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New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has termed the Centre’s decision to conduct a caste census “a victory for the crores of people of India”. He added that when Rahul Gandhi said caste census is the “X-ray of society,” the BJP “ridiculed him.” “When our leader Shri Rahul Gandhi …

Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Rahul Gandhi welcomed the Centre’s decision to include caste census in the next population count, proposing a roadmap for social justice. He criticised the 50% reservation cap and urged its removal New Delhi: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi said today that the Centre’s decision …

Hearing a raft of petitions challenging provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the Supreme Court on Wednesday posed a series of questions to both the petitioners and the Centre.  Here Are Some Of The Key Quotes From The Hearing: “We are told Delhi High Court is built on Waqf Land… …

Bengaluru: A patient was dragged and brutally assaulted at a rehabilitation centre near Bengaluru, prompting outrage and the subsequent arrest of perpetrators. CCTV visuals of the incident showed a man undergoing treatment being cornered in a room and then being beaten relentlessly with a stick by a man, while others …

Electronics manufacturing in the country has increased more than five times. (Representational) New Delhi: Mobile phone exports surpassed Rs 2 lakh crore in the 2024-25 financial year with iPhone shipments alone contributing about Rs 1.5 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. The minister said that smartphone exports …

Chennai: Tamil Nadu‘s battle for exemption from the National Entrance and Eligibility Test, or NEET – the all-India entrance test for admission to medical courses – suffered a setback Friday after President Droupadi Murmu rejected a bill to exclude the state from its purview and allow it to use Class …

New Delhi: The commerce ministry is analysing the impact of 26 per cent reciprocal tariffs or import duties imposed by the US on India, a senior government official said on Thursday. According to the official, the universal 10 per cent tariffs will come into effect on all imports into the …

New Delhi: Vodafone’s spectrum auction dues worth Rs 36,950 crore will be converted into equity by the government, which will increase its holding in Vodafone Idea to 48.99 per cent – up from 22.6 per cent. The government has been the single-largest shareholder in the debt-ridden Vodafone Idea. Now it will …

New Delhi: The Centre has approved Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sujata R Karthikeyan’s request to be relieved from service. Known for her influence in policy and interventions in higher education and sports during the erstwhile BJD government in Odisha, Ms Karthikeyan opted for voluntary retirement (VRS) two …

New Delhi: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has given the Home Ministry four weeks – the ask was for eight weeks, i.e., April 21 – to decide on the issue of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi‘s citizenship. Questions around Mr Gandhi’s citizenship – he has been a Lok …