Women voter turnout hits record high in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry
NEW DELHI: Women voter turnout remained high in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday, not only recording the highest ever turnout but also surpassing the male voter turnout in the two states and the Union Territory. The female voter turnout was as…
After AFT relief, acquittal in Malegaon case, Army promotes Colonel Purohit to Brigadier General
New Delhi: The Indian Army has approved the promotion of Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit to Brigadier General after he was acquitted in the Malegaon blast case and requested the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) that he should not retire until his promotion…
Supreme Court: Staff and pensioners cannot have different DA pay hikes
New Delhi: Observing that there is no difference between inflationary pressure on active employees and pensioners and the impact is equal on both, Supreme Court Friday held that determining the differential rate of increase in these two categories of…
Political parties lure women voters with cash transfer promises
In a bid to woo women voters in Assam, the BJP and Congress have proposed competing cash transfer packages. In Assam, the BJP sankalp patra has promised that direct bank transfers to women will be increased to Rs 3,000 per month against a target of Rs 40…
Sharing the burden of war costs: Government to share with Indian companies
NEW DELHI: “When things go well, you pocket all the profits, but when things go south, you immediately pass on the costs. Sharing a little burden may not be a bad thing for you” – the purported remarks of a senior government official…
EC rejects TMC nomination to renew contract with government
Krishna Nagar (Nadia): The Election Commission has canceled the nomination of Abhinav Bhattacharya, the Trinamool Congress candidate for Krishna Nagar North in Nadia district, citing conflict of interest, the first such rejection involving a recognized…
West Bengal elections: Owaisi ditches Kabir after ‘Rs 10,000-crore BJP deal’ video
KOLKATA: Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM on Friday severed its electoral alliance with Humayun Kabir-led Aam Janata Unnayan Party, a day after an alleged sting video showed a person resembling the suspended TMC MLA discussing a Rs 1,000-crore arrangement with…
King seeks to give Veerappan a Robin Hood aura, joining the fray as ‘defender of Tamil nationalism’
SALEM: Two decades after feared forest bandit Veerappan was killed in an encounter with police in Tamil Nadu, his daughter and widow are trying to rewrite his story through electoral politics – from a feared outlaw to a defender of Tamil…
India regrets civilian deaths in Lebanon but does not name Israel
New Delhi: Amid anger over recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon, India on Friday expressed deep concern over the high number of civilian casualties caused by air strikes two weeks after the US-Iran ceasefire announced on Wednesday. The attack killed more…
Khanij Bidesh receives environmental permit from Argentinian government for in-depth exploration of five types of lithium
New Delhi: State-owned Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) has received environmental clearance from the Argentine government to conduct deep exploration of five brine lithium blocks in the South American country.Officials said Argentina’s…