NEW DELHI: Right to apprenticeship, a legal guarantee for MSP, and passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs are among the promises made by the Congress in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls released on Friday. The manifesto, focusing on five “pillars of […]
Srinagar: ACB traps and arrested a Patwari for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 3000 for issuance of Virasati Intqal and legal heir certificate in Kathua district on Friday. In a statement, a spokesperson said that ACB received a written complaint from a resident of Machhedi alleging that Gulshan Singh, Patwari, Halqa Machhedi is demanding […]
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been nominated by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as its candidate for the coveted post of Senate chairman as part of the power-sharing agreement between his party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), according to a media report on Friday.A notification nominating Gilani was issued on […]
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Friday retained GDP growth forecast of 7 per cent for 2024-25 financial year, lower than the 7.6 per cent expansion estimated for FY24.In its February monetary policy, the RBI had projected the GDP growth rate of 7 per cent for the financial year beginning April 1.Announcing the current fiscal’s first […]
Srinagar: Amid forecast for isolated light rain and thunderstorms during next 24 hours and dry weather thereafter, night temperature recorded an increase at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 7.4°C against 7.2°C on the previous night and it was 1.0°C above normal […]
NEW DELHI:As India heads to the 18th general election, data over the years show voters’ trust in independent candidates has been diminishing, with more than 99 per cent of independent candidates losing their deposits since 1991.Data compiled by the Election Commission of India show that since independence, even as the number of independent candidates has […]
NEW DELHI: Senior officials of the RBI and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have made a presentation to the WTO members on reducing cost of remittances on March 25, an official said.India is pressing for the adoption of open and inter-operable payment systems like UPI, among WTO (World Trade Organisation) members with a […]
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Thursday snubbed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that the National Conference and the Congress will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections jointly.Addressing media persons, Omar, said that NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah has been campaigning for Congress leaders in Jammu division “while the Congress has assured us […]
NEW DELHI: An Apache helicopter of the Indian Air Force made an emergency landing in Ladakh and sustained damage due to undulating terrain and high altitude, the IAF said on Thursday.The incident took place on Wednesday and both the pilots on board are safe, it said.The IAF has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the […]
WASHINGTON: Ahead of the upcoming US election scheduled for November, President Joe Biden is trailing behind his main opponent Donald Trump in six of the seven battleground states, according to a latest opinion poll. Voters are broadly dissatisfied with the national economy and there are deep doubts about Biden’s capabilities and job performance, the survey […]