As voting is underway for six Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra, a total of 285 MLAs cast their votes till 3.30 pm in Maharashtra. Earlier, till 1 pm 260 MLAs had cast their votes and 180 MLAs had cast their votes till 11:30 am. In the Rajya Sabha polls for six […]
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Assam: Show cause notices sent to 102 state-run schools for poor per
The Assam Secondary Education Department has served a show cause notice to 102 state-run schools for poor results of their students in the recently declared High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or Class 10 examination. The overall pass percentage of this year’s HSLC examination was 56.49 per cent, which is much […]
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KTR writes open letter to PM Modi over unemployment issue
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the unemployment issue. In his letter to Prime Minister Modi, the Telangana Minister said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government has failed miserably in creating jobs for the youth of the nation. KTR […]
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PM Modi says Centre emphasised holistic approach to improve health sector in last 8 yrs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Central government has emphasised a holistic approach to improving the health sector of the country and has tried to modernise facilities in the last eight years. PM Modi inaugurated AM Naik Healthcare Complex and Nirali multi-speciality hospital at Gujarat’s Navsari on […]
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3 years after hospital switched her newborn, woman reunited with son
In a bizarre incident in Assam’s Barpeta district, three years after a hospital switched her newborn, a woman was finally able to unite with her son following a court directive. Three years back, two pregnant women were admitted to a government-run hospital in Assam’s Barpeta district where they gave birth to […]
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Bombay HC refuses immediate relief to Nawab Malik to cast vote in RS elections
The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to hear the amended petition filed by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik seeking permission to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections. Earlier in the day, the bench of Justice Bharati Dangare denied immediate relief to jailed Malik. The court said that this […]
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Delhi: Massive protest at Jama Masjid over remarks against Prophet
A massive protest took place at Delhi’s Jama Masjid over inflammatory remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal on Friday. Delhi Police said they have removed the protestors and the situation is under control now. “No call for protest given by Masjid. We don’t know […]
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Amit Shah urges Indian historians to resuscitate glory of past
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday appealed to historians in the country to resuscitate the glory of the past for the present, saying that it will help in building a bright future. The Home Minister made the appeal while launching a book ‘Maharanas: A Thousand Year War For Dharma’ written by […]
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Heavy security forces deployed in Jammu’s Bhaderwah town after tensions prevailed over social media posts
Amid the prevailing tension in the Bhaderwah area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a curfew has been imposed along with the suspension of internet services and heavy security deployment in the town as precautionery measures. “We had imposed section 144 last night, keeping in view the rumours that were […]
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Sexual assault case: Kerala HC further extends Vijay Babu’s interim pre-arrest bail
Kerala High Court on Friday further extended the interim pre-arrest bail to actor-producer, Vijay Babu, till Monday. The anticipatory bail plea has been posted for June 10. Single Bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas extended this after the prosecution sought time. Two cases have been registered against Vijay; one is a […]
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Rajya Sabha: Nitish Kumar allots RCP Singh’s bungalow in Patna to chief secretary
The rift between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and senior Janata Dal (United) leader RCP Singh continued to deepen with the state government allotting the latter’s government bungalow in Patna to the state’s chief secretary Sanjay Kumar. The development barely comes a week after the JD(U) nominated Khiro Mehto to Rajya Sabha […]
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India-Bangladesh cross-border bus service flagged off from Agartala
India and Bangladesh cross-border bus service, a popular means of travel between the two neighbours, was flagged off from Agartala, Tripura on Friday with the aim of boosting tourism and people-to-people ties. “India-Bangladesh cross-border bus service on Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata-Agartala flagged off from Agartala today-will help boost tourism and people-to-people ties. The cross-border […]
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Afghan women protest against violations of rights, removal from government institutions
A group of Afghan women on Thursday protested in Kabul against the Taliban for the violations of their rights and the removal of women from government institutions. The group protested under the banner of “Female Civil Service Employment of Afghanistan” and urged the Taliban to let allow women to return […]
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Afghanistan: Taliban torture civilians in Panjshir
Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir province have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday. Since mid-May 2022, fighting has escalated in the province as National Resistance Front (NRF) forces have attacked Taliban units and checkpoints. The Taliban have […]
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Plea in SC seeks stay on RS election result in Rajasthan over BSP MLAs who joined Congress
A plea has been mentioned before the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a stay on the declaration of the Rajya Sabha elections result, in view of six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLAs who had defected to the Congress Party. A vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose said […]