Govt launches second entrepreneurship campaign for rural women, targets 6 cr 'Lakhpati Didis'
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Centre on Friday launched the second phase of its national campaign on entrepreneurship under the rural livelihoods mission, seeking to turn more livelihood activities...
India, UK hold key meet in Delhi to bolster bilateral defence ties
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) India and the UK on Friday agreed to expand bilateral exchanges between the armed forces of the two countries through joint exercises, training and capacity building, as...
Weaponisation of social media key theme at Maj. Khathing memorial lecture
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Major Bob Khathing’s legacy is a reminder that leadership in the northeast requires an understanding of both security perspectives and the society, and that national...
Kashi set to host 109-member Japanese delegation for investment, cultural exchange
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Varanasi (UP), Aug 21 (PTI) A high-level 109-member Japanese delegation will arrive in the spiritual city of Kashi on a two-day visit on August 22.
'No record of uterine surgeries in men': Himachal MLA junks CM's claim over Himcare irregularities
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Shimla, August 21 (PTI) Amid investigation into alleged financial irregularities in the Himachal Pradesh government’s flagship healthcare scheme, an RTI response has triggered a fresh controversy...
Punjab CM's OSD sends defamation notice to Majithia
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s officer on special duty (OSD) Rajbir Singh Ghuman has sent a defamation notice to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia over his...
Faridabad youth jumps into canal over lover's 'betrayal'; grieving father alleges mental harassment
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Faridabad, Aug 21 (PTI) Jilted in love, a 22-year-old man allegedly died by suicide by jumping into a canal here, police said on Friday.
IIM Bangalore, Tata Trusts sign MoU to establish Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Bengaluru, Aug 21 (PTI) IIM Bangalore and Tata Trusts on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the “Indian Institute of Management Bangalore – Dorabji Tata School of...
Kerala HC suspends sentences of four people convicted in 2003 Muthanga attack case
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Kochi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Friday suspended the five-year sentence imposed on four people convicted in a murder attempt case related to the 2003 Muthanga agitation in Wayanad and...
Expansive definition of 'industry' in 1978 verdict will continue to govern pending cases under ID Act: SC
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has held that its 48-year-old expansive worker-friendly interpretation of the term “industry” under the now-repealed Industrial...
No reason to comment on Pak's frustration: MEA on Islamabad summoning US CDA
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) India on Friday took pot shot at Pakistan for summoning the top US diplomat in Islamabad over comments by US Ambassador to New Delhi Sergio Gor affirming that Jammu and...
Guwahati cab operators continue traffic blockade against Meghalaya; Assam opens helpline numbers
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Guwahati, Aug 21 (PTI) The Assam government is in constant touch with Meghalaya to restore normalcy after alleged attacks on people from the state during a students’ rally in Shillong and...
CJP team on school inspection 'forcibly' sent back from Rajasthan village; Dipke claims BJP 'goons' behind attack
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Jaipur, Aug 21 (PTI) A Cockroach Janta Party team that had gone to inspect a government school in a Rajasthan village on Friday was attacked and forcibly pushed back allegedly by locals, resulting...
Karnataka CM challenges Oppn to seek debate on Nagendra issue
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Bengaluru, Aug. 21 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday challenged the BJP and JD(S) to formally seek a discussion in the Legislature on the demand for the resignation of...
Rahul Gandhi doing his job as LoP by making govt accountable: Omar Abdullah
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
Srinagar, Aug 21 (PTI) Defending Rahul Gandhi’s aggressive posture against the ruling dispensation, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday asserted that the Leader of the...
Centre denies nod to Telangana CM's US trip, says 'programme was not appropriate'; think beyond 'politics and elections': Reddy
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 21 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was denied political clearance for his planned trip to the US because the proposed programme during the visit was not...
Delhi Police registers FIR over pellet injuries to youth during July 20 protest
ThePrintby PTI·3d ago
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Delhi Police on Friday registered an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a 20-year-old student during the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar, after Congress leader Rahul...
After Rahul dharna, Delhi Police take pellet gun victim's complaint, lodge FIR against 'unknown persons'
ThePrintby Alisha Dutta·3d ago
New Delhi: Hours after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi sat on dharna in front of Parliament Street police station, Delhi Police Friday registered an FIR against unknown persons in connection...
Pellet guns Rahul is protesting were introduced during UPA era. Several blinded since then
ThePrintby Alisha Dutta·3d ago
New Delhi: Even as Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s dharna at a Delhi police station on Friday led to the registration of an FIR over the alleged use of pellet guns against Gen Z protesters...
'Rich don't need quota': Another protest rising at Jantar Mantar, this time against caste-based reservation
ThePrintby Samridhi Tewari·3d ago
New Delhi: Over 300 people associated with the Reservation Hatao Andolan—an Instagram page campaigning against the UGC Act and the SC/ST Act—gathered Friday afternoon at Jantar Mantar, as the...
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