SC rejects review pleas, reiterates 'Quota within Quota' permissible

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court has rejected a batch of pleas seeking review of its Constitution Bench judgment, which had held that sub-classification within Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) would be permissible for providing…

Two soldiers injured in mine blast along LoC in Kupwara

Srinagar (IANS) Two soldiers were injured in a mine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Kupwara district on Friday, officials said.  

The incident occurred at around 3 a.m. when the soldiers were on patrol along the LoC, and the…

50 Indian fishermen released as EAM Jaishankar meets Lankan President Dissanayake

Colombo (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar called on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo on Friday, affirming the island nation's special place in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and 'SAGAR'…

All you need to know about PM Internship Scheme

New Delhi (IANS) The Modi government has introduced the PM Internship Scheme which aims to benefit around 10 million young people over the next five years. 

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced this scheme during the Union…

Investors lose Rs 10 lakh crore amid Middle East conflict

Mumbai (IANS) India equity indices closed in the deep red on Thursday amid conflict in the Middle East.  

At closing, Sensex fell 1,769 points, or 2.10 per cent, to 82,497 and Nifty fell 546 points, or 2.12 per cent, to 25,250.

In the…

Mob storms police station in Manipur's Ukhrul, loots arms and ammunition

Imphal (IANS) A mob looted a large cache of arms and ammunition from a police station in Manipur’s Ukhrul district soon after a clash between two Naga villages in which three people were killed and 30 others injured, officials said on Thursday. 

Khushi bags bronze as India's medal tally swells to 15 at Lima Junior Worlds

Lima (IANS) Khushi won bronze in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) in the on-going International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Lima, Peru, taking India’s medal tally to 15, which now includes…

Elect BJP govt to protect 'Roti, Beti, Maati, PM Modi urges people of Jharkhand

Hazaribagh (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the people of Jharkhand to bring the BJP to power in the state to protect their "roti, beti, and maati" (livelihood, daughters, and land). 

Addressing the Parivartan Maharally…

PM Modi launches Rs 83,000 cr tribal development schemes in Hazaribagh on Gandhi Jayanti

Hazaribagh (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of a series of development projects, worth over Rs 83,000 crore, aimed at uplift of tribal communities from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh on Gandhi Jayanti on Wednesday. 

WHO chief praises PM Modi on Swachh Bharat Mission's 10th anniversary

New Delhi (IANS) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and commended the efforts of the government on the 10th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission.…