Enjoying quota benefits, UP Patels ready to back Hardik’s stir
Patel leaders in Uttar Pradesh say they intend to back Hardik Patel’s campaign for reservations though it is unlikely to generate as much interest in the politically crucial state, where the community already has access to benefits under the OBC category. Leaders of the Patel community, or... read more »
What is a Smart City? Find the full list of nominated smart cities here
The central government on Thursday announced 98 cities and towns for development as smart cities based on evaluation of financial and institutional capacities and past track record of urban local bodies. According to Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, a smart city “is one having... read more »
Kim Jong Un at it again: N Korea dismisses top officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed top officials after a recent standoff with South Korea, state media reported on Friday, a move that suggests the young leader holds them responsible for allowing the confrontation to nearly spin out of control. The rival Koreas earlier this week... read more »
Migrant crisis: Up to 200 feared dead in Libya sinking
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said up to 200 might have died. A security official in the western town of Zuwara, from where the overcrowded boat had set off, said there had around 400 people on board. Many appeared to... read more »
Leaked recordings in cash-for-vote case hits CM Chandrababu Naidu where it hurts the most
Just hours before grand celebrations to mark his first anniversary in office, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu finds himself in a political quagmire after the emergence of... read more »
Lalu, Nitish clinch deal : RJD, JD(U) join hands for Bihar polls
Bihar’s ruling JD(U) and Lalu Prasad’s RJD will contest the state assembly elections in alliance and a 6-member committee will be constituted for seat-sharing... read more »
Mahresult.nic.in SSC Results 2015 Maharashtra Board, Class 10th X Exam Results 2015 declar...
Nearly 17 lakh students across all nine divisions coming under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education wrote the examinations. The wait of the students... read more »
Giriraj Singh apologises to Sonia and even trends on Twitter, but Cong adjourns session an...
Union minister Giriraj Singh was forced to apologise in the Lok Sabha today, as protesting Congress MPs refused to allow the house function over a comment he made about Sonia... read more »
‘We will never forget you,’ Nobel laureate Malala You...
Pakistani teenager and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday told Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants they will never be forgotten and to never lose... read more »
