Islamabad : Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday telephoned Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and discussed with him Islamabad’s efforts to highlight the Kashmir issue. Though there was no immediate reaction from the Ministry of External Affairs but Qureshi’s move may not go down well with India, which […]
New Delhi : The AAP government Tuesday decided to convene a seven-day Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly starting February 22. According to an official statement, the decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “The Cabinet in its meeting on Tuesday, chaired by […]
Jaipur : Welcoming Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of minimum income guarantee to poor, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday said he has already started preparations about the scheme. Gehlot said that the country is capable of providing such a guarantee to its citizens. “This is a historic announcement. […]
Mumbai : The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission in its report has said that Marathas and Kunbis are one and the same community. As the Kunbis are already included in the Other Backward Class (OBC), the Marathas too should have been categorised as a Backward Class long ago, it […]
Jaipur : Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has sought reports from vice chancellors of state universities about the work done in villages adopted by the them, a spokesperson said Tuesday. On the basis of reports received from the vice chancellors, Singh will make an assessment of smart villages. “The governor […]
Kulia (Odisha) : BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday dubbed the proposed “mahagathbandhan” (grand alliance) of opposition parties as “helpless” and asserted that his party would retain power after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as only Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership could thwart any misadventure by Pakistan. In a […]
Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex Wednesday rallied over 250 points on heavy buying in metal, IT and banking stocks amid positive cues from other Asian markets ahead of US-China trade talks and US Fed policy meet outcome. The 30-share index was trading 188.10 points, or 0.5 per cent, […]
Mumbai : The rupee depreciated by 25 paise to 71.36 against the US dollar in early trade Wednesday amid strengthening of the American currency and rising crude prices. Forex traders said strengthening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas and sustained foreign fund outflows weighed on the local […]
Muzaffarnagar (UP) : A wanted criminal and two of his associates were arrested following an encounter between the accused and security forces in Shamli district, police said Wednesday. Kurban, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, was arrested near Jalalabad police outpost on Tuesday, SP Ajay Kumar […]
Noida (UP) : In a major operation, a police inspector and three journalists were arrested here on charges of bribery and extortion, officials said Wednesday. “Manoj Kumar Pant, SHO of Sector 20 police station, and journalists Sushil Pandit, Udit Goyal and Raman Thakur were arrested yesterday,” Senior Superintendent of […]
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