New Delhi, 13/10: Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Thursday lamented that some leaders had openly come out in support of his poll opponent Mallikarjun Kharge and even summoned meetings in his favour, saying it disturbed the level-playing field. The Thiruvananthapuram MP also said several PCC chiefs and senior leaders were not available…
Mumbai, 13/10: Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India raising objection to the recent decisions of the ECI in the matter of allotment of party election symbols and names to two Shiv Sena factions, ANI reported. In a letter to ECI, Thackeray said, “Several communications and actions of the…
Thiruvananthapuram, 13/10:The Kerala Police probe team, which earlier this week arrested three persons in the case of suspected human sacrifice of two women in Pathanamthitta district, on Thursday decided to probe the case of 12 missing women. The police officials, according to sources, have decided to reopen 12 cases in which women from…
J&K, 13/10: Just a day after the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration started enrolling outsiders who had lived more than one year in the Union Territory (UT) as voters the order was revoked in a late-night notification after opposition by most political parties. On Tuesday Deputy Commissioner Jammu issued an order authorising tehsildars…
Bangalore, 13/10: Calls to do away with the 4 per cent reservation exclusively given to Muslims under the OBC category in Karnataka are growing within the ruling BJP. Following the ban on Popular Front of India (PFI), the theory doing the rounds within the ruling BJP is that doing away with reservation for…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 12: The KIIT Deemed-to-be-University has made a significant jump in the Times Higher Education ‘World University Ranking’ for 2023, being placed in the cohort of 601-800 as against 801-1000 in the previous year, reflecting its sustained focus on quality teaching, research activities and a steady rise in its global report. The latest…
Mumbai, 12/10: Edtech major Byju’s has chalked out a plan to become profitable by March 2023 to optimise its marketing and operational cost, which will lead to retrenchment of 5 per cent employees or about 2,500 people in next six months. Byju’s co-founder Divya Gokulnath told PTI that the company will start focusing…
Dhamnagar, 12/10:In a major development, the ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today announced Tihidi Block Chairperson Abanti Das as its candidate for the by-election to be held for the Dhamnagar assembly constituency.BJD president and CM Naveen Patnaik approved her candidature. Abanti Das has long grassroots experience as she was actively involved in Mission Shakti…
Kyiv, 12/10: Russian strikes on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded another eight at a market in the east Ukraine city of Avdiivka near the frontline, said a regional governor. “At least seven dead and eight wounded as a result of the shelling this morning on Avdiivka. The Russians struck the central market, where…
Mumbai, 12/10: Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur will join the Indian contingent in Australia soon even as Deepak Chahar has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup due to a back injury. Chahar, who was among the stand-by players, was expected to make the main squad in…
