New Delhi: The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 -- which was passed by the Lok Sabha Thursday -- repeals the MGNREGA and paves the way for a structural transformation of the government's role in the rural employment landscape. Passed in 2005 as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), and renamed...

New Delhi: Following the abandonment of the fourth T20I between India and South Africa due to excessive fog and poor visibility, Prem Manohar Gupta, the Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA), said that the full ticket refund process will commence from Friday. Gupta confirmed that arrangements are being put in place by the governing body...

Bhadrak: Two youths of a family were killed after the motorcycle they were riding were hit by an unknown vehicle in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said Thursday. The accident took place near Guaanla village within Banshada police station limits in the district's Chandabali block Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Rakesh Jena (35) and his nephew...

Muscat: Oman Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik conferred 'The First Class of the Order of Oman' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday - an award that has previously been presented to Queen Elizabeth, Queen Maxim, Emperor Akihito, Nelson Mandela and King Abdullah of Jordan. This is the 29th such global honour for PM Modi. On Tuesday, Prime Minister...

Islamabad: Various student organisations continued to hold protests at the University of Peshawar against the disappearance of two students, local media reported Thursday. The protesters, led by the Waziristan Students’ Society, visited several university departments and asked students to boycott classes. They also forced the shutdown of Madina Market, a coffee shop, and restaurants on campus, Pakistan's...

Bhubaneswar: Legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday appealed to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to reconsider the state government's decision to enhance the salaries and allowances of MLAs, Ministers, the Chief Minister, the Speaker, and other constitutional office-bearers. Following a closed-door meeting of BJP MLAs and Ministers at the party's state office here, Odisha...

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Jammu and Kashmir resident, a close associate of suicide bomber Umar-un-Nabi, in connection with the Red Fort area blast, making it the ninth arrest in the case, officials said Thursday. Yasir Ahmad Dar allegedly played an active role in the conspiracy behind the blast that claimed 15...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday allowed petitioners requesting more time for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala and Uttar Pradesh to submit their representations to the Election Commission of India (ECI), which will decide on the requests by December 31. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice...

Mumbai: Hindi film industry actor Kartik Aaryan, who is gearing up for his upcoming film Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri opposite Ananya Panday, said he feels lucky to have her as his leading lady in the film. Taking to the stage of the movie’s trailer launch event, which took place in the city Thursday, Kartik...

Dhaka: India Thursday resumed operations at its visa application centre in Dhaka, a day after closing it over escalated security concerns, but closed two other identical facilities in other parts of Bangladesh, officials and reports said. The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) at southwestern Khulna and northwestern Rajshahi were closed on the same grounds of security concerns....