‘She doesn’t get angry over violence against Manipuri women, Bilkis Bano case’: DCW chief on Irani

‘She doesn’t get angry over violence against Manipuri women, Bilkis Bano case’: DCW chief on Irani

New Delhi: DCW chief Swati Maliwal slammed Union minister Smriti Irani for her lack of outrage over women being paraded naked in Manipur or over the release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists on Independence Day. Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Maliwal said Irani “does not get angry” against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who […]

RBI keeps interest rates unchanged in hawkish policy

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday left its key interest rates unchanged for a third straight meeting but signalled tighter policy if food prices continue to drive inflation higher. The monetary policy committee, which has three members from the central bank and a similar number of external members, held the benchmark repurchase […]

Disclosure or disclaimer must for celebrities, influencers endorsing as health experts: Govt

New Delhi: The government said “disclosure or disclaimer” is must for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers while endorsing as health experts or medical practitioners as it issued additional guidelines on Thursday. Even medical practitioners, health and fitness experts holding certifications from recognized institutions are required to “disclose” that they are certified health/fitness experts and medical […]

More than 900 samples collected for dope tests by NADA in June, July ahead of Asian Games, 199 from athletics

New Delhi: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) collected more than 900 dope samples from athletes of various sports, with a whopping 199 coming from track and field, in June and July ahead of the upcoming Asian Games. The national anti-doping watchdog collected 914 samples, mostly urine though few are of blood, from June 1 to […]

Have no plans for caste census in UP: Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the state government has no plans to conduct a “caste census” in the state. “The subject matter of census is mentioned at number 69 of the Union List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Census Act 1948 and Census Rules 1990 […]

Pak President Alvi dissolves National Assembly at PM Shehbaz Sharif’s advice

Islamabad,: Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice, marking an end to the current government’s tenure and paving the way for the next general elections. The notification for the dissolution of the assembly was issued by the Aiwan-i-Sadr, which said the National Assembly was dissolved […]