Manipur violence: Rahul Gandhi urges PM to visit State, work towards restoring peace

Manipur violence: Rahul Gandhi urges PM to visit State, work towards restoring peace

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday (November 16, 2024) termed the recent string of violent clashes and continuing bloodshed in Manipur “deeply disturbing”, as he urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state … Read more

NHS urges vulnerable to get Covid and Flu vaccines

NHS urges vulnerable to get Covid and Flu vaccines

People in clinically at-risk groups are being urged to get their free Covid-19 and flu vaccinations this winter. NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough said only 27% of those eligible for the Covid vaccine, and 35% of those eligible for a flu vaccine in the two areas – plus Royston, in Hertfordshire – had come forward. More … Read more

PMK urges Centre to listen to Muslim organisations before passing amendments to Waqf Act

PMK urges Centre to listen to Muslim organisations before passing amendments to Waqf Act

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday said the Central government’s decision to hold Parliamentary Joint Committee’s meeting to listening to perspectives from various stakeholders regarding the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act should result in beneficial measures with respect to governance of management of properties donated for Islamic religious and charitable purposes. In a statement, … Read more

Forum of SC castes urges State govt. to implement internal reservation

Forum of SC castes urges State govt. to implement internal reservation

The forum for safeguarding reservation for Scheduled Castes of Karnataka, on Thursday, demanded the State government to implement internal reservation among the Scheduled Castes, in view of the recent Supreme Court’s judgement. The forum conducted a State-level seminar on the issue at Ambedkar Bhavan in Shivamogga. The participants in the events stated that the untouchables … Read more

Governor urges universities to ensure quality of PhDs

Governor urges universities to ensure quality of PhDs

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Friday called for quality in PhDs in the State. He also called upon educational institutions to encourage students to clear NET-JRF. During the NIRF Conclave for Excellence in Higher Education in Tamil Nadu in the Raj Bhavan in Chennai, Mr. Ravi felicitated representatives of … Read more

Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus vows ‘free and fair’ elections, urges restraint

Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus vows ‘free and fair’ elections, urges restraint

Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday appealed to the people to have “patience” as it is difficult to address the “mountain-like challenges” overnight while promising them a free, fair and participatory election after implementing key reforms in different sectors. In a televised address to the nation, his second since assuming charge on … Read more

Harish meets fasting Motilal Naik at Gandhi Hospital, urges him to end protest

Harish meets fasting Motilal Naik at Gandhi Hospital, urges him to end protest

BRS leaders T. Harish Rao and others meeting unemployed youth on indefinite fast Motilal Naik in Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has requested the Telangana government to address the concerns of the unemployed youth and Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) Group job aspirants, failing … Read more

Telangana urges Centre to allot mining blocks in coal belt area to Singareni

Telangana urges Centre to allot mining blocks in coal belt area to Singareni

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Energy and Finance, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. File | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Telangana Government has urged the Central Government to allot all the mining blocks in the coal belt area of the State to public sector miner Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of … Read more