Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he will present important issues related to the state at the 25th meeting of the central regional council, chaired by Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah in Varanasi on Tuesday.“Today, I will present important issues related to Uttarakhand in the 25th meeting of the central regional council,…
PUDUCHERRY: Chief Minister N Rangasamy called on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar here on Sunday and submitted a memorandum to him seeking a 25 per cent quota of seats in all the courses available in the Central University in Puducherry for the natives of the Union Territory.Rangasamy was accompanied by Assembly Speaker R Selvam during his…
Stampede in Bengaluru left 11 dead as lakhs reached the Chinnaswamy Stadium to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s maiden IPL title. Mumbai: The BCCI is looking to make standard guidelines for IPL victory celebrations in its Apex Council meeting on June 14, in the wake of the tragic stampede at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11…
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Thursday that it has designated the British Council as an “undesirable organization.” In a statement, the office claimed that although the Council presents itself as an independent entity, its activities are closely aligned with UK government priorities. It added that the British Council is accountable to the UK Parliament…
US President Donald Trump (AP) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the national security council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees and return many career government employees back to their home agencies, according to two US officials and one person familiar with the reorganization….
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is expected to meet soon to deliberate on tax rate rationalisation, simplification, and the future of the compensation cess, a government source said on Thursday.“There are three or four different aspects relating to making GST simpler. We will take up the issue of compensation cess, rate rationalisation and…
Stockholm City Council rejects US Embassy demands to end DEI programming (Photo: AP) The Stockholm City Council has rejected the US Embassy‘s demands that it comply with the Trump administration‘s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion policies. It’s the latest in US President Donald Trump‘s efforts to terminate such programs within the federal government, and…
The Olympic Council of Asia and AINAGOC are preparing for two major meetings in Nagoya, Japan, focusing on the 20th Asian Games scheduled for 2026. The Asian Games 2026 are scheduled to be held in Japan’s Aichi and Nagoya prefectures from September 19 to October 4. The meetings include the 1st Technical Delegates Meeting and…
In an exclusive interview with Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council, the veteran Middle East analyst warned that Iran is edging dangerously close to nuclear weapons capability. He said “They have the technical capacity to build or produce enriched uranium at weapons levels, and they have enough significantly high-enriched uranium to be…
SRINAGAR: The BJP-led Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC-Leh) has unanimously passed a bill that seeks to provide 33% reservation to women in the hill council.LAHDC-Leh chief executive councillor Tashi Gyalson said the passage of the bill on Tuesday was a move towards “inclusive development and gender equity in one of the remotest and most…