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Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 30 Veteran Karnataka leader Mallikarjun Kharge appears set to file his nomination on Friday for election to the Congress president ahead of the 3pm deadline. Kharge, 80, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, will meet party chief Sonia Gandhi before filing his papers. Another contender…

Mumbai, September 30 *World in midst of third major shock from aggressive monetary tightening by central banks, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. *There is nervousness in financial market, global economy eye of new storm: RBI Guv. *Indian economy continues to be resilient in midst of global turmoil: RBI Governor. *RBI…

Srinagar, September 30 Two encounters broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Friday, police said. The encounters began after the security forces launched cordon and search operations in the Chitragam area in south Kashmir’s Shopian and…

Deepender DeswalHisar, September 29The application forms for crop insurance of nearly 29,000 farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana have been returned by Reliance General Insurance on one pretext or the other, leaving the applicants high and dry.Returns forms of 29K farmersOver 41,000 farmers apply for insurance of their…

Satya PrakashNew Delhi, September 29Recognising the concept of marital rape for the purpose of abortion, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a woman becoming pregnant as a result of non-consensual sexual intercourse with her husband was entitled to seek medical termination of such pregnancy.Editorial: Safe, legal abortion”The meaning of rape…

New Delhi, September 29 As Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot on Thursday walked out of the party presidential race choosing to stay Rajasthan Chief Minister and tendering a written apology to party chief Sonia Gandhi for the revolt by MLAs loyal to him, Mallikarjun Kharge emerged as the likely dark horse…

New Delhi, September 29Showing a substantial improvement in the global innovation index ranking India has been placed in the top 40 countries for the first time in the annual report for 2022 released by the Switzerland-based World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Thursday.The WIPO in its report, a copy of…

New Delhi, September 29Newly appointed AIIMS director M Srinivas on Thursday passed directions to the hospital staff to not use security personnel posted for patient assistance and security responsibilities for any other purpose except what is designated.The director said in an office order that security staff found having food or…

Lahore, September 29A non-profit foundation in Pakistan has urged India and Pakistan to honour freedom fighter Bhagat Singh with the highest civil award in recognition of his bravery and sacrifice for the people of the sub-continent, as it observed the 115th birth anniversary of the pre-partition era revolutionary leader.The Bhagat…

New Delhi, September 29 Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Thursday night met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and said he discussed the events in the state in detail and expressed his sentiments on the situation. Pilot spent around an hour at Gandhi’s residence and also conveyed his feedback…

New Delhi, September 29The government has upgraded the security cover of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to the top category of ‘Z+’ after a review of perceived threat perception to him by central intelligence and security agencies, official sources said on Thursday.The 65-year-old Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, was first accorded…

New Delhi, September 29Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Rajasthan chief minister’s post within a day or two, party general secretary KC Venugopal said on Thursday.Venugopal made the statement outside Gandhi’s 10, Janpath residence here after a series of meetings to resolve the Rajasthan crisis.He also said it…

New Delhi, September 29India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Thursday ruled out of the T20 World Cup with a stress fracture, dealing a massive blow to the team’s chances in the ICC event.A BCCI official said that Bumrah has a stress fracture and could be out of action for…

Ruchika Khanna Chandigarh, September 29 The Punjab Vidhan Sabha Session began here on Thursday with the Congress MLAs coming to the House wearing aprons carrying slogans against minister Fauja Singh Sarari. Congress Legislature Party leader Partap Singh Bajwa demanded that the minister be dismissed from the cabinet and a case…

New Delhi, September 29 The government has deferred the implementation of the proposal to make six airbags mandatory in passenger cars by one year to October 1, 2023, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. The government had earlier planned to make six airbags mandatory in eight-seater…