Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that the people in rural India are forced to wander from door-to-door in search of work under MGNREGA while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “hiding his failures” by criticising the Congress in poll-bound states.
EC hears both factions of NCP on claims to name, symbol
The Election Commission on Friday met the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), one led by Sharad Pawar and the other by his nephew Ajit Pawar, over their claims to the party name and poll symbol for over two hours.
HC seeks Delhi Police’s reply on plea by NewsClick founder-editor
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought Delhi Police’s response on pleas by NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty challenging their arrest in a case lodged under the provisions of UAPA.
Another blow to BRS, two senior leaders join Congress
In another blow to the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana, two more senior leaders along with 100 of their supporters joined the Congress here at the residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
Earthquake hits Honshu
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Southeast of Honshu in Japan on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.
UN say 42,000 survivors of Libya flooding need aid
Among the 42,000 survivors of last month’s catastrophic flash flooding in northeast Libya are people needing healthcare and mental healthcare, UN humanitarians said.
Putin indicates Russia could return to nuclear testing
Russian President Vladimir Putin while speaking at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, suggested that Russia could return to nuclear weapons testing and might withdraw from the nuclear test ban treaty, reported Al Jazeera.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Iranian Narges Mohammadi
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to jailed human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all”.
New Zealand experts warn wildfire risk due to El Nino
Experts have warned increasing wildfire risks due to the El Nino climate phenomenon as windy, hot and dry weather will be more likely for regions this summer.
Status quo on policy rates on expected lines: Experts
The decision of the Reserve Bank of India to keep the policy rates unchanged in October is on expected lines, according to experts.
