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…
New Delhi: India has consistently maintained that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward to resolve the Ukraine conflict as a solution can’t be found on the battlefield, official sources said after the US flagged concerns over the situation in the eastern European country ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s summit talks with President Vladimir…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he was “deeply anguished” over the death of five Army personnel in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. Singh said counter-terror operations are underway and the soldiers are determined to “usher in peace and order” in the region. Five Army personnel were killed…
Jammu: The president of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, Ravinder Raina, condemned the killing of five army personnel by terrorists in an ambush on their vehicle in Kathua district, asserting that those responsible for the attack will face imminent retribution. He attributed the surge in such “cowardly” attacks to the terrorists’ frustration following the elimination…
Thiruvananthapuram: Migratory birds and crows from the forests in Kerala are suspected to be the carriers of the avian influenza virus, causing its spread to domestic duck and poultry farms in the state, according to a study by a government-appointed panel of experts. The panel submitted its report to state Animal Husbandry Minister J Chinchurani…
Chennai: IPS officer A Arun on Monday took over as Chennai police commissioner and vowed to bring rowdies to their knees, comments that came against the backdrop of the killing of BSP leader K Armstrong. Outlining his priorities, the city police chief, in an interaction with reporters here said that criminal elements would be ‘taught’…
Bengaluru: Liquor bottles were allegedly distributed to people who attended a thanksgiving programme organised to celebrate the victory of BJP’s K Sudhakar from Chikkaballapura Lok Sabha segment, according to sources. Videos of people being handed liquor bottles with police personnel and “bouncers” around managing the crowd amid barricades, have gone viral on social media. According…
Ssilchar: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that he stands with the people of Assam and is their ”soldier in Parliament”. He urged the Centre to extend all possible help and support to the state immediately. ”I stand with the people of Assam, I am their soldier in Parliament, and…
