Uttarakhand CM Dhami transfers Rs 146.32 crore pension benefits to 9.87 lakh beneficiaries Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday transferred Rs 146.32 crore in pension benefits through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to 9,87,017 beneficiaries under various pension schemes of the social welfare department for July 2026.The chief minister said the state government is committed…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday took a dig at leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, saying he should have travelled to Ranchi, where students are protesting over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.In a post on X, Rijiju said, “Rahul Gandhi ji…
Rahul Gandhi addresses the gathering during the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ program, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described India’s youth as the country’s biggest strength, but said a lack of jobs, expensive education, paper leaks, poor access to credit and the growing use of AI were holding them back.Speaking…
Supriya Sule said foreign funding should not automatically be treated with suspicion NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Saturday opposed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 in its present form, urging the Centre either to withdraw the proposed legislation or refer it to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for wider discussion.Sule,…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu MPs on Saturday “unanimously” decided to oppose Centre’s Delimitation Bill after chief minister C Joseph Vijay chaired a meeting to discuss its likely impact on the state.Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said around 21 out of 57 Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs attended the meeting and agreed to resist any alteration…
File photo: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar NEW DELHI: A political row has erupted in Kerala over a school quiz question that described Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as the freedom fighter who received the “most severe punishment” from the British, prompting general education minister N Samsudheen to order an inquiry.The “Freedom Quiz” was conducted on August…
NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday backed the immediate implementation of the Constitution Amendment Bill, providing for women’s reservation, along with “fair and equitable” delimitation, a day after party president Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In a post on X, Badal said the party draws inspiration from the Sikh Gurus, who championed…
Meta officials arrive at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to meet Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the issue of the deletion of PM Modi’s video message to students from Facebook. NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has asked Meta to revamp its algorithms and submit a compliance roadmap aimed at…
Mayawati slams Akhilesh over his PDA’s ‘pandit’ twist NEW DELHI: BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party, accusing it of changing its political position for electoral gains after SP chief Akhilesh Yadav gave a new interpretation to the party’s PDA formula.BSP chief Mayawati alleged that the SP was now…
PM Modi told students to always remember their mentors NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed IIT Delhi’s 57th Convocation Ceremony, urging graduating students to embrace change, keep learning and remember the mentors who shaped their journey.Addressing more than 3,000 graduating students, including 587 PhD scholars, as the chief guest, PM Modi congratulated…