CWC urges Centre to follow Telangana model for caste census
Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has said that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) believes that the caste survey model of Telangana provides an effective and inclusive framework that the government of India must follow to conduct the caste census across the country. The Chief Minister, who attended the CWC meeting […]
Telangana Congress leaders thank Governor for giving assent to quota bills for Backward Classes
Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) Telangana Congress leaders on Friday called on Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and thanked him for giving his assent to the bills passed by the State Assembly for 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes. A delegation of Congress leaders led by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Mahesh Kumar Goud met […]
PM Modi’s development initiatives transformed villages: Sarbananda Sonowal
Guwahati, May 2 (IANS) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while campaigning for the Panchayat polls, said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s village development initiatives have transformed the rural infrastructure across the country. Speaking at a poll rally at Maloibari in Kamrup district, Sonowal said the decade of development under PM Modi has seen […]
Owaisi calls for immediate commencement of caste-based census
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Lok Sabha member Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded immediate commencement of caste-based census in the country. Speaking to reporters outside the Bagdogra Airport on the outskirts of Siliguri town in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Owaisi also clarified why his party is favouring […]
Aizawl to become 4th state capital in Northeast to have rail link
Guwahati, May 2 (IANS) Mizoram’s Aizawl will be the 4th capital city in the northeastern region to come under railway network next month as the 51.38 km new line between Bhairabi (near Assam’s Hailakandi district) and Sairang (near Aizawl) is expected to be inaugurated in June, an official said on Friday. Assam’s main city of […]
94.93 per cent students pass matriculation exam in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Odisha on Friday released the results of matriculation or the High School Certificate (HSC) examination held in the state. While addressing a press conference at Cuttack, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond announced that 94.93 per cent out of the total students who […]
US V-P Vance hopes Pakistan will cooperate with India on probe in Pahalgam terror attack
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US Vice-President J.D. Vance has said that the US hopes that Pakistan would cooperate with India to hunt down the Pakistan-based terrorists responsible for the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month. “Our hope here is that India responds to this terrorist attack in a way that doesn’t lead […]
Angolan President arrives in New Delhi for first official state visit in 38 years
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Angola’s President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco arrived in New Delhi on Friday for the first official state visit by a President from that country to India in 38 years. The four-day visit aims to boost diplomatic, economic, and strategic ties between the two nations. Upon his arrival, President Lourenco was […]
Wagah border to remain open for our citizens returning from India: Pakistan Foreign Office
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Pakistan has announced to keep the Wagah Border crossing open for its citizens returning from India after New Delhi revoked their visas following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives. The decision comes after many Pakistani nationals in India were stranded on the Indian side of […]
Buddha’s sacred relics from India arrive in Vietnam
Hanoi, May 2 (IANS) The sacred relics of Buddha from India arrived in Vietnam on Friday. They were brought to the Vietnam Buddhist University for a special ceremony and then carried in a grand procession to Thanh Tam Pagoda, where the public exposition of the relics will take place. Earlier in the day, Kiren Rijiju, […]
