NEW DELHI: The upper castes availing the economic backwardness quota have trailed the backward classes in the Mains examinations of the Civil Services competition for the last two years. But the dynamic of competitiveness between the two reserved categories is complex, as the forwards have prevailed in the ultimate test by virtue of greater score…
Ahead of the July 6–7 BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, senior diplomats from leading member nations said the grouping is likely to intensify efforts toward settling trade in national currencies, even as they ruled out any imminent move toward a unified BRICS currency.At a conference co-hosted by the Embassy of Brazil and Centre for…
Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won the Sunday’s snap parliamentary election but once again fell short of securing an outright majority. The result means the country will likely continue to face political uncertainty, as no single party commands enough support to govern alone. The centre-left Socialist Party and the far-right Chega party were locked in…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the opposition INDIA bloc should have “boycotted” the all-party delegations which will go to various countries to put across India’s resolve to tackle terrorism against the backdrop of “Operation Sindoor” and the subsequent military clashes with Pakistan.“There was no need to send delegations which…
KC Venugopal and PM Modi (R) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday responded sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s jibe at the INDIA bloc, which came during the inauguration of the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram. Earlier in the day, PM Modi had referred the presence of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and…
PATNA: Bihar’s INDIA bloc partners on Thursday picked RJD‘s Tejashwi Yadav as the chief of election coordination committee, tasked with settling seat-sharing issues, chalking out poll strategy, and preparing a common manifesto and a common minimum programme for assembly polls this year. Tejashwi’s appointment comes days after he met LoP Rahul Gandhi, and Congress chief…
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over “disturbing trends” that are “undermining” the sanctity of Parliament and the “practice of fairness”, a joint opposition Thursday complained to Speaker Om Birla that leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi was being repeatedly denied the opportunity to speak in contravention of parliamentary norms, and microphones of opposition members were being switched…
NEW DELHI: Opposition coordination seems to be back in Parliament even as INDIA bloc of parties may not be holding formal meetings to work out joint floor strategy on common issues against the BJP-led government, but communications at informal gatherings at the lobby before the House opens at 11am, is where the parties are drawing…
NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc remained divided over Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s claim that flights with illegal Indian immigrants were being made to land in Amritsar to “defame” the state.As Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi supported the claim saying that the first flight should have landed in Gujarat given the majority of deportees belonging…
MUMBAI: In an unprecedented initiative, approximately 32 lakh temples worldwide, predominantly in India, encompassing an economy worth around Rs 6 lakh crore, are poised to establish a networking chain under a singular federation. This aims to develop, operate, and manage tourism and spiritual circuits systematically, ensuring temples become accessible to the general public in an…