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Nehru made Kashmir issue controversial: Yogi

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday blamed Jawaharlal Nehru for the extremism and separatism "emanating from Kashmir", and said the first prime minister of India made the Kash... Read More


Chief minister orders surprise inspections at procurement centres

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed district authorities to conduct surprise inspections at paddy procurement centres to ensure smooth operations, as he held a Janata... Read More


Ram Vilas Vedanti, key figure in Ayodhya movement, passes away

Ayodhya, Dec. 16 -- A key figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and two-term former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti died in a hospital in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, on Monday. He was 67. His last rites will be p... Read More


Saryu bridges, flyovers mark ring road push

Lucknow, Dec. 16 -- After ring road project in the state capital, the state government has expedited the Rs 3418 crore ring road project in Ayodhya. Land acquisition for the 67.57 km long project has ... Read More


Meesho's strong market debut boosts Prosus' India bets

Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- The Netherlands-headquartered Prosus' India thesis is paying off in quick succession, and the global consumer-internet investor is now gearing up to deploy more patient capital acro... Read More


SEBI may ease margins for equity derivatives

Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is likely to rationalise margins on equity derivatives on non-expiry days to encourage big traders to place longer-term bets rather... Read More


Govt to introduce bill for higher educational institutions in Parl

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Narendra Modi government will introduce the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in the winter session of Parliament to set up a commission to facilitate universities ... Read More


From Vada pao to mumbra: Politics on the plate in Mum

MUMBAI, Dec. 15 -- In Mumbai, nativist politics play out in several spheres. The most fraught is, of course, language, followed by history, cinema - and food. In the past, vada pao, poha and zunka bha... Read More


Need better response to pollution in the Capital

India, Dec. 15 -- The national Capital saw the toughest anti-pollution measures - Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) Stage IV - kick in on Saturday after the air quality index (AQI) reached the "sever... Read More


West Asia-North Africa: Ocean of opportunities

India, Dec. 15 -- As Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi visits Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman from December 15, as part of his latest leadership interactions abroad, he cannot but be conscious that he is re... Read More