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Casual workers reduced by 5% whereas salaried workers increased by 5% in the last five years: Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian | Results of economic reforms have started showing: Nirmala Sithraman | Mamata Banerjee announces mega rally against Citizenship Act in Kolkata | PM Modi congratulates Boris Johnson for winning UK elections | India-Japan summit in Guwahati deferred | Modi should apologise: Rahul after BJP protests against 'Rape in India' remark | UK elections: Conservatives win big majority, Boris Johnson back as PM | Women BJP MPs protest against Rahul Gandhi's 'Rape in India' remark, demand apology | TMC's Mahua Moitra moves SC against new citizenship law, fails to get urgent hearing | CAB protest: Curfew relaxed in Assam's Dibrugarh, AASU calls for hunger strike

Manohar Lal Khattar reiterates resolve to provide maximum job opportunities to Haryana youth

Jul 16, 2020, at 01:11 am

Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday reiterated his resolve to provide maximum employment opportunities to the youth of the state through their skill development and said that the state government is working with a vision to ensure that no youth remains unemployed in the state.

Experts believe Andaman and Nicobar Islands can be centre point of maritime chain hub to tackle China

Jul 16, 2020, at 12:59 am

New Delhi: At a time when Chinese is flexing muscle of its maritime aggression in South China Sea and beyond, experts believe that India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands can be the centre point of the maritime chain hub to tackle Beijing.

Punjab police bust Pakistan-sponsored drugs and arms smuggling racket, BSF constable arrested

Jul 16, 2020, at 12:52 am

Chandigarh: The Punjab police have busted a Pakistan-sponsored drugs and illegal arms smuggling racket and even arrested a BSF constable who was attached with the group.

Political leaders in Nepal slam KP Sharma Oli over Lord Rama remarks

Jul 16, 2020, at 12:47 am

Kathmandu: Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli's remark on Ayodhya and Lord Rama has earned criticisms from different political leaders of the Himalayan country.

Jammu and Kashmir: Over Rs 2 lakh counterfeit Indian currency seized in Sopore, 1 held

Jul 15, 2020, at 10:52 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a person alongwith over Rs 2 lakh counterfeited Indian currency in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla.

Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board official found dead in his quarter at Adh Kuwari

Jul 15, 2020, at 10:32 pm

Jammu/UNI: An official of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his quarter at Adh Kuwari, police here said on Wednesday.  

Jammu and Kashmir: PoK resident arrested in Poonch

Jul 15, 2020, at 10:22 pm

Jammu/UNI: A resident of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was arrested on Wednesday when he crossed over to the Indian side of the Line of Control.

Mumbai building collapse leaves two people hurt

Jul 15, 2020, at 10:19 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Two people sustained minor injuries on Wednesday after portion of a building wall collapsed at the Pavwlla street in Grant Road neighborhood here.

Mamata Banerjee offers Rs. 10 lakh and govt job to kins of deceased Covid warriors

Jul 15, 2020, at 10:04 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a scheme which will provide Rs. 10 lakh and a government job to the family members of Covid-19 warriors, who lost their lives while serving people in the times of the pandemic.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Ladakh this week

Jul 15, 2020, at 09:59 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Ladakh on July 17 to take stock of current situation, wherein troops of India and China engaged in disengagement process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

BSNL office closed since Monday after official tests positive for COVID 19 now reopens

Jul 15, 2020, at 09:57 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The main fee collection centre of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in Srinagar, which remained closed since Monday, reopened on Wednesday afternoon.

Amid power-struggle, Congress dissolves all district and block committees in Rajasthan

Jul 15, 2020, at 08:49 pm

Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the power-struggle within the Rajasthan Congress, the grand old party dissolved all its district and block committees in the state on Wednesday.

Doors not shut for Sachin Pilot: Rajasthan Cong incharge Avinash Pande

Jul 15, 2020, at 08:27 pm

Jaipur/UNI/IBNS: Congress' national general secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Avinash Pande on Wednesday said that the party has not 'closed its doors' for rebel leader Sachin Pilot.

PM Modi exhorts youth to skill, reskill and upskill on World Youth Skills Day

Jul 15, 2020, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exhorted the youth to skill, reskill and upskill in order to remain relevant in the rapidly changing business environment and market conditions.

India’s global strategy is in tatters: Rahul attacks Modi govt after Iran drops India from Chabahar project

Jul 15, 2020, at 06:46 pm

New Delhi/UNI: In an yet another attack on the Narendra Modi government over reports of Iran dropping India from the Chabahar Rail project, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said India’s global strategy is in tatters and it is losing power and respect everywhere.

India-EU Summit will strengthen economic and cultural linkages: PM Narendra Modi

Jul 15, 2020, at 06:07 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Hours ahead of the India-EU Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Summit will further strengthen India’s economic as well as cultural linkages with Europe.

I am not joining BJP: Sachin Pilot 

Jul 15, 2020, at 03:25 pm

New Delhi: Ending all speculations, politician Sachin Pilot on Wednesday confirmed he will not be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Rajasthan Crisis: After a one-line tweet response to his sacking, Sachin Pilot to hold press con at 10 am on Wednesday

Jul 15, 2020, at 08:36 am

Jaipur/IBNS: After a Congress Legislative Party meeting on Tuesday removed Sachin Pilot from all the posts he held in Rajasthan, he responded with a one-line tweet,  "The truth can be harassed but not defeated."

'Not meant to debase Ayodhya and the cultural values attached': Nepal issues statement after PM Oli draws flak for his 'real' Ayodhya comments

Jul 15, 2020, at 07:06 am

Kathmandu/IBNS: Kathmandu has issued a statement to cover up Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's bizarre claim that Hindu deity Ram was not born in India but in Nepal and his birthplace Ayodhya was actually located in the Himalayan kingdom and not in Indian state Uttar Pradesh, as believed.

DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh goes into self-quarantine after meeting BJP J-K chief who tested Covid positive

Jul 15, 2020, at 05:42 am

New Delhi/IBNS: DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh went into self-quarantine on Tuesday after he learned that Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina, whom he met on July 12, has tested positive for coronavirus.

Veteran leader Sanjay Jha suspended by Congress for 'anti-party activities.'

Jul 15, 2020, at 05:15 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra unit of Congress suspended veteran leader Sanjay Jha with immediate effect for 'anti-party activities.'

Rajasthan crisis: Bharatiya Tribal Party MLAs allege harassment by police

Jul 15, 2020, at 04:09 am

Jaipur/IBNS: Two MLAs of Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), who withdrew support from the Congress-led government in Rajasthan have alleged that they have been chased by the police, stopped and virtually held hostage as they tried to leave the state.

PM Modi to address nation on occasion of World Youth Skills Day

Jul 15, 2020, at 02:48 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a video address on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day on Wednesday.

Assam flood hits 33 lakh people from 28 districts, death toll rises to 59

Jul 15, 2020, at 02:05 am

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam worsened on Tuesday with nine more people succumbing to the current wave of flood taking the death toll to 59.

Security forces nab three persons along with illegal arms, IMFL in Nagaland’s Dimapur

Jul 15, 2020, at 01:50 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have seized huge cache of illegal arms and Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Nagaland’s Dimapur area.

J&K: Seven including a CRPF jawan succumb to COVID-19, death toll mounts to 195

Jul 15, 2020, at 01:39 am

Srinagar/UNI: Seven persons died of COVID-19, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 195, official sources said on Tuesday.

Kerala nun rape case accused Franco Mulakkal tests Covid positive a day after he was denied bail

Jul 14, 2020, at 11:18 pm

Kottayam/Jalandhar/IBNS: Former Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was denied bail by a special court in Kottayam in the nun rape case, has tested coronavirus positive, said media reports.

Four of family commit suicide in UP's Barabanki

Jul 14, 2020, at 10:37 pm

Barabanki/UNI: Four members of a family committed suicide in the city Kotwali area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Tuesday.

Indian Army chief Naravane reviews operational preparedness on western border

Jul 14, 2020, at 10:09 pm

Amritsar/Ferozepur/UNI: Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane visited formations of Vajra Corps at Amristar and Ferozepur on Tuesday.

Jharkhand Crime: Body of man found from Damodar river in Bokaro

Jul 14, 2020, at 09:58 pm

Bokaro/UNI:  Body of a man has been found from the Damodar river under Amlabad OP of this district.