LUCKNOW: In a rare display of solidarity among one-time alliance partners who contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls together and then parted ways on a bitter note, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav came to the defence of BSP supremo Mayawati when a BJP MLA used derogatory words for her at a news channel debate. Mayawati reciprocated,…
MUMBAI: Even as the sexual abuse of two pre-school girls by a janitor of a Badlapur school and the subsequent protests by the public is fresh in people’s minds, in another disturbing incident, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by a 16-year-old canteen boy in a private school in the Vasai region over a…
GURGAON/CHANDIGARH: BJP and INLD have urged the Election Commission in separate letters to consider deferring the Oct 1 assembly polls in Haryana for a better turnout.State BJP president Mohanlal Badoli wrote to the poll panel on Thursday and INLD’s Abhay Chautala on Saturday, pointing out that many voters might give the election a miss because…
RAIPUR: The time has come to deal a “ruthless final blow” to left-wing extremism and liberate the country from this scourge by March 2026, Union home minister Amit Shah said in Raipur on Saturday.Shah, who arrived here on a two-day tour to review security operations and development strategy in Maoist-affected states, said: “Between 2019 and…
NEW DELHI: Bringing significant benefits to 23 lakh central govt employees, the central government on Saturday announced an overhaul of the 20-year-old National Pension System, including a higher contribution by govt for a guaranteed payout of 50% of the average basic pay drawn during the last 12 months of service. With the Unified Pension Scheme…
NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a biotech policy for high-performance biomanufacturing – BioE3 – that will accelerate innovation-driven support to bio-economy and green growth, and cleared a proposal of continuation of the three schemes on institutional and human capacity building, R&D, and technology deployment as a unified central scheme named ‘Vigyan Dhara‘.BioE3 will…
NEW DELHI: As senior BJP politicians hailed the govt decision to introduce the UPS, home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the move was a reiteration of the Modi government‘s commitment for the welfare and security of its employees.Shah said in a post on X: “Congratulations to our central govt employees on the approval of…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has invited PM Modi along with other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders for the council of heads of govt (CHG) in-person meeting it will host in October. While there is no question of Modi travelling to Islamabad, it will be interesting to see if he deputes a minister to represent India at…
DINDIGUL: The Dravidian model of governance has never been a barrier to different faiths and is benevolent to all religions, Tamil Nadu chief ministerM K Stalin said on Saturday.DMK govt was focusing on the overall development of the state, including social and other sectors; and religious places of worship should be free from any discrimination,…
NEW DELHI: A new report highlights that nearly 61% of 543 MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha possess assets valued at Rs 5 crores or more and nearly 32% of members have a dynastic background, indicating entrenched familial ties in politics. Of these dynasts, 20.9% are first-generation, 72.1% are second-generation, and 6.4% are multi-generational politicians.This…
