NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused Congress of “stabbing Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar in the back” by giving reservations based on religion.Addressing a election rally in Madhya Pradesh, PM Modi said, “Congress provided reservation on the basis of religion in 2004, stabbing Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, architect of the Constitution, in the back.”“Our Constitution…
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LONDON: Two Indian students were Wednesday found dead in the water at a popular sightseeing spot in Scotland. The bodies of the two men were recovered on Wednesday night by emergency services from the water at the Linn of Tummel, picturesque roaring waterfalls surrounded by rocks situated northwest of Pitlochry in Perthshire, where the rivers…
NEW DELHI: Mainstreaming the 46 lakh dropouts/missing children in secondary and senior secondary level is top priority of Centre in the first 100-days of the next govt as well as of the five-year agenda for school education. One of the plans is to enable students who don’t qualify for classes XI and upwards to allow…
B JP has won not more than seven of the 42 seats in any of the 10 Lok Sabha elections held in Andhra Pradesh-Telangana since the party was formed in 1980. While it drew nil results in 1989, 1996, 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the party sprang a surprise only once by winning seven…
Malabar Gold & Diamonds is set to open ten new stores with an aim to reach 350 stores by the month of March. Currently, Malabar is the world’s sixth-largest jewellery group and the 19th in Deloitte’s luxury goods global ranking. The new store openings in India include Latur, Satara and Nagpur in Maharashtra; Kolar and…
Spinning mills from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana that account around 55% of the spinning capacity in the country have appealed to the central and state government for relief measures to overcome the financial impact of global recession and sluggish demand in the domestic markets. “The 11% import duty levied on cotton and the…
NEW DELHI: Ethnic apparel retailer Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd on Wednesday said its initial share sale will open for public subscription on September 20. The bidding for the anchor investors will open on September 18. The IPO of Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd (SSKL) comprises fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 600 crore…
