New Delhi: The Winter session of Parliament is likely to commence in the second week of December and could conclude ahead of Christmas, sources said on Wednesday. The session, they said, could commence days after the counting of votes in five states on December 3. Three key bills which seek to replace the IPC, CrPC and…
Patna: A day after making bizarre remarks on the role of women’s education in population control in the Bihar Assembly, which received widespread condemnation, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised and withdrew his statement. “I apologise and I take back my words,” Kumar said to reporters after BJP legislators did not allow him to…
New Delhi: India and the US will carry out a comprehensive review of their fast-expanding strategic ties at the next edition of the ‘2+2’ foreign and defence ministerial dialogue here on Friday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin are visiting India for the dialogue. The Indian delegation will be led by…
Damoh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said in his third tenure as PM, he will take the country among the top three economies in the world. Addressing a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh town ahead of the November 17 state assembly polls, Modi also said he will continue to fight against corruption. People gave…
New Delhi: The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will provide USD 553 million financing to Colombo West International Terminal Pvt Ltd – a consortium of India’s largest port operator Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, Sri Lanka’s leading enterprise John Keells Holdings (JKH) and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. DFC is the US government’s development finance…
Patna: Hours after tabling the Caste Survey report in the assembly, the Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to a total of 75 per cent from the existing 50 per cent. A bill will be brought in…
Mumbai: Glenn Maxwell conjured up magic when Australia thought it was all over, striking an astonishing double century to singlehandedly lift his team into the semifinals of the World Cup with a three-wicket win over Afghanistan here on Tuesday. With his unbeaten 201 off 128 balls, which came on the back of some unbelievable hitting,…
New Delhi: The Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the challenges facing the Global South are among key issues which are set to figure at the virtual summit of the G20 leaders on November 22 that would be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. At the end of…
Jaipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot should have resigned over the “red diary”, which a sacked minister had alleged contained details of financial irregularities. Addressing a campaign rally in Rajasthan’s Makrana ahead of the November 25 assembly polls, Shah said that before asking for votes, the chief minister should…
New Delhi: As voting for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh polls began, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reiterated the party’s “guarantees” to the people and called for the return of its “trustworthy” government in the state. Voting began Tuesday morning in the first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh under a thick security blanket…
