NEW DELHI: The stage is set for assembly elections in five states with the Election Commission announcing the dates for the electoral battle. Voting will happen between November 7 and November 30 while the counting of votes will be held on December 3. While Chhattisgarh will vote in two phases, the

Air India has cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv till October 14, and around 14 airline staff have returned from the Israeli city. Israel came under attack by Hamas terrorists on Saturday and since then, both sides have been engaged in fighting in which scores of people have died. An A

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS): The Supreme Court has said that it is not permissible for the High Court to review its own order granting bail unless there are valid grounds available for cancellation of bail. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal on Wednesday set aside an orde

Modi government has given a big gift to crores of beneficiaries under the Ujjwala scheme. The government has increased the subsidy on gas cylinder to Rs 300 instead of Rs 200. This means that people coming under Ujjwala scheme will now get a gas cylinder worth only Rs 600. The government has reduced

The Delhi Police has sealed the office of news portal NewsClick in connection with its probe into a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations that it received money for pro-China propaganda. The Delhi Police's Special Cell searched 30 locations connected with the news po

New Delhi: 3 October 2023 (Agencies) As several parts of North India experienced strong tremors, people took to social media to share videos of objects shaking inside their homes. Delhi and its surrounding areas experienced strong tremors after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. Videos captured

Nanded: In a shocking development, at least 24 persons, including 12 infants, have died in the past 24 hours at a government hospital Nanded, Maharashtra, triggering strong reactions from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), here on Monday. According to officials, among the dead are at least 12 i

Bengaluru, Oct 02 (IANS): Gandhi is the only Mahatma and ‘Father of the Nation’, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday and added that the Mahatma reached every nook and corner of the world with just the mantra of non-violence. “He reached out to people through the simp

RBI had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes from circulation on May 19. It had asked the masses to exchange their notes by September 30, 2023. The extension of the deadline appears to be aimed at providing more time to the masses to deposit the notes without last-minute hassles. The ap

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS): President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Women's Reservation Bill, a week after it was passed by both Houses of Parliament, thus making it a law. The bill was passed in Parliament on September 21. The new law provides 33 percent reservation for women i

The women's reservation bill is a  'jumla' (empty promise) as the BJP thinks people vote for it and then forget the party's promises after some time, said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on September 28. The bill, which earmarks 33 per cent seats in Lok Sabha and state

  The largest workers’ union in the banking sector, the All India Bank Employees’ Association, has called for a series of strikes across the nation between 4 December and 20 January 2024 demanding staff recruitment. “There is a deliberate attempt on the part of the Gover

New Delhi: Stating that if the allegations are true, it should shock the state's conscience, the Supreme Court today ordered that a senior IPS officer be appointed to monitor the investigation in the case where a seven-year-old was slapped repeatedly by his classmates on the instruction of their

After Nishikant Dubey, another BJP MP Ravi Kishan Shukla wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday urging him to examine the conduct of BSP MP Danish Ali, alleging "unparliamentary" acts and use of words by the opposition lawmaker in the House. With Opposition parties demanding stri

Amid an uproar over BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's derogatory remarks against BSP parliamentarian Danish Ali in the Lok Sabha, prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Saturday said it was a ''shameful incident'' in the democratic history of India and it was the constitution

The BJP today said it was impossible to implement women's reservation in time for the upcoming election and promised to implement it for the 2029 election. "If you pass this bill today, I can promise you that there will be MPs from women's reservation quota in this house in 2029,&quo

The Lok Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill with 454 votes on Wednesday evening. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam will grant 33% seats to women in the Lower House of Parliament as well as state legislative assemblies. Implementation of the proposed law can however take several more years &

Dubai, Sep 19: President of Indian Association Sharjah said that passenger ship travel between Kerala and UAE will be launched soon with ticket prices at just AED 442 (Rs 10,000) and an allowance of 200 kg of baggage. The ship is expected to reach Kerala in three days’ time from UAE. A