Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting of votes will be done on May 2, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Friday. With this announcement, the model code of conduct comes into force. The assembly elections in the southern state are important for […]
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Did not participate in violence, pacified crowd during Red Fort incident on Jan 26: Deep Sidhu tells Court
Actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu on Friday urged the Delhi Court to preserve the CCTV footage of the Red Fort, which is already with the Investigating Agency and visuals, to show that he did not participate in any act of violence and rather he was helping the police in pacifying the crowd on Republic Day in New […]
US President believes it’s important to modernise immigration system: White House
US President Joe Biden believes that it is important and long overdue to modernise the immigration system, and this includes taking steps to help ensure highly skilled workers can stay in the country, the White House has said. Biden has revoked a policy issued by his predecessor during the COVID-19 pandemic that blocked many Green […]
U.S. carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia target in Syria: Officials
The United States on Thursday carried out an airstrike in Syria against a structure belonging to what it said were Iran-backed militia, two officials told Reuters, an apparent response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq. While the strike could be the first retaliatory moves by the United States following last week’s attacks, the […]
Asaduddin Owaisi slams Trinamool Congress MPs
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday accused the Trinamool Congress leadership of doublespeak and hypocrisy after his party was denied permission for a public meeting in Metiaburz, ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Speaking to the media at party headquarters in Darusslaaam, Mr Owaisi said, “TMC MPs speak about freedom of […]
Informal sector workers yet to recover from the economic fallout of COVID-19: Study
Around 75% of those surveyed were engaged in jobs similar to what they did before the pandemic, but most with lower pay or break in employment Informal sector workers in Bengaluru, whose lives were disrupted by the pandemic and subsequent lockdown, are yet to recover their losses and their livelihood is yet to return to […]
PM Modi inaugurates various projects in Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation key projects in Tamil Nadu, including the 2×500 mw Neyveli new thermal power plant, and laid the foundation stone for important initiatives in the state. The Neyveli project is a lignite based power plant designed for power generation capacity of 1000 MW with two units […]
PNB scam case: Nirav Modi loses extradition fight, UK judge rules he has case to answer in India
In a comprehensive win for the Indian authorities, a UK judge ruled on Thursday that fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi not only has a case to answer in the Indian courts but that there is no evidence to suggest he would not receive a fair trial in India. Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges […]