UK announces three new refugee resettlement routes for people in India and six other countries, allowing sponsorship through charities, employers and universities. TOI correspondent from London: In a bid to dissuade asylum-seekers from arriving in Britain on the backs of lorries or via small boats, the UK home office has announced three new “safe and…
World Bank projects India’s poverty rate to fall to 12.1% by 2028, from 14.2% in 2026, citing strong consumption growth and rising employment NEW DELHI: World Bank has said that poverty in India, defined at $4.2 a day, will decline from 14.2% in 2026 to 12.1% by 2028.Between 2011 and 2023, it is estimated that…
J&K HC asks Rajouri admin to report on Pakistan-born teen’s return to Indian father SRINAGAR: J&K and Ladakh high court sought a compliance report Friday from the Rajouri district administration on its March 25 order to reunite a Pakistan-born teenager deported after the Pahalgam terror attack with his Indian father on grounds of “sacrosanct human…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday raised concerns over repeated attacks on civilian shipping and seafarers at the G20 foreign affairs ministers’ meeting, stressing the urgent need to safeguard freedom of navigation.In a post on X, Jaishankar said the Global South was disproportionately bearing the consequences of attacks in the Middle East,…
NEW DELHI: With around 2,000 MBBS seats remaining vacant across the country, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has announced a special stray vacancy round of NEET-UG 2026 counselling to fill the remaining seats.The registration process will begin on November 2 and continue until November 4 (3pm), according to the schedule issued by DGHS…
The enumeration will not be conducted in poll bound or in the snow-bound areas. (Photo: IANS) NEW DELHI: Population enumeration for the 2027 Census will be conducted across most of India from January 25 to February 28, 2027, with poll-bound states and snow-bound regions excluded from the schedule, the government announced on Friday.According to a…
BJP leaders, workers, and supporters carry national flags and party banners during the ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ protest march at Chandni Chowk in New Delhi on Wednesday NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to launch a counter-protest in Delhi against the Congress-led INDIA bloc’s rally against voter irregularities at Ramlila Maidan on November…
AISA president Neha Bora and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: When Neha Bora recently said “AISA will not be a part of normalising the signing of peace bonds”, she inadvertently highlighted a contrast that the Jantar Mantar 2.0 protests against SIR and “vote chori” had brought to the fore. Neha’s refusal to sign the…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for raising the issue of voter irregularities ahead of the INDIA bloc’s Delhi Chalo march and challenged them to discuss the issue during a special session of Parliament.While addressing a gathering in…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday launched a scathing attack on Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of trying to spread anarchy on the streets and undermining India’s democratic traditions.Addressing a press conference, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi termed the Congress leader a “Dimagi Naxal” and questioned his conduct.“The Naxalites on the…
