AgustaWestland co-accused Rajiv Saxena, lobbyist Deepak Talwar extradited to India from UAE

New Delhi (IANS): Rajiv Saxena, the co-accused in Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal case, and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar were extradited to India in the early hours of Thursday from United Arab Emirates (UAE), in another breakthrough…

Congress wins Rajasthan's Ramgarh Assembly seat

Jaipur (IANS) The Congress on Thursday won the Ramgarh Assembly seat in Rajasthan with a margin of 12,228 votes as its candidate Shafia Zuber won 83,311 votes, a poll official said.
 

President hails 10% quota for economically backward as historic

New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday termed the Modi government's decision to provide 10 per cent quota to the economically backward sections among upper castes as "historic" and said it will help provide…

BJP wins Jind Assembly seat

Chandigarh (IANS) Krishan Lal Middha of Haryana's ruling BJP won the Jind Assembly seat on Thursday by 12,935 votes.

This is the first time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged the Jind assembly seat, making a new beginning…

Joblessness at 45-year high, says official report kept under wraps

New Delhi (IANS) The unemployment rate in India stood at a 45-year high during 2017-18, according to a report of the National Sample Survey (NSS) office which has not been published, over which two members of the National Statistical Commission…

Unemployment allowance in Rajasthan from March

Jaipur (IANS) Jobless youths in Rajasthan will get unemployment allowance from March 1, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Thursday.

Inaugurating the Rajasthan University Students Union office, he said unemployed girls…

Unemployment seen highest since 1972-73 is only draft, not final report: Niti Aayog

New Delhi (IANS) Reacting to media leakage of the National Sample Survey Office's periodic labour force survey (PLFS) showing India's unemployment rate at a 45-year high of 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, the Niti Aayog on Thursday described it as…

Anna launches hunger strike for Lokpal, Lokayuktas

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) (IANS) Veteran activist Kisan Baburao Hazare alias Anna Hazare on Wednesday launched a fresh hunger strike at his Ralegan-Siddhi village seeking Lokpal and Lokayuktas as promised by the government.

An…

Debt-ridden Punjab seeks special package

Chandigarh (IANS): With Punjab's debt estimated at over Rs 2.10 lakh crore, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the 15th Finance Commission to sanction a 'Special Debt Relief Package' to support his government's efforts…

CBI books HAL officials for misappropriation of Rs 13 cr

Bhubaneswar (IANS): The CBI has registered five cases against Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) senior Manager Bhabhen Maitra and others for misappropriating funds to the tune of Rs 13 crore between 2013 and 2018.

The agency registered the cases…