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Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar on Friday slammed NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar for seeking the raising of the quota cap in Maharashtra to 75 per cent. He said the demand was a sign of Pawar's «intellectual bankruptcy» and asked when quota benefits will be extended to the cooperative sector, which is dominated by leaders from the undivided Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress. «This is intellectual bankruptcy. Reservation is not a development issue. It is a representative one,» Ambedkar told PTI Video. Speaking in Sangli, Pawar had asked why Maharashtra cannot have 75 per cent reservation when Tamil Nadu is allowed to keep the limit at 78 per cent in consideration of various communities in the southern state. Ambedkar said seeking 75 per cent reservation is akin to running away from the responsibility to provide citizens secure lives. Speaking about Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, the VBA chief said the former must contest elections or else no one will trust Maratha leaders anymore.

The government recently expanded the scope of its free public health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), to include all citizens above age 70 irrespective of their socio-economic status. 

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are stuck in a complete polling loop in the ongoing US election 2024 race, where both candidates are being cited for victory across multiple surveys and polls. Even in the key battleground states, there are varied opinions on who is actually going to be ahead, confusing US voters and citizens even more. The impact of this political uncertainty is certainly taking a toll on the stock markets, business, economic concerns and more, suggest reports.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has been at the forefront of rolling out digital public infrastructure (DPI), with an objective of introducing a new way of governance to improve the delivery of public-service provisions.

Haryana Assembly Polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday continued his consistent attacks against the Congress over SC, ST, OBC reservation, violence against Dalits, the Ayodhya Ram Temple, Jammu and Kashmir, MSP on crops, and more. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader was addressing a rally in Haryana's Palwal. «Congress kept every issue important for the country entangled… Congress did not allow Ram temple to be built in Ayodhya. Congress did not allow the Constitution to be fully implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. They deprived our sisters of reservation in Parliament and Assembly. Congress kept our Muslim sisters entangled in the problem of triple talaq. Congress did not solve the problems of the country and its citizens but instead used all its energy to establish its own family,» PM Modi said at the election campaign. «Today the whole of Haryana has to take a pledge – all those who love India will remain united, we are one and we will vote unitedly for the country. We will unite and vote for the future of our children. We will unite and vote for the safety of our daughters. We will unite and vote for jobs without any expense slips. We will unite and vote for new investments, and new jobs in Haryana. We will unite and vote for good roads and better irrigation,» he added.

Earlier, Lebanese citizens held a silent protest in Beirut, carrying national flags to express their defiance. Their message was clear: «Lebanon will remain Lebanon,» with or without Hezbollah. Despite the ongoing fear of Hezbollah’s influence, these protests signaled a growing sentiment against the militant group.

Saudi citizens continued to decrease in the second quarter, falling to 7.1%, according to government data released on Monday, down from 7.6% in the previous quarter, and from 8.5% in the same period a year earlier. The overall rate of unemployment, which includes expatriate workers, fell to 3.3% in Q2, down from 4.1% in the prior year period, the General Authority for Statistics said. More than 60% of Saudi citizens are under the age of 30, and job creation — especially in the private sector — is a key focus of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's Vision 2030 programme, which seeks to stimulate the economy and diversify it away from oil.

The CEO of activism organization Global Citizen says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international challenges needs to be nurtured in the rest of the world

Nirmala Sitharaman and several others following a court order related to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme. According to PTI, police confirmed on Saturday that an FIR was filed under relevant sections of the law. The complaint was lodged by Adarsh R. Iyer, Co-President of 'Janaadhikaara Sangharsha Parishath' (JSP), who alleged that the accused engaged in extortion disguised as the electoral bonds scheme, allegedly benefiting by over Rs 8,000 crore. The complaint further claimed that Sitharaman, with the covert assistance of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, facilitated the extortion of thousands of crores for the benefit of various individuals at both state and national levels. According to the complainant, cited by PTI, «the entire extortion racket under the garb of electoral bonds has been orchestrated hand in glove with officials of BJP at various levels.»

The revised FD rates have been effective from September 27, 2024.

Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) is an attractive scheme for senior citizens which offers 8.2% interest for the July-September quarter. An individual can invest up to Rs 30 lakh in SCSS. Interest earned on the SCSS investment is taxable per the investor's income tax slab. TDS is also deducted if the interest received from the SCSS investment exceeds a specified threshold.

Election Commission (EC) led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday met representatives of all political parties to seek their suggestions for the upcoming Maharashtra polls. The BJP suggested voting on a working day, while the Congress objected to having polling stations in housing societies. It was a one-on-one meeting with each party. The Congress delegation was led by Munaf Hakim and Gajanan Desai.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Growing up in a family of lawyers in Delhi, it wasn’t surprising that Saurabh Kirpal would choose a career in law. But it was only when he started living as an openly gay man with his partner in India that he experienced—what he describes in a video interview with Lounge—as “an eye-opening moment".

Aadhaar numbers and related information. The exposure of such sensitive data has raised serious concerns about the security of citizens' personal details, prompting immediate steps to prevent further leaks.The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) carried out an investigation and found several security vulnerabilities within these websites.

₹130 crore, which were developed domestically as part of the National Supercomputing Mission. These advanced systems have been deployed in Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata to support cutting-edge scientific research.During the launch event, Prime Minister Modi stated, "This is a significant day for India in the realms of science, technology, and research. India is placing a strong emphasis on science and technology.

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has successfully secured a loan of Rs 31,673.79 crores from the Power Finance Corporation (PFC). According to MMRDA, this loan will fund nine key infrastructure projects that promise to transform the Mumbai Metropolitan Region's (MMR) transportation network, enhancing connectivity, boosting economic growth, and improving the overall quality of life for its citizens. A formal agreement was signed on Wednesday between MMRDA and PFC, marking the financial closure of several critical infrastructure initiatives.