NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court on Thursday declined to stay the socio-educational survey, popularly known as a caste survey, in the state. The court, however, asked the authorities to issue a notification that participation is voluntary and not to disclose any data obtained from participants.The survey – which will record the social, economic, educational,…
Aaditya Thackeray (File photo) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday hinted at a major expose regarding alleged irregularities in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly election electoral rolls. Thackeray likened the upcoming revelations to the Indian Army’s 2016 surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, suggesting the expose would be equally explosive. However, he refused…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a series of central and state government projects worth more than Rs 1.22 lakh crore in Banswara, Rajasthan.Among them was the Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd’s (ASHVINI) Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, valued at about Rs 42,000 crore. The plant will have…
NEW DELHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the Centre should hold talks with the people of Ladakh to address their aspirations, and expressed concerns over the future of children. While talking with reporters, Abdullah warned that if a void is left in the border state, someone else (China) will try to fill…
BJP ‘intoxicated’ by addiction of power: Arvind Kejriwal expresses concerns over situation in Ladakh Expressing serious concerns over the situation in Ladakh, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned if the country gained freedom from the British only to become slaves to the Bharatiya Janata Party instead of the invaders.In a…
Tahir Hussain (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of AIMIM leader and former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, accused in the 2020 Delhi riots murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma.Also Read: Supreme Court grants custody parole to Tahir HussainJustice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed the plea, despite…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of defence on Thursday signed a Rs 62,370 crore contract with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 97 LCA Mk1A aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), including 68 fighters and 29 twin-seaters, along with associated equipment.The delivery of these aircraft would commence during 2027-28 and be completed…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party announced poll in-charges for Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal on Thursday.The dates for the election have not been announced yet, but the BJP has appointed party leader Dharmendra Pradhan as its in-charge for the Bihar election. Party’s CR Paatil and Keshav Prasad Maurya are appointed as co-incharges.For the…
NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation has launched an inquiry into alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) involving institutions founded by Ladakh-based educationist and activist Sonam Wangchuk, officials told news agenncy PTI. They confirmed that an inquiry has been ongoing for some time but no formal case has yet been registered.Wangchuk told…
Gwalior pee-gate (Screenshots from the viral video) NEW DELHI: A video from Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior has gone viral in which a man being stopped by locals from urinating on the road threatens to shoot them with a gun.The incident took place on Wednesday night at 11pm. The street vendors, taking offence to the public urination…
