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…
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…
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…
Bengaluru: Alleging that the Congress administration in Karnataka has completely failed in all sectors and it is bankrupt, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said that this government is “as good as dead.” Claiming that his party will not allow the government to continue “this way,” the former Chief Minister threatened about BJP…
New Delhi: Congress MP and member of the selection committee for appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to President Droupadi Murmu, saying he was “kept in the dark” in the selection process and that all democratic norms, customs and procedures were “thrown to the wind”. In the letter, Chowdhury said…
Surajpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress for failing to contain Naxalism in Chhattisgarh and said whenever the party comes to power at the Centre, Naxalites and terrorists get emboldened. Addressing a rally in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh, Modi also targeted Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel over the alleged Mahadev betting…
