Mumbai: Amid mounting criticism, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, on Wednesday sacked Rajesh Shah, whose son Mihir Shah was allegedly involved in the BMW hit-and-run, as the party’s deputy leader. A one-line notice by Shiv Sena secretary Sanjay More said Rajesh Shah has been relieved from the post of the…
Thiruvanthapuram: Kerala Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes on Wednesday as the opposition targeted the Kerala government over ‘increasing’ atrocities against women and children, alleging protection of CPI(M) activists implicated in such cases. The Congress-led UDF cited numerous incidents involving atrocities against women and children, mostly blaming Left workers. However, the LDF government countered that stringent actions…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced that the arrears of welfare pensions of 62 lakh beneficiaries in the state would be distributed in a time-bound manner, and his government has plans to increase them further. Despite the financial crunch being faced by the state due to the policies and approach of the…
Unnao: Eighteen people died and 19 were injured when a double-decker sleeper bus hit a milk tanker on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway here on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place around 5 am near Jojikot village in Behta Mujhawar police station area. District Magistrate Gaurang Rathi said prima facie the bus, which was on its…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the caste census report will be put before the state cabinet. The Socio-Economic and Education Survey report was submitted to the state government in February this year but was put on hold in view of the Lok Sabha election. “I have not seen the report yet. It has…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he was conferred Russia’s highest civilian award, and said that it is an honour for 140 crore Indians. In a post on X, Adityanath said, “The highest civilian honour, the ‘Order of St. Andrew the Apostle’, bestowed by the Russian…
Bengaluru: Years before Moody’s recent warning about India’s vulnerability to water scarcity, which poses a critical threat to the nation’s economic stability and credit rating, The Art of Living had taken proactive measures to help mitigate the impending water shortage crisis. The Art of Living has long recognised the urgency of water conservation Recognising the…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress’ student wing KSU on Tuesday carried out a march to the state Assembly here in protest against the alleged lack of seats in plus one (class 11) for students, especially in the northern Malabar region of Kerala. The Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists marched towards the Assembly, climbed on top of the…
New Delhi: The Modi government has only one mission and that is to “keep the youth jobless”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Tuesday in a scathing attack against the Centre on the issue of unemployment. The Modi government may be refuting independent economic reports like the one by Citigroup on unemployment but how will…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday suspended the local SDM, a circle officer and four others on the basis of the SIT report on the Hathras stampede that did not rule out a “big conspiracy” behind the incident. The SIT report also flagged lapses on the part of the local administration that led to…
