Daily Archives: February 24, 2021
Biden administration rolls back Donald Trump-era citizenship test
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has announced the reversal of the stringent Trump-era policy by reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalisation...
Nepal Supreme Court reinstates parliament
KATHMANDU: Nepal's Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives in a setback to embattled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli...
SC rejects plea for extra chance in UPSC exam to those having exhausted last...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking an extra chance to appear in the UPSC civil services exam...
Punjab protecting gangster Mukhtar Ansari: Uttar Pradesh govt tells SC
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Punjab government is "shamelessly" protecting gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari,...
PSC to maintain confidential reserve list of CCE
New categories to get reservation; Only domiciles of J&K UT can compete for examination
SRINAGAR: From now onwards, the Jammu...
Quad under Biden to tackle climate change
NEW DELHI: The Biden administration will continue to pursue the Quad concept, in which India is earmarked for a major role, but...
BJP retains power in 6 Gujarat MCs
AHMADABAD: The BJP on Tuesday swept elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat by winning 483 of the 576 seats, the results...
Encounter breaks out in South Kashmir
ANANTNAG: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in the Shalgul forest area in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday,...
US senators asked to draft legislative package to ‘outcompete’ China, invest
WASHINGTON: US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has asked his Democratic colleagues to draft a legislative package to “outcompete” China, create new...
People coming to Delhi will have to show negative Covid test result
NEW DELHI: Travellers from five states, including Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab, will have to show negative COVID-19 test report before entering the...