New Delhi, 29/9: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the women’s reservation bill which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. According to a law ministry notification issued on Friday, the president gave her assent on Thursday. Now, it will be officially known as…
New Delhi, 29/9: The Indian government is expected to monetize close to Rs 1,99,290 crore ($24 billion) worth of highways over the next few years, a rating agency has said. With 4,000 kilometers to 4,500 kilometers (2,796.2 miles) of new roads likely to be commissioned annually by the National Highways Authority of India over the…
Bangalore, 29/9: The Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits did not cause disruptions to services, sources at the airport said However, a total of 44 domestic flights – 22 inbound and 22 outbound and a majority of them operated by IndiGo – were cancelled by the airlines, an airport source told DH. According to the…
Islamabad, 29/9: At least seven people were killed and more than 25 injured after a blast in the Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan, local media reported on Friday. The explosion reportedly took place near a mosque where people were gathering to mark Eid Miladun Nabi
Arab, 29/9: Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday after a recent rally, as profit-taking and expectations of supply increases by Russia and Saudi Arabia outweighed forecasts of positive demand from China during its Golden Week holiday. Brent November futures which expire on Friday were down 21 cents to $95.17 per barrel. Brent December…
Canada,29/9: The killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an ‘active and ongoing investigation’, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have said. Nijjar, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was killed in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020. The killing of Nijjar,…
Mumbai, 28/9: Off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been included in India’s 15-men world cup squad in the place of left-arm spinner Axar Patel who has been sidelined due to an injury. The rest of the squad remains the same with India set to start their campaign on October 8 in Chennai against Australia. Squad: Rohit…
New Delhi, 29/8: The BJP’s Central Election Committee is expected to meet on Saturday and Sunday to finalise its candidates for the upcoming state elections, with the party looking to conclude much of its deliberations on the contestants before the poll process formally begins. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and several other…
New Delhi, 28/9: The Congress on Thursday targeted the Narendra Modi government over the issue of unemployment alleging that it has crushed the hopes and dreams of India’s youth, leading to rising suicides among them. Congress general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that the government, instead of dealing with the crisis of demographic dividend turning…
Kolkata, 28/9: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee for questioning on October 3. Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been summoned in a money-laundering case. Banerjee has taken to social media to lash out against the central agency for inviting him on the day when his…
