Bengaluru: Amid the ongoing debate over the Karnataka government’s decision to provide a four per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday asserted that the Constitution does not allow religion-based quota. He also said such reservations go against the architect of our Constitution, B R Ambedkar. Addressing reporters…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Sunday claimed the involvement of individuals with links to Bangladesh in the recent violence in Nagpur. Speaking at a press conference here, Nirupam also claimed the violence was “premeditated” and was part of a larger conspiracy. The violence erupted in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on March 17, after rumours…
Imphal: Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday said he prayed for rapidness in the ongoing peace process in ethnic strife-torn Manipur. He was speaking at a function here to mark the 12th anniversary of the establishment of the Manipur High Court. “I pray for rapidness in the ongoing peace process in Manipur so…
Modesto (California): Most Indians swear by their daily handful of almonds, and with the staggering 85 per cent of those in India coming from California, Emily Fleischmann, vice president of global market development at the Almond Board of California (ABC), says India has played a “critical role” in the remarkable success story of California almonds….
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court’s inquiry report and a video uploaded on the Supreme Court website have cast doubt on the Delhi Fire Services’ claim that fire fighters found no cash while dousing flames at the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, a Delhi High Court judge, on March 14. The video, shared by…
New Delhi: INDIA should appear to be a “bloc and not un-bloc” itself in the manner that it does in the public domain, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has said as he batted for a formal structure for the opposition alliance with spokespersons to represent its views. In an interview with PTI, Sibal said INDIA…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has emerged as a key beneficiary under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, receiving a significant share of projects in the electronics and automobile sectors, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Addressing an event organised by the Chennai Citizens’ forum on Saturday evening, Sitharaman dismissed charges of the state government that the Centre…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Sunday announced the disbursal of another installment of social security and welfare fund pensions to beneficiaries. Around 62 lakh people would get Rs 1,600 each as pension from Thursday, Finance Minister K N Balagopal said here. A sum of Rs 817 crore has been granted for the disbursal of the…
Patna: A prominent Muslim body in Bihar announced that it was turning down Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s invitation for ‘Iftaar’, in protest against his “support” for the Waqf Bill. The Imarat Shariah, which claims to have followers across Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha, shared a copy of the letter in response to the invitation for the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to revolutionary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru, who were hanged by the British for their role in the Lahore conspiracy case. The three revolutionaries joined hands to oppose British rule, with Singh throwing a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in April 1929….
