NEW DELHI: Will people of Haryana give ruling BJP consecutive third term in office or will the Congress snatch power from the saffron party after staying in opposition for 10 years? With campaign for the October 5 assembly elections for the 90-member assembly drawing to a close, the stage is set for an interesting contest…
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for the disbursement of productivity linked bonus equivalent to 78 days’ wages worth Rs 2,038.57 crores to more than 11.72 lakh non-gazetted railway employees.“Productivity Linked Bonus for Railway employees of Rs 2,029 crore has been approved by the cabinet for the good performance of railways…
Ashwini Vaishnaw (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet gave its approval to grant classical language status to five Indian languages: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali, announced union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday.“PM Modi has always focused on Indian languages… Today, 5 languages Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali have been approved as classical…
NEW DELHI: Under fire from the Tollywood fraternity and slapped with multiple legal notices, Congress minister Konda Surekha on Thursday had to retract her controversial remarks over BRS leader KT Rama Rao‘s involvement in actors Samantha and Naga Chaitanya‘s divorce. “My comments are meant to question a leader’s belittling of women and not to hurt…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain and Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin skipped summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), according to official sources quoted by PTI.The 61-year-old former MP was summoned to record his statement under…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report, calling the body “a biased organisation with political agenda“.Sharing New Delhi’s take on the report, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said the USCIRF “continues to misrepresent facts and peddles a motivated narrative about India”. “Our views on…
Security forces in Kishtwar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Security forces engaged in a short gunfight with terrorists in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.The incident occurred during a joint search operation in Chatroo, which was initiated based on intelligence about the presence of terrorists in the area. “Contact was established (with terrorists)…
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday weighed in on the escalating situation in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, saying that the latter is setting the stage for a an all-out war in the Middle East with its actions. The Kerala CM, who heads a state with…
In a relief for Jaggi Vasudev‘s Isha Foundation, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to not act further in pursuance of the Madras High Court order asking it to probe alleged illegal confinement of two women at its ashram.The apex court transferred to itself a habeas corpus petition filed before the…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday alleged that the main accused in the Delhi drug bust where cocaine worth over Rs 6500 was seized, has connections with the Congress.The party said that Tushar Goyal was one of the key conspirators of the cartel and served as the chief of the RTI cell of…
