NEW DELHI: Govt will soon roll out the next version of the livelihood mission for urban poor and vulnerable sections with focus on six groups, including domestic, construction, sanitation, and gig workers.Under the scheme, govt will facilitate eligible individual urban poor or a group of such persons to avail microcredit of up to Rs 4…
NEW DELHI: Exit polls on Saturday predicted that the Congress will be sweeping back into power in Haryana after a gap of 10 years, while its alliance with the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be in a strong position and may form the next government, which last held assembly elections 10 years…
Malabar exercise. (File photo) NEW DELHI: The top-notch Malabar naval exercise of India, the US, Japan and Australia will kick off in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, amid China’s continuing muscle-flexing in the South China Sea and expanding strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).The 28th edition of the Malabar exercise being hosted…
NEW DELHI: Protesting junior doctors in Kolkata began fast unto death on Saturday as they said that their demands were not fulfilled by the Mamata Bengree-led West Bengal government.The doctors had called off their “total cease work” on Friday with a 24-hour ultimatum to the state government to fulfill their demands.“Like we said yesterday, we…
NEW DELHI: The Congress is likely to wrest Haryana from the BJP with the exit polls predicting over 50 seats for the grand-old-party in the 90-member assembly. If the exit poll predictions prove true on October 8, when the votes are counted, the Congress will see the return of its government in the state after…
NEW DELHI: In the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, the C voter exit poll has predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would emerge as the single largest party in the Jammu region by winning 27-31 seats.According to C voter predictions, the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance will get around 11-15 seats, while Mehbooba…
NEW DELHI: Initial exit polls released on Saturday predicted a Congress sweep in Haryana with the party winning around 57 seats, the BJP 14 seats, INLD 4 seats and other around 15 seats. As per pollster Matrize, Congress is expected to win 55-62 seats, BJP 18-24, INLD 3-6, JJP 0-3 and others 2-5 seats.Peoples Pulse…
NEW DELHI: The Shimla district court has ordered the dismantling of three unauthorised floors of Sanjauli mosque building, according to a lawyer representing Waqf Board in the case.Advocate BS Thakur said: “The court has passed orders that the Masjid committee and Waqf Board should demolish the top three floors of the mosque at their own…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday launched a sharp attack against the Congress after sharing a video on X (formerly Twitter) which allegedly shows a female farmer leader being molested in the presence of Congress MP Deepender Hooda and other leaders on stage during campaigning.BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla attacked the grand…
Iltija Mufti (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Saturday voiced strong criticism of the incoming government in UT of Jammu and Kashmir, describing it as “toothless tiger” and claiming its chief minister will be a “rubber stamp” and a “glorified mayor” of a “municipality.”Her comments come ahead of…
