One of the major issues during the last General Elections (April-May 2024) was about conducting a caste census. The INDIA Alliance put it forward very strongly, while BJP is opposing it. This opposition is very clear-cut and unambiguous. The issue of caste has been...
Hijab row: The way principal treated kids is an issue, says K’taka Edu Minister on withholding award
BENGALURU : Commenting on withholding for now the ‘Best Principal Award’ to the Kundapur Government Pre-University College principal for making girl students wearing hijab stand in the Sun, Karnataka Minister for Education Madhu Bangarappa stated on Thursday that the...
Delhi liquor scam case: SC to decide on CM Kejriwal’s bail today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will decide on Thursday if Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should be released on bail in connection with the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan will resume to hear...
HC seeks CBI report on social media posts on Kolkata rape-murder victim
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the CBI to file a report by September 18 on detestable posts being made on social media regarding the rape-murder victim of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. The court noted that nasty comments, which are far...
Congress MP urges Maharashtra govt to provide succour to rain-hit farmers
Latur: Congress MP Shivaji Kalge has urged the Maharashtra government to provide immediate succour to farmers in Latur and Nanded districts of Maharashtra as recent heavy rains and subsequent flooding have caused large-scale damage to their crops. Kalge, who...
PIL in SC Seeks Halt to Export of Arms, Military Equipment to Israel
NEW DELHI – A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to cancel the existing licences and cease issuing new ones to Indian firms exporting arms and other military equipment to Israel, which is engaged...
INDIA bloc will ensure restoration of statehood to J-K: Rahul Gandhi
Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday kick-started his party’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring people that his party along with the help of INDI A bloc partners will ensure restoration of statehood to the Union territory. “We wished for...
Shivaji statue would not have collapsed, had it been made of stainless steel: Gadkari
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said if stainless steel had been used for construction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue at Rajkot fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, it would not have collapsed. Gadkari also pitched for use of...
Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Tipu Sultan’ dig at Akhilesh Yadav over bulldozer remark
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday responded to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s “bulldozers will turn towards Gorakhpur after 2027” remark, saying not everyone is fit for “handling the bulldozers” as this requires both mind and...
ONDC onboards over 6 lakh sellers, enables 1.2 crore orders per month
Mumbai: The government-run Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is now enabling more than 1.2 crore orders per month, with over six lakh sellers live on the network, it was announced on Tuesday. ONDC was awarded the prestigious gold award under the category...