New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) In a landmark decision with far-reaching social and political implications, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has approved the inclusion of caste enumeration in the upcoming national Census. The announcement, made by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw following a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) on Wednesday, comes amid growing political momentum around caste data and its role in public policy.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Apple recorded its highest-ever shipment volume in India in the January-March quarter this year, clocking 29 per cent annual growth, a report showed on Wednesday.
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) In a step aimed at aligning technical education with industry demands by focussing on skill-based experiential learning, Punjab’s Technical Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Wednesday announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Industry Integrated) programme.
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Amritsar Commissionerate has thwarted a potential grenade attack on a police establishments with the arrest of five members of a Pakistan ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module linked to foreign-based gangster Jiwan Fauji, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Slamming the BJP for conspiring to divest Punjab of its water by misusing its power in Haryana and the Centre, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday categorically said the state has no single drop of water to share with any other state.
Kanpur, April 30 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met the grieving family of Shubham Dwivedi, a resident of Kanpur who lost his life in the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.