Category: India News

Why do you hate Nehru so much? Sanjay Raut asks Centre

Mumbai, Sep 5: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the exclusion of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s picture from a poster released by a body of the Union Education Ministry to mark the 75th year of India’s independence shows the Centre’s “narrow mindset”, and asked the Union […]

Cong seeks SC-monitored probe into JEE exam paper leak

New Delhi, Sep 4: The Congress on Saturday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the alleged manipulation of JEE Mains examination after the CBI arrested seven persons in this connection. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the nation owes the hard-working students a fair JEE exam, but the government “is […]

Modi government harmful for employment: Rahul

New Delhi, Sep 3:  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre on Friday over the reported rise in the unemployment rate in the country in August, alleging that the Narendra Modi government is “harmful for employment”. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi posted the screenshot of a media […]

Edible oil prices to begin softening from Dec: Food secy

New Delhi, Sep 3: Retail edible oil prices in the country will start softening from December with arrival of new crops and a possible decline in global rates, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Friday. Retail prices of edible oils in India, which imports 60 per cent of its […]

Dilution of PSUs will hurt common people; Kharge

Hyderabad, Sep 3: The dilution of Public Sector Undertakings and other moves by the NDA government, as outlined in the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP), would hurt the common people, benefit a few and ultimately affect reservations in jobs, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on […]

India locks down restive Kashmir after burial of separatist leader

SRINAGAR, India, Sept 2 – Indian Kashmir veteran separatist politician Syed Ali Shah Geelani was laid to rest early on Thursday in Srinagar, as authorities blanketed the region with troops and clamped down on communications to prevent protests. Geelani, 91, was buried in a graveyard near his home […]

India has most COVID-19 cases in two months, worst-hit Kerala in focus

Summary New infections at 47,092; deaths rise by 509 Kerala state accounts for 70% of new infections Worries Kerala virus may spread to nearby states Festival season Sept-Nov risks fuelling cases BENGALURU, Sept 2 (Reuters) – India reported the biggest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in two months […]

Kolkata to be Durand Cup venue for next five years

Kolkata, Sep 2: Asia’s oldest football tournament — the Durand Cup –will be held in Kolkata for the next five years, Indian Army’s Eastern Command chief Lt General KK Repswal said here on Thursday. The 130th edition of the tournament, which is held under the aegis of Indian Armed […]

Vaccinations in rural India increase amid supply concerns

NEW DELHI — India has dramatically increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in its vast rural hinterland, where around 65% of the country’s nearly 1.4 billion people live. But supply constraints remain for the world’s largest maker of vaccines and experts say it’s unlikely India will reach its target of […]

India’s August gasoil sales stay weak, gasoline jumps, preliminary data shows

NEW DELHI, Sept 1 – India’s August gasoil consumption declined from July and stayed below pre-COVID 2019 levels as monsoon rains hit mobility and industrial activity, preliminary sales data from state fuel-retailers showed on Wednesday. Indian state retailers last month sold about 4.9 million tonnes of diesel, up […]

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