New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday asserted that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court’s “arbitrary ceiling” of 50 per cent on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are central to its vision for the country. Congress general secretary in charge, of communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday said that drugs have emerged as a menace in the state and called for a special focus to curb drug mafia. Pinning the blame for this menace on the erstwhile YSRCP regime, he emphasised that a special focus is needed to curb ganja (marijuana) cultivation…
Akola: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that wherever a Congress government is formed, that state becomes the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) of the party’s ‘shahi parivar’. “We won’t let Maharashtra become the ATM of Congress,” Modi said, addressing a campaign rally in Akola for the November 20 state assembly elections. “I challenge the…
Washington: The priorities of President-elect Donald Trump are border, terrorists, bringing home hostages, and ending the forever wars, said Kash Patel, an Indian-American lawyer in an interview. “He is the only president in modern history not to start a new one. If the initial indications after the election are any indication of how it’s going…
Kolkata: Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Howrah in West Bengal around 5.30 am on Saturday, South Eastern Railway officials said. “The weekly special train derailed at Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far,” they said. A parcel van was among the derailed coaches….
New Delhi: Chimpanzees perform difficult tasks better when they have a human audience, a new study has suggested. Researchers from Kyoto University, Japan, said the audience effect — where one’s behaviour changes if they think someone is watching them — is considered unique to human societies, in which reputation plays a huge role. While chimps…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government is working towards extending comprehensive Whatsapp governance to the people of the state by March end. IT Minister Nara Lokesh said this on Friday during a review of Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. The minister observed that 100 services will be available by the…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government, the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), and the World Bank on Friday held negotiations for the Rs 3,903 crore Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Growth and Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Strengthening project. The negotiations were held in New Delhi with Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh representing the state government, according to a statement…
New Delhi: Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has hit a purple patch, notching up 3 centuries in his last six competitive matches including a Duleep Trophy ton, and is determined to make the most of his current form. Samson on Friday smacked a remarkable 50-ball 107 against South Africa, his second consecutive T20I century, following his impressive…
Washington: The FBI thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump, the Department of Justice said on Friday as it charged an Iranian national and arrested two American citizens for involvement in a plot to murder the Republican president-elect. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) charged Farhad Shakeri, 51, an asset of the Islamic Revolutionary…
