Of the 21 parties at the all-party meeting, 16 come out against the move A majority of political parties on Monday reiterated their opposition to the 10% quota in higher educational institutions for economically weaker sections (EWS) within the general category. Consequently, they wanted the Tamil Nadu government to reject …

He may make a case for India to align itself less with Iran Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to travel to India in September just days before he faces election, official and diplomatic sources confirmed to The Hindu . Mr. Netanyahu, who was due to be in Delhi …

Security to be based on threat perception; standing committee to take final call The Odisha government has come up with a special ‘Witness Protection Scheme’ to provide security to witnesses facing threat during the course of a legal battle. State counsel Bibhu Prasad Tripathy informed a single Bench of the …

Heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours has increased the inflow The incessant downpour in the district on Monday resulted in the rise of the water levels of major reservoirs. Hosanagar and Sagar taluks, the catchment areas of Linganamakki reservoir, received heavy rain. The water level in Linganamakki reservoir has …

City receives 122mm rainfall on Monday; 12 hurt in two incidents of wall collapse Mumbai received 122mm rainfall on Monday, inconveniencing officer-goers and commuters on the first day of the week. Heavy waterlogging was reported at Andheri subway, Sion areas. The weatherman has forecast a similar weather on Tuesday and …

Farmers told not to enter rivers, streams as there is a chance of flash floods anytime. Heavy rain in some parts of Belagavi and neighbouring Maharashtra led to some rivers swelling and water flowing over some bridge-cum-barrages in the district on Monday. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/rivers-in-belagavi-district-swell-after-heavy-rains/article28325686.ece

Without dropping anyone or inducting any new incumbent, the Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi has made a major reshuffle of her 23-month-old Central Cabinet on the eve of the Budget session of Parliament. The Prime Minister has divested herself of the portfolio of External Affairs and has transferred the charge …

Failure to win ought to hurt less than outright loss, but try telling that to B.S. Yeddyurappa. Unable to reconcile himself to the failure to wrest Karnataka from the grip of the Congress in last year’s Assembly election, the BJP strongman is adopting desperate measures to get another shot at …

It is easy to see why the Saudi Crown Prince has chosen to include India in his Asia tour Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits India next week at a time when both countries are seeking to deepen bilateral cooperation. For MBS, as he is widely known, the visit …

Amid a grim economic crisis, the power struggle weakens Venezuela further What is happening in Venezuela? Venezuela has been going through a turmoil for the past couple of years amid an economic meltdown and growing Opposition protests. The crisis took a dangerous turn on January 23 when Juan Guaidó, president …