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New Delhi, March 10 – The Supreme Court issued a notice on Tuesday regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the "cream layer" principle within reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, and...

Bangalore, March 9 Hotel and restaurant operations in the city are likely to be affected starting March 10, following a sudden and complete halt in the supply of commercial gas cylinders, the Bangalore Hotels Association said on Monday.This development comes amid rising energy costs and supply...

Bangalore, March 9 Hotel and restaurant operations in the city are likely to be affected starting March 10, following a sudden and complete halt in the supply of commercial gas cylinders, the Bangalore Hotels Association said on Monday.This development comes amid rising energy costs and supply...

New Delhi, March 9 – The government on Monday refuted false claims circulating on social media and warned about a deepfake video of Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, being shared by Pakistani propaganda accounts to mislead the public.In a post on X, the official handle of PIB Fact Check...

Mumbai, March 9 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured on Monday that the Union government was taking adequate steps to ensure energy security and prevent any shortage of essential resources amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Speaking to reporters at Vidhan Bhavan, Fadnavis...

New Delhi, March 9 Opposition MPs, led by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament complex on Monday, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of maintaining "complete silence" on the ongoing Gulf conflict and its potential impact on India’s...

New Delhi, March 9 India favors a return to dialogue and diplomacy to ensure peace in West Asia, and its overriding priority is the well-being of the Indian community in that region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Lok Sabha on Monday.Making a suo moto statement in the Lower...

Jaipur, March 8 The government should take strict action against those attempting to create unrest in the country in response to the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Vishwa Hindu Parishad national spokesperson Amitosh Pareek said.Such action would help prevent similar...

Jammu, March 7 The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee said on Saturday that the party will organize protests in all district headquarters on March 9 against the recent India-US trade deal and will demand the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing a press conference...

Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu), March 7 AMMK leader TTV Dinakaran criticized the DMK government on Saturday after the Kerala government allegedly installed a "Welcome to Kerala" sign board inside Tamil Nadu territory, in Malayalam and English.Strongly objecting to the development, the party's...

Nagpur, March 7 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said reports suggesting a potential shortage of LPG cylinders in the context of the West Asia conflict are speculative and not in the interest of the country.He appealed to the media to avoid speculative reporting...

The government has denied a social media post claiming that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting an investment instrument that offers returns of 10 lakh rupees per month on an investment of 22 thousand rupees. The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau has labeled...

Lucknow, March 5 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday criticised the BJP-led central government for what he described as its "unprecedented silence" regarding the US-Israeli attacks reaching areas close to India's borders and the Indian Ocean.In a post on X, the SP chief said the...

Dehradun, March 5 A brief phone call is all that the families in Ambari village here have to hold onto as they wait for news of their relatives stranded in Iran amid the escalating conflict in the region.Zakir Hussain, a resident, has been anxiously monitoring his mobile phone for any word on...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking clarification on the Centre’s stance regarding the controversial casteist remarks made by JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit. The...

Seoul, March 5 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered the government on Thursday to swiftly implement a 100 trillion-won (US$68.3 billion) financial package to stabilize the capital markets amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.Lee made the instruction during an extraordinary...

Mumbai, March 4 The Maharashtra government has set up a joint committee to suggest scientific measures and raise awareness to control the Panama (TR4) fungal disease found in banana crops in the Jalgaon district, Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne said on Wednesday.A high-level meeting was...

New Delhi, March 4 The BJP alleged on Wednesday that some sections in the opposition are running a "misinformation campaign" to create panic through claims of fuel shortages and price spikes amid a "war-like situation" in West Asia, and urged people not to be swayed by it.The ruling party...

Seoul, March 4 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will preside over an extraordinary Cabinet meeting this week to discuss response measures to the escalating crisis in the Middle East shortly after returning from his Southeast Asia trip, Cheong Wa Dae said on Wednesday.The extraordinary...

New Delhi, March 3 – The Congress party is once again facing accusations of selective outrage after Sonia Gandhi criticised the Centre’s silence on the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint US-Israel strikes.Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia...