JAMMU: The govt of Jammu and Kashmir is mulling to increase the disability pension from Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 per month, said Sakeena Itoo, minister of Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sunday.“We are working to increase the disability pension,” she said, adding, “The present Omar-led govt is committed to address all...
NEW DELHI: Doctors on Thursday described the condition of Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 24th day, as critical after he fainted for 8-10 minutes at the Khanauri border protest site. Doctors attending to him warned of risks of cardiac arrest and multi-organ failure.“His life is hanging by a thread,” said...
NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Sri Lanka would not permit its territory to be “used in any way in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of India,” on Monday. Following discussions at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Dissanayake emphasised his commitment to strengthening Indo-Sri...
Uddhav Thackeray (File photo) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT)leader Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should address Parliament regarding India’s measures to safeguard Hindus in Bangladesh. During a press conference in Mumbai, Thackeray criticised the BJP, asserting that their ‘Hindutva stance’ serves only electoral purposes.Addressing the situation in Bangladesh, he highlighted...
NEW DELHI: Former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92, considered ex-US President John F Kennedy as his ‘political guru’.In 1960, as Democratic leader JFK campaigned for the presidency, a 28-year-old law student Krishna, then studying in the US, wrote to Kennedy offering to campaign on his...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government has taken another big decision to make school education as accessible as possible with the Cabinet approving the opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas. He asserted that while the step will benefit a large number of students, many new employment opportunities will also be...
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday heightened security in several districts after state Congress chief Ajay Rai announced that Rahul Gandhi along with 5 other Congress MPs will visit Sambhal.Meanwhile, prohibitory orders are in place in the district until December 10. Curbs under section 163 (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance...
NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday announced that the new Mahayuti govt will be sworn in on Dec 5 in what is being seen as a signal to Eknath Shinde to make up his mind fast about joining the govt led by Devendra Fadnavis.State BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said in a post on X that the...
NEW DELHI: Strongly denouncing the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, senior members of the organisation on Wednesday demanded the Indian and Bangladeshi govts intervention for his immediate release, while also strongly condemning a Bangladeshi SC lawyer dubbing it a radical fundamentalist outfit.“It is outrageous to make baseless allegations that Iskcon has...
NEW DELHI: The Winter Session of Parliament is set to begin on Monday and will run until December 20, with discussions planned on various bills. Here are some of the bills that are listed for the session:Waqf amendment bill: The Waqf (amendment) Bill is scheduled for consideration and passage once the joint committee of both...