Former Uttarakhand chief minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat has stepped down from two organisational positions in the party following an Enforcement Directorate search at the residence of his personal assistant, Chandan Singh Jeena, in connection with alleged irregularities in a 2016 recruitment examination in Uttarakhand. Rawat announced that he was resigning as a...
Seven people, including two prison personnel, have been booked in connection with the alleged supply of a mobile phone and SIM card to former MP Prajwal Revanna, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru. The investigation has raised concerns over the alleged movement of prohibited...
Congress leader and Punjab party in-charge Sachin Pilot has challenged the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to apply the same standards while assessing government schools in Punjab that it has used while examining schools in other states. Pilot’s remarks came after a CJP delegation visited government schools in Punjab as part of its “School Thik Karo”...
India has called on BRICS member and partner countries to strengthen economic cooperation by promoting trade in local currencies, linking payment systems and building more resilient supply chains amid growing global economic uncertainty. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, addressing the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, said the grouping needs greater economic resilience while remaining...