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Chirag Paswan hinted that govt may engage while protesters are seeking income-based quotas instead of caste-based reservation NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan has said the government is willing to hold talks with protesters opposing caste-based reservation, provided they put forward their demands in a systematic manner.“Any sort of misunderstanding around reservation can create anger … Read more

Anti-reservation protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: No permission has been granted for Sunday’s planned protest against the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026, and the reservation system at Shah Auditorium in the capital, Delhi Police clarified.The police described videos circulating on social media claiming that permission had been granted as “false and misleading.”“It is further … Read more

Justice Karol served as Chief Justice of the Tripura and Patna High Courts NEW DELHI: Hailing from India’s first heritage village ‘Garli’ in Himachal Pradesh, the ever smiling Justice Sanjay Karol, fondly referred to as ‘Chachaji’ because of his elderly yet friendly encouragement to young lawyers, retired from the Supreme Court on Saturday leaving behind … Read more

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel; Telangana CM Revanth Reddy NEW DELHI: The Indian Overseas Congress (IOC), the Congress’ foreign wing, has criticised the Centre for its “double standards” in allowing the Gujarat chief minister to visit the US while denying political clearance to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy for his US visit.“The principal objective of the … Read more

The industry had sought an exemption through the Medical Device Technical Advisory Group (MDTAG) (representative image) NEW DELHI: Medical device manufacturers have raised concerns over a new government rule requiring companies to print the licence number of an outsourced sterilisation facility on device labels, saying it could add to compliance burden and delay exports.The health … Read more

File photo: A medicine shop NEW DELHI: Parents of children below four years will now have to be more cautious about giving them combination medicines for cold symptoms, with the Centre restricting the manufacture, sale and distribution of all fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) containing chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine hydrochloride.The government has said these combinations may pose … Read more

8.7 crore Indian youth caught in a career limbo More than 8 crore Indian youth are caught in a difficult spot — with no job, no education and no training.According to a Niti Aayog report, an estimated 8.7 crore Indians aged 15 to 29 fall into this category. The figure, based on the 78th round … Read more

Panama-flagged MV Ocean Winner sinks in Bay of Bengal; 22 crew members remain missing NEW DELHI: A Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 24 crew members sank in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha after reportedly disappearing from maritime tracking systems, triggering a large-scale search and rescue operation by authorities.The vessel, MV Ocean Winner, was carrying an … Read more

Jaishankar to visit Moscow to co-chair India-Russia trade, economic cooperation meet and hold talks with Lavrov NEW DELHI: At the invitation of Russia’s first deputy PM Denis Manturov, external affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit Moscow on Aug 23-24 to co-chair the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and … Read more

From Sept 1, flyers can use e-boarding passes at India’s immigration counters; physical passes won’t be stamped NEW DELHI: Starting Sept 1, people flying in and out of India will no longer be required to provide a physical boarding card at the immigration counter. Travellers can show their e-boarding cards instead. This major change by … Read more