Congress leader and deputy chief minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that no one can change the name of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Several ...

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out swinging Tuesday against the Bharatiya Janata Party's move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme – enacted by the party-led UPA ...

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday triggered a controversy after he pulled the hijab of a woman doctor during an appointment letter distribution programme.A video shared by the ...

The DUP has come out against taking down a peace wall that goes through a public park in north Belfast. Last month the DUP showed no objection, and were party to, a unanimous decision at a Belfast ...

The Centre’s directive asking smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app and telling OTT platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram to remain SIM-bound has sparked major concerns over privacy, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ever since the Trump immigration raids began in Los Angeles in June, local leaders and community activists have ...

Journalist Emily Maitlis has said that though Prince William doesn’t have the power to strip his cousins of their titles, the ‘pressure’ was there (Picture: PA) As the row over Prince Andrew’s ...

Nigel Farage is facing calls to suspend a Reform UK MP who said “it drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people”. Labour has written to the party leader asking him to ...

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