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NEW DELHI: The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar on Friday unleashed the “Brahmastra” of modern-day electoral politics – DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) – as Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred Rs 10,000 each directly to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women in the state.The Rs 7,500-crore “Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana”, an initiative of…
Image credits: Getty Images While the pandemic might be in the rear-view mirror right now, COVID-19 continues to evolve and affect many to date. Currently, a new strain of the virus is spiking cases worldwide.The XFG variant, also known as Stratus, has been spreading far and wide after first being detected in Southeast Asia in…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on Friday reached the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wearing a mosquito repellent net to protest against the increase in cases of malaria, chikungunya, and dengue.AAP MCD LoP Ankush Narang claimed that the ruling BJP has no strategy to combat malaria, dengue and chikungunya.“Today, all of us…
Air India crash (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored investigation into the June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people, including passengers, crew and civilians.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi tagged the plea with another pending case raising similar…
Palestine has applied to join BRICS, at a time when a more and more countries have recognised it as a state in recent weeks.Palestinian ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal confirmed the move on Friday, saying the application was still awaiting a reply.“We have submitted an application, but, as you know, Palestine has certain conditions….
NEW DELHI: Hours after bilateral talks with US President, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday turned into a spokesperson for Donald Trump in his UNGA speech, parroting his claim that the US President played an “active role” in brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after the military action in May.In his 25-minute speech,…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at the United Nations on Friday wearing a QR code pinned to his lapel, which his office said links to footage of Hamas atrocities from October 7. “You see this large pin here. It’s a QR code. What I ask you to do is hold up your…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (L), Pt Nehru climbing into first MiG-21 acquired by Air Force at Palam Airport (Picture: X/Indian Youth Congress) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday credited erstwhile Prime Minister Pt Jawaharlal Nehru for the MiG-21 fighter jets decommissioned today after the ceremonial flypast in Chandigarh.Recalling the MiG-21 pact signed between India…
Suryakumar Yadav has announced two changes to Team India for the Sri Lanka match (Images via Getty Images) India captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed two changes to the playing XI for their final Super Fours fixture against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup on Friday. The match has no bearing on the points table, with India…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintained his stance on continuing military action against Hamas in Gaza, at the UN General Assembly on Friday, despite facing increasing international isolation.Claiming that his country has to “finish the job”, Netanyahu said,…
