheme, the BJP is planning to make its cadre aware about…
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Prophet remark row: Bhim Sena chief arrested for threatening Nupur Sharma
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested Bhim Sena chief Nawab Satpal Tanwar for threatening and announcing a bounty of Rs one crore on now-removed BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks…
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KTR demands BJP govt to reconsider and review Agnipath scheme
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday has demanded the central government to reconsider the controversial Agnipath scheme for recruitment into the Indian Army. His demand…
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Agnipath threat to Indian security: Haryana farmers, khap panchayats
Chandigarh: The agitation against the Central government’s Agnipath recruitment scheme continued for a second day on Friday, with protesters blocking roads and railway tracks in parts of Haryana, largely close to the…
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EU Commission backs candidate status for Ukraine
Kyiv: The executive arm of the European Union recommended Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc. The promise of membership in a union created to…
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One dead, many injured, all aggrieved: Hyderabad’s Agnipath protestors
Hyderabad: The visuals from Secunderabad railway station leave little to one’s imagination. As charred remains of vehicles lay abandoned on railway tracks, young men gathered in heaps and raise their voices in…
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Agnipath scheme: Violent protest breaks out at Secunderabad Railway Station
Hyderabad: Violent protest broke out at Secunderabad Railway Station on Friday against the Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment in the armed forces. The situation on the first three platforms became tense…
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IBPS issues notification to fill up various posts in 43 banks
New Delhi: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has invited applications to fill up the posts of Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager), Officer Scale-II Specialist Officer (Manager), Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer (Manager),…
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Prophet row: US condemns remarks by BJP’s Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal
Washington: The US has said it condemns the controversial remarks made by two now-suspended BJP functionaries against Prophet Mohammad and encourages India to promote respect for human rights. The BJP on June 5…
