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In what could be yet another reason for the opposition Congress party to worry, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is planning to shed its pro-minority image and run for ‘non-Muslim dominated’ seats. The AIMIM, which ate into Congress’ Muslim votes during the local body elections last year, will field candidates in minority, Dalit and […]
The COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax from Biological E has been approved for booster doses in people aged 18 and up. It can be given to people six months after they’ve taken the first two doses of either Covaxin or Covishield for limited usage in an emergency, according to a statement released today by the business. Corbevax […]
In a significant development, the centre is likely to clear the Tour of Duty scheme for military recruiting soon, paving the way for troops to be inducted into the services for short-term stints. According to top government sources, the Department of Military Affairs, led by Lt Gen Anil Puri, would deliver a presentation to top […]
Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), said on Thursday that the court’s decision in the Gyanvapi mosque case should be respected by everybody and questioned why there is no need to look for a ‘Shivling’ in every mosque. “The Gyanvapi case is still underway. We can’t change the past. It was not […]
Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Friday announced following proposals of the Department of Financial services: (1) Appointment of Swarup Kumar Saha, Executive Director, Punjab National Bank as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD&CEO) in Punjab & Sind Bank for a period of three years with effect from the date of […]
Exactly 59 seconds. This is what it took to wrap up the much-touted and much-awaited joining ceremony of once-firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel into the BJP on Thursday. The lad, who once shook the ruling BJP with his first rally attracting a mammoth crowd of 10 lakh in August 2015, had to wait for a […]
The Congress party announced on its official Twitter account on Thursday that Congress President Sonia Gandhi had tested positive for COVID-19. This comes a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to appear before the agency on June 8 in the National Herald case. According to reports, Congress’ Randeep Surjewala […]
According to a community leader, more than 100 Hindu families have fled Kashmir as a result of the assassination of a Hindu school teacher in Kulgam. Terrorists killed Rajni Bala, 36, outside a government school in Kulgam, south of Srinagar, on Tuesday. Avtar Krishan Bhat, President of a Kashmiri Pandit Colony in Baramulla, said nearly […]
Former Gujarat leader Hardik Patel’s close confidantes of his Patidar agitation days have called his joining the BJP on Thursday a “political suicide” and questioned him about justice to the families of 14 Patel youngsters who died during the 2015 reservation stir. Alpesh Kathiria, who leads the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) now and also […]
Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday blamed North Indian students for the rise in COVID-19 cases in the state. Minister inspected the Vellore Institute of Technology, Kilambakkam as a cluster because of the COVID cases reported recently. “North Indian students are spreading COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu. Students from Kelambakkam VIT College and Sathyasai […]
Prashant Kishor stated on Tuesday that he was involved in 11 elections between 2011 and 2021, but only lost the one in Uttar Pradesh in 2017 due to the Congress and that is the reason why he doesn’t want to work with the party ever again. “From 2011 to 2021, I was involved in 11 […]
The football you pick up from swanky atheleisure stores or even the old-fashioned stand-alone sports shop does not come from traditional football playing nations Brazil, Argentina or even Germany and France. So, the next time you bargain with the storekeepers who insist on rates that could buy you an English PL ticket, tell them “Sisola.” […]
In the past few years, there has been a lot of debate over the performance of the Narendra Modi-led government in the country. This has become a rather hot topic, especially after Covid-19 hit India and government’s actions in handling the pandemic were continuously scrutinized. Overall the government was praised for its handling of the […]
The prestigious Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE) Result for the year 2021 was announced on Monday, May 30. A total of 685 candidates could qualify the exam, with Shruti Sharma from Delhi topping the list of successful candidates. The second and third positions in the exam were bagged by Ankita Agarwal […]
Delhi on Monday was hit by a wind storm at a speed of 100 kmph along with the rains. The half-an-hour-long of havoc resulted in the falling of trees, uprooting of hoardings and tin sheets and also disrupted the movement of the vehicles in the capital territory. The incident left two dead – Kailash, 50, […]
The online gaming industry’s quest for a unified regulatory framework and legal clarity has finally paid off, with the Central Government setting up an Inter-Ministerial Task Force to regulate the Indian online gaming business. This panel will include the Chief Executive Officer of the government’s think tank, NITI Aayog, as well as secretaries from seven different ministries. […]
Following the Supreme Court judgment on February 17, 2020, which entitled women officers to the permanent commission on par with men, raksha mantri Rajnath Singh had tweeted his support for the decision. The landmark judgment was a step in the right direction to end the bitter struggle of female army officers against “sex stereotypes premised on assumptions […]
Even as Union Home Minister Amit Shah is in Gujarat, two senior-most officials, Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar and DGP Ashish Bhatia have been granted an eight-month extension in service until the State Assembly elections slated for December. Pankaj Kumar, a 1986 batch IAS officer, and Bhatia, a 1985 batch IPS officer, were scheduled to retire […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is quite popular among NDA voters, but he is ranked at the bottom of the list of 15 ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet according to the opposition voters, reveals an IANS-CVoter Survey. According to the survey, Shah ranks third with a score of 7.79 in the list of […]
Meanwhile, the country is grappling with the crisis of coal and power shortages, the Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has announced a launch of a 390 MW power plant in the country. India will be receiving its first 390 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, announced the subsidiary company of Adani Green […]
