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7:19 PM

Congress did not follow Gandhian values, neglected villages: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that villages in Gujarat remained neglected as the previous Congress governments did not follow Mahatma Gandhi's values.

 

Modi was speaking at a campaign rally for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates at Bavla village in poll-bound Gujarat's Ahmedabad district

7:18 PM

Gehlot's differences with Pilot to be resolved in manner that strengthens party: Congress

As Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot stepped up his attack on his bete noire Sachin Pilot, the Congress on Thursday said their differences would be resolved in a manner that strengthens the party and asserted that the focus right now should to on the success of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

 

"Ashok Gehlot is a senior and experienced political leader. Whatever differences he has expressed with his younger colleague Sachin Pilot will be resolved in a manner that strengthens the Congress party," AICC general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh said in a statement.

6:45 PM

Adani open offer: Nearly 2.8 million NDTV shares tendered by Day 3

Nearly 2.8 million shares were tendered by shareholders of NDTV under the Adani group's open offer at the end of the third day on Thursday.

 

Adani group's open offer to acquire an additional 26 per cent stake in the media firm New Delhi Television (NDTV) started on Tuesday.

6:21 PM

Shahi Imam agrees to withdraw order restricting entry of women in Jama masjid after L-G request

Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam has agreed to withdraw the order restricting entry of women in the mosque, after Delhi LG V K Saxena spoke to him and requested him to take back the decree, Raj Niwas sources said on Thursday.

 

They added that Imam Bukhari agreed to revoke the order, on the condition that visitors respect and maintain the sanctity of the mosque.

6:02 PM

BJP government transformed education sector in Gujarat, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Gujarat has transformed the education sector in the state and made it more scientific and modern, touching upon an election issue which is being aggressively pushed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Addressing a rally in Dehgam town of Gandhinagar district, his third of the day, ahead of the next month's Assembly polls, PM Modi pointed out that Gujarat's education budget has now gone up to Rs 33,000 crore, more than the total budget outlay of several states. 

5:45 PM

Take back 'Amazon parcel': Thackeray asks Centre to recall Governor

"We urge the Center to recall the sample they have sent for a Governor and send him to other places or to an old age home. We ask all Maharashtra lovers to protest against his statement, even welcome BJP members if they want to join," said Shiv Sena leader, Uddhav Thackeray.

5:37 PM

IIT in Tanzania can be hub for technology education in Africa: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Tanzania can be a hub for technology education in Africa, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Thursday.

 

An offshore campus of IIT Madras in Tanzania is among the options on the government's table as it works on a plan to ensure that the country's premier engineering institutes have a presence on the world map.

5:27 PM

Political heat over Karnataka-Maharashtra boundary dispute escalates

The political heat over the inter-state border row has escalated with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai hitting back at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis terming his statement on the issue "provocative".

 

No village in Maharashtra will go to Karnataka! The state government will fight strongly in the Supreme Court to get Marathi speaking villages in Karnataka including Belgaum-Karwar-Nipani!, said Fadnavis.

5:25 PM

Bundelkhand reaching new heights of development under BJP govt: UP CM

 

Bundelkhand, earlier known for drought, misery, and anarchy, has reached new heights of development under the BJP regime, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday.

 

While launching 102 development projects worth Rs 328 crores in Jhansi, Adityanath said, “Natural resources were abundant in Bundelkhand. However they (resources) were previously looted. The prime minister wanted Bundelkhand to emerge from this situation.” "The prime minister dedicated the Bundelkhand Expressway to the nation this year, and as a result, Bundelkhand is now seeing unprecedented growth. Now one can reach Bundelkhand from Delhi in five hours," the chief minister said.

 

5:07 PM

India, Zimbabwe to set up joint working group on education, skill development: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Zimbabwe's Deputy Minister of Education, Raymore Machingura, here on Thursday and discussed setting up of joint working groups on education and skill development between the two countries.

 

"Glad to meet Raymore Machingura, Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, Zimbabwe, in my office today. We had fruitful discussions on intensifying our partnerships in education and skill development.

4:56 PM

853 tech firms lay off over 137,492 workers globally, more job cuts coming: Report

As more and more companies across the spectrum sack employees amid the global meltdown, at least 853 tech companies worldwide have laid off about 137,492 employees to date, and the tally is only going north amid recession fears.

 

According to data from layoffs.fyi, a crowdsourced database of tech layoffs, 1,388 tech companies have fired a total of 233,483 employees since the onset of Covid-19, but 2022 has been the worst for the tech sector.

4:46 PM

Need concentrated global push of millets amid challenges of covid, conflict & climate, says S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said a concentrated global push for millets is needed as the three Cs of climate change, Covid-19 and conflict are impacting food security in some way or the other.

 

Millets are grown in 130 countries, including India, and a concentrated push by these countries for millets would enhance food security, increase self-reliance and global availability, the minister said.

 

4:39 PM

Lagged data, frequent reviews make monetary policy's task tough: Shaktikanta Das

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Michael Patra on Thursday said formulating monetary policy is a challenging task in a volatile environment like the current one, given lagged data inputs, which are also frequently reviewed.

 

Patra said that next week, the deliberations will be starting for the next policy review to be announced in the first week of December and will have to depend on inflation data for October and growth data for July-September coming out on November 30.

4:29 PM

Congress terms as 'corruption' Left govt decision to hike sales taxes on liquor

The Congress in Kerala on Thursday termed the Left government's decision to hike sales tax on Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and forgo the five per cent Turnover Tax (ToT) levied on distilleries as "corruption" and said it could lead to increase in drug use.

 

The criticism comes a day after the state cabinet approved a four percent increase in the general sales tax on IMFL. Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state assembly V D Satheesan said the state government's decision was not only "unscientific", but it would also lead to an increase in liquor price which in turn could push more people towards drug consumption.

4:02 PM

Nitin Gadkari approves Rs 573.13-cr projects for Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the widening of existing two-lane road to two-lane with paved shoulders for Hyderabad-Bhupalapatnam section of NH-163 in Mulugu district, Telangana, has been approved at the total cost of Rs 136.22 crore.

 

In a series of posts, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari tweeted about the widening of the NH-163 on the Hyderabad-Bhupalapatnam stretch.