Amaravati: In a setback to the Chandrababu Naidu-led government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday set aside 34 per cent reservation for the Backward Classes in local body elections. The High Court struck down two government orders providing 34 per cent reservation to backward classes,...
Mehsana: Three Gujarat residents who went missing in Ethiopia while allegedly attempting to reach the United States through an illegal migration route have reached India and are on their way to Mehsana district, police confirmed Thursday. Rutvik Jansari, Mamta Chavda and Mayuri had left Gujarat...
New Delhi: Congress MP K C Venugopal wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday over the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, flagging concerns that no meaningful consultation with stakeholders is taking place and that there is an intention to...
Mumbai: Accolades poured in Thursday for Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who fought off a co-pilot trying to crash a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and saved several lives despite being stabbed. His childhood friend, neighbours from the Mumbai building where he lived...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the execution of the death penalty of an operative of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen in connection with the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts that left 56 people dead. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, AG Masih and Sandeep...
Milwaukee: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said that he met European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting here and reviewed progress towards the signing and entry into force of the India-EU...
New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have increased commercial LPG rates by Rs 62.50 per 19-kg cylinder effective from Thursday in line with firming international benchmark prices. Apart from that, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices were also increased by Rs 16 per litre. ATF...
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar Thursday appealed to Congress booth-level agents (BLAs), party leaders and workers to provide details of alleged bulk submissions of Form 7 applications seeking deletion of names from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. In two videos...
London: Prime Minister Andy Burnham Wednesday said the UK believes that Iran played a part in the incident near a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in a south-west England village, being investigated by the country's counter-terrorism police. Five British nationals in their 20s were arrested...
Milwaukee: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is representing India as Trade Ministers from the world's major economies gather in Milwaukee Wednesday for a two-day G20 meeting focused on the future of global trade, supply chains, excess industrial capacity and the rules governing international commerce....
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India’s air-power shortcomings are becoming harder to ignore. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, very publicly, flagging Pakistan’s collaboration with China...
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