New Delhi: Cabinet Wednesday approved a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance and dearness relief, benefiting over 1.17 crore central government employees and pensioners. Announcing the decision, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has...
New Delhi: India and Mexico Wednesday launched negotiations for a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with an aim to expand bilateral commerce and boost investment flows, the commerce and industry ministry said. The two countries have signed the terms of reference (ToR) to formally launch the...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday closed live streaming of case mentioning in the court of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant. Mentioning in the Supreme Court is a procedural mechanism where lawyers or parties-in-person orally or in writing request the CJI or a...
Tel Aviv: After four decades in uniform, Gadi Eisenkot is seeking to translate his military credentials into political power, challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an election that has left Israel's rival political blocs short of a clear parliamentary majority. The 66-year-old leader of the...
Dubai: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the First Class Order of Zayed II on Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and fellow flydubai crew members in recognition of their courageous efforts to ensure passenger safety during an attempted mid-air attack...
New Delhi: INDIA bloc will now hold its planned 'public impeachment' of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar later this week at the official residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after the party's attempts to organise the event at the Ashok Hotel and Ramlila Maidan allegedly...
New Delhi: The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI), an apex organisation representing traders and entrepreneurs in Delhi, Wednesday wrote an open letter to the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, seeking a 20-minute meeting with him to discuss the Congress-led INDIA...
Lucknow: The elections for the Legislative Council's Teachers' and Graduates' constituencies, seen as a crucial indicator of the political climate ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, are witnessing a fierce contest between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party. In the ongoing vote count for...
Chandigarh: Over 700 incidents of stubble burning have been recorded in Punjab, and 24 FIRs were registered, according to the recent report by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). "Amidst the paddy harvesting season in Punjab, monitoring and enforcement actions are underway to curb incidents...
New Delhi: BJP National President Nitin Nabin will lead a foot march titled ‘Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy’ in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk Wednesday, as the party steps up its outreach amid Opposition protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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