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Facing the brunt of the ruckus created by the opposition inside Parliament, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday came down heavily on them and said the Modi government would convert this crisis into opportunity.

The all-India quota consists of 15% of the total available UG seats and 50% of the total available PG seats in government medical colleges. Initially, there was no reservation in the AIQ scheme up to 2007. This move would benefit nearly 1,500 OBC students in MBBS and 2,500 OBC students in PG and also around 550 EWS students in MBBS and around 1,000 EWS students in PG.

Addressing the upper house, the minister said, “We (Indian leadership) highlighted that in our approach to global issues we’re guided by quest for perfect union but we seek to right historical wrongs. When it comes to freedom, we shouldn’t treat it as non-governance or abdication of responsibilities. Our conversation on this should be balanced.”

“I want to draw attention of all members of this House. This is my 13th year as an MP and the way I was called ‘Bihari Gunda’ at the parliamentary committee meeting yesterday by a woman, by Trinamool Congress, I have not seen this in my life,” Dubey said, amid din in the House due to protests by opposition over Pegasus and farm bill issues. However, Dubey did not name the TMC member.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday expressed displeasure over unruly behaviour by some opposition members on Wednesday. On Wednesday, when papers were being laid in the House, Congress members Gurjeet Aujala, TN Prathapan, Hibi Eden and some others threw business papers of the day as well as torn pieces of paper and placards at the Chair.

“Modi government is not allowing the opposition to do its work. Don’t waste more time of Parliament, let there be discussion on inflation, farmers issue and Pegasus,” Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation on the completion of one year of the new National Education Policy (NEP). He will also launch multiple initiatives in the education sector.

Indian communist leaders took part in a virtual event marking 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party, said the Chinese embassy in Delhi.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he was “very hurt” over some opposition members throwing papers at the Chair a day earlier and warned of stern action against those repeatedly involved in…

An anti-Narendra Modi agenda alone will not help sustain an opposition front to take on the BJP, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily cautioned on Thursday, calling for drawing up a common minimum…

The BJP will not contest the bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from Bengal, meaning the ruling Trinamool Congress’ pick – ex-Prasad Bharti CEO Jawhar Sircar – will be elected unopposed.

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought response from Delhi police on bail application moved by former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in a case arising out of the northeast Delhi riots of 2020.

Lok Sabha on Thursday passed two bills before the proceedings were adjourned for the day amid continuous protests by opposition members over the Pegasus spying row and farmers” issue.

Around 14 lakh expatriates have returned back to Kerala, of which about 10 lakh have cited job loss due to COVID-19, informed Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal on Thursday.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Central and State Governments and other respondents in the matter regarding grant of forest clearance for Shimla Smart City Project.

Medical and dental courses in the country will have a 27 reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), 10 per cent for Economically Weaker Sections under the All India Quota Scheme for undergraduate…

Certain water and irrigation schemes are being halted in Marathwada, and there is fear that this may lead to farmer suicides in the drought-prone region if it doesn’t get sufficient rainfall, BJP MLA…

India on Thursday said it has a steadfast policy to support a sovereign, democratic and peaceful Afghanistan and it is in touch with various stakeholders within and outside Afghanistan including…

Bihar is India’s most backward state according to a report, the Centre has said in parliament, and it has set off a new political controversy in the state in which the ruling BJP is part of the Nitish…

Rescue operations are being carried out today to trace 20 people missing after a cloudburst hit Honzar village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Authorities have deployed more teams into…

Nineteen missing persons are feared dead after they were struck by a cloudburst on Wednesday in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Malaysia’s king on Thursday rebuked Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government for misleading Parliament over the status of coronavirus emergency m

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgement in Amazon-Future-Reliance case and will decide whether Singapore’s Emergency Arbitrator Award restraining Future Retail Ltd from going ahead with its…

After suspending the proposed clinical trials of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin and a request for Emergency Use Authorisation, Brazil now has suspended its decision to import four million…

The Delhi Assembly has passed a resolution against the appointment of former CBI officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner. The resolution asks the Union Home Ministry to reverse the…

Over three crore doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered to people in Madhya Pradesh so far as against the eligible population of 5.40 crore.

The Delhi High Court Thursday said it was not inclined to entertain a plea seeking extension of emergency parole of prisoners who are above the age of 65 and prone to COVID-19 infection due to some…

Public Safety Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said records found revealed 31 contracts signed during the administrations of President Felipe Calderón in 2006-2012 and President Enrique Peña Nieto in 2012-18

CEO Sundar Pichai says the tech firm is now aiming to have most of its workforce back to its offices beginning Oct. 18 instead of its previous target date of Sept. 1.

Tokyo reported 3,177 new cases on Wednesday.

Bharat Biotech on July 23 said it terminated the MoU it entered with Precisa Medicamentos and Envixia Pharmaceuticals LLC for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for Brazilian market.

Udupi-born Chef Hari Nayak creates a modern Indian menu at Sona, a post-pandemic restaurant launched in Manhattan, New York, with inputs from actor-producer Priyanka Chopra

Mr. Qin, who did two stints as a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman between 2006 and 2014, has earned a reputation for often pointed public defences of his country’s positions.

Bayer, which bought Monsanto in 2018, said the company disagreed with the verdict and may appeal.

France is trying to get to the bottom of allegations that in 2019 Macron and members of his government may have been targeted by an unidentified Moroccan security service, using NSO’s Pegasus spyware.

The COVID-19 vaccine became Pfizer’s top seller, bringing in nearlt half its revenue

Democracy should not be used as a label or tool to belittle or smear other countries or stoke confrontations, says Beijing

‘As two great democracies, we should demonstrate through our example why democracy promotes peace, stability and personal freedoms’, says Donald Lu

U.S. Secretary of State discusses inter-religious relations, media freedom at ‘civil society round-table’

University teachers held silent protest across campuses on the island.

Rights advocates slam sentencing.

Joint military exercise next week

The visit to China is the first from the group in the wake of its gaining key ground in Afghanistan, including in Badakshan province which borders China’s western Xinjiang region.

The industrial park is located in the city of Leverkusen, near Cologne.