- India
Mayawati questions Congress’s ‘silence’ on creamy layer among SCs, STs
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday questioned the “silence of the Congress” on the August 1 judgment of the Supreme Court directing the states to evolve a policy for identifying the creamy…
- India
Govt should have nullified SC’s ‘creamy layer’ judgement through Parliament: Kharge
New Delhi: Asserting that the idea of denying reservation to SCs and STs on account of the creamy layer concept is “condemnable”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the government should…
- India
Congress’s swipe at PM: Hopefully he’ll find time to also visit Manipur
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said it is good that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Wayanad and hoped that he would “find the time and the inclination” to also visit…
- Bangalore
We will expose scams, whether it’s Kumaraswamy or Yediyurappa: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday stated that the Karnataka government would not spare anyone guilty of corruption. “Whether it is Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, BJP state President BY Vijayendra, former CM…
- Kerala
PM Modi visits disaster-hit Chooralmala in Wayanad
Wayanad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the landslide-devastated areas of Wayanad district in Kerala on Saturday, walking through the affected regions to assess the damage. Modi, who arrived in the hill district…
- India
Video of group calling some people ‘Bangladeshi’ goes viral, Delhi Police launches probe
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has initiated a probe after a video emerged on social media where some people were seen being assaulted by a group of men calling them “Bangladeshi”, officials…
- India
Jaishankar emphasises deeper India-Maldives ties for regional prosperity as he meets Muizzu
Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu here on Saturday and emphasised New Delhi’s commitment to deepen India-Maldives ties for the benefit of the people in the two…
- World
Minorities faced 205 attacks after fall of Hasina-govt in Bangladesh: Rights group
Dhaka: Members of minority communities in Bangladesh faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, according to two Hindu…
- India
MUDA: Oppn trying to tarnish my image with false charges, said Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: Accusing the opposition BJP and JD(S) of trying to tarnish his image by levelling false allegations in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment ‘scam’, Karnataka Chief Minister…
- India
PM Modi carries out aerial survey of disaster-hit areas of Wayanad
Wayanad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday carried out an aerial survey of disaster-hit areas of this north Kerala district where landslides claimed hundreds of lives. Modi conducted aerial survey of the…
- India
President Murmu conferred with Timor-Leste’s highest civilian award
Dili: President Droupadi Murmu was conferred the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, the country’s highest civilian award, by her counterpart José Ramos-Horta on Saturday. Murmu, 66, received the award for her…
- India
India to introduce UPI payment service in Maldives
Male: India and Maldives have signed an agreement to introduce the Unified Payments Interface in the archipelago nation, which will have a “very positive” impact on its tourism sector, External Affairs Minister…
- World
BCB seeks Bangladesh army’s assurance for hosting women’s T20 World Cup
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has sought security assurance from the country’s army chief for conducting the women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held on October 3-20 amid political unrest in…
- India
After Vinesh’s weight row, Aman Sehrawat loses 4.6 kg in 10 hrs before bronze bout
Paris: To gain something, Aman Sehrawat first needed to lose something. When the scales of the weighing machine showed 61.5 kg on Thursday after his semi-final defeat to eventual champion Rei Higuchi,…
- News
PM Modi to visit landslides-hit areas of Wayanad
Wayanad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Wayanad on Saturday to evaluate the ongoing relief and rehabilitation operations and engage with survivors of the recent landslides in the region. According to officials,…
