Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:33:40
The city police on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court's 2021 order discharging Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case.
Justice D K Sharma asked the counsel for the Delhi Police to supply a copy of its petition to Tharoor's counsel, who claimed the plea was not served to him and it was "deliberately" sent to a wrong
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Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:31:44
As India formally assumes the G20 Presidency today, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the event offers an opportunity to share India's story with others.
Speaking at the University Connect Programme at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, Jaishankar said there are very good reasons why today's world is taking a much deeper interest in India.
"G20 presidency offers an opportunity to
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Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:29:42
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday asked the Modi government what will it gain by "snatching away" the money from poor students, a day after it stopped scholarships for minority students of classes 1 to 8.
On Tuesday, the government limited its pre-matric scholarship scheme meant for minority communities to students of classes 9 and 10, stating that the Right to Education Act co
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Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:27:58
Police lathi-charged labourers protesting outside Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence in Sangrur district on Wednesday.
A senior police official, however, claimed that the police did not use force against the protesters.
Hundreds of labourers, under the banner of Sanjha Mazdoor Morcha, were protesting against the Aam Aadmi Party government in support of various demands including
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Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:12:38
The Taliban dispensation in Afghanistan has said that India will resume work on at least 20 stalled projects in several provinces across the war-torn country.
In June, India re-established its diplomatic presence in Kabul by deploying a "technical team" to its embassy in the Afghan capital.
India withdrew its officials from the embassy after the Taliban seized power in August 2021, following
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Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:11:13
Nearly 3.64 lakh educated and "semi-educated" youngsters had registered with employment exchanges across Gujarat till December 2021, according to state government data.
Of them, the highest number of unemployed youths -- 26,921 -- were in Vadodara, followed by Ahmedabad (26,628), Anand (22,515), Rajkot (18,997) and Kheda (16,163) districts.
The figures were shared by Labour, Skill Developmen
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Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:10:01
The Indian Navy on Wednesday said it keeps surveillance over the Indian Ocean Region where "the Chinese intrusions are not uncommon" and asserted that the force was committed to protect the country's interest in the strategic area.
Southern Naval Command (SNC) chief, Vice Admiral M A Hampiholi, said the Indian Navy keeps surveillance in the region through satellites and maritime reconnaissance
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Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:08:24
Stating that RTE covers compulsory education up to class 8th for all students, the government has now limited its pre-matric scholarship scheme meant for backward and minority communities to students of class 9th and 10th. Earlier, the pre-matric scholarship used to cover education for grades 1 to 8 also belonging to SC, ST, OBC and minority communities.
The government, in a notice, justified i
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Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:02:30
For a long time after the final whistle, Luis Chavez crouched on the field in anguish.
He had just scored in Mexico's furious attempt to stay alive at the World Cup, but the 2-1 victory on Wednesday over Saudi Arabia wasn't enough. Because of Argentina's 2-0 victory over Poland in a simultaneous match, Mexico failed to advance out of its group for the first time since 1978.
“We had a chance
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