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Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why he identifies himself as an Other Backward Class (OBC) member when he considers poor as the only caste in the country. Addressing a public meeting in Jagdalpur of poll-bound Chhattisgarh, he accused the BJP of insulting tribals by referring to them as 'vanvasi' instead of 'adivasi', and said his party will eliminate the term 'vanvasi' from the country. «BJP leaders use vanvasi term for adivasi in their speeches.

Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi on November 4, reportedly said that the recruitment of women in the subordinate judiciary was higher in states where women's education had gained pace. “In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, of course the southern states, you will find that in the next ten years, these women are occupying positions of responsibility as we have women officers here from the armed forces who are occupying important positions of responsibility so then you open up the space and you will find these people accepting and achieving better positions of responsibility," HT further quoted him as saying.

Rajasthan Congress infighting on ticket distribution brings forth old rivalries Rajasthan has never re-elected a government since 1998, alternating between the Congress and the BJP. Recently, Congress its manifesto for the Rajasthan assembly elections. The Ashok Gelhot government has announced two significant promises for women keeping in mind inflation in the country.

Indri Diwali Collectors Edition 2023, was named best in show at the Whiskies of the World Awards, beating out competition from better known brands of scotch — as well as American bourbon and single malts from several other countries. And it’s not a one-off, either. In little over a decade, several brands from India have made their way onto the shelves of liquor stores all over the world, sharing counter space with whiskies of long renown that, only half a generation ago, were beyond the reach of most Indians. During my childhood, strict import restrictions meant that Indian scotch drinkers like my father had to depend on smugglers.

Congress in Kerala, veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday attended the 'Keraleeyam' programme organised by the Left government despite the state unit's stand to boycott the event, alleging it was a 'financial extravaganza'. Aiyar took part in a seminar and showered praises on the southern state's achievements in the area of decentralisation.

Byju's parent Think and Learn Private Limited (TLPL), has released its financial audit for FY22. The edutech company has reported FY22 standalone revenue up at ₹3,569 crore, with a marginal drop in EBITDA loss, as per a release. Excluding all acquisitions, the core business of Think & Learn, BYJU'S, has reported substantial growth, with total income surging to ₹3,569 crore from ₹1,552 crore in the previous year, marking a robust 2.3x increase.

Kanker, Chhattisgarh on November 2. In the Kanker rally on November 2, a young girl was seen holding up a sketch of the the Prime Minister even as he addressed the rally. PM Modi saw the sketch in the crowd and asked his team to collect the sketch from the young girl. Speaking from the stage, PM Modi promised the girl that he would write her a letter and requested her to sit down. The Prime Minister accepted the sketch from her and told her to leave her correspondence address with him so that he could write to her. In his letter Prime Minister Modi thanked the girl named Akanksha from Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

Narendra Modi acknowledged a young girl's sketch, which she held up during his rally in Kanker, Chhattisgarh on November 2. The acknowledgment came as a special moment for the young artist named Akanksha, as per an ANI report. PM Modi spotted Akanksha holding up her sketch of him during his address to the crowd in Kanker and addressed her personally.

investment proposals worth Rs 4,940 crore from investors for wind energy projects, an official said. This came to the fore on Friday when GRIDCO, a state government undertaking and the nodal agency for the development of renewable energy, in collaboration with its technical partner iFOREST, organized 'Odisha Wind Energy Summit — Investor Round Table' to explore investment opportunities in the wind power sector, the official said.

Pakistan airbase attack LIVE: Six militants attacked an air force training base in the central Pakistani area of Mianwali, Punjab on Saturday morning. According to the Reuters news agency, three militants were killed before they entered the base and the other three had been cornered.

Track our LIVE coverage of the natural disaster here Notably, the mountainous country is often hit by tremors, with the last major incident occurring in 2015 and killing 9,000 people. Local historical sites and temples were destroyed in the 2015 Nepal earthquake, besides entire towns and over a million houses being razed to the ground, Reuters reported. The event cost the Nepal economy $6 billion, it added.

raise tariffs. A lot. He has proposed slapping a 10% tariff on all imported goods, thereby trebling the country’s average and taking American trade protectionism back to its mid-20th-century heyday.

The White House on Friday suggested it is beginning to run out of available funding to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, once again calling on Congress to approve more.

type 2 diabetes, they often think of sugar (even though the evidence for that is still not clear). Now, a new study from the US points the finger at salt. The study, conducted by researchers at Tulane University in New Orleans, used data on about 400,000 adults, taken from the UK Biobank study. This observational study followed the participants for nearly twelve years. In that time, around 13,000 developed type 2 diabetes. In a press release, the principal investigator on the study said that «taking the saltshaker off the table can help prevent type 2 diabetes». But is it really as simple as that? For a start, this type of study, called an observational study, cannot prove that one thing causes another, only that one thing is related to another. (There could be other factors at play.) So it is not appropriate to say removing the saltshaker «can help prevent». My colleague Dan Green and I have previously criticised university press releases such as this as they can lead to misleading news stories. The Tulane study can only suggest an association between salt use and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes — nothing more. This is before considering the quality of the data itself. The data used to assess salt use, was based on the simple question: «Do you add salt to your food?» (It specifically excluded salt added in cooking.) The question the participants in the study answered only had the options: «never/rarely», «sometimes», «usually» or «always». This means it is not possible to estimate from the answers how much salt might be associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Jaishankar has met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and other senior leaders here and discussed ways to further develop the bilateral strategic partnership in areas like defence, cyber security and counter-terrorism. Jaishankar, who was in Rome at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, concluded his four-day visit to Portugal and Italy on Friday.

Netflix had a tough year in 2022. Big rivals such as Disney and Amazon Prime were circling, and viewers seemed to be rethinking their streaming habits amid rising prices in a turbulent global economy.

Singapore, and the air conditioning at the ION Orchard shopping mall is doing its job. Inside, well-heeled tourists and locals line up behind a velvet rope, eagerly awaiting their entry into a room bursting with hues of orange, blue and gold. But this isn’t a trendy nightclub, or even a chance to check out the newest iPhone.

Canada is required by law to release immigration targets for how many permanent residents it aims to welcome to the country by November 1 each year (there is an exception for election years). The latest release continues the trend of outlining the numbers of permanent residents projected over the next three years allocated according to 4 broad categories with sub-targets for each: economic, family, refugee and humanitarian. The overall target for 2024 and 2025 will remain as indicated in last year’s 3 year levels plan: 485,000, then 500,000. However, the target will not increase for 2026 but will remain flat at 500,000. Think you check all the immigration boxes? Find out It is important to note that these targets do not relate strictly to newcomers. The Immigration Minister noted that 35% of the next year’s permanent residents are already in Canada. Thus, while there is a housing crisis in Canada, 35% of 485,000 targeted for next year are already being housed. Also, the targets relate only to permanent residents and do not cover the 2.2 million people in Canada who are visiting, studying or working in temporary status. There are no caps on visitors, workers or students and Canada is on track to bring in 900,000 international students alone next year. While the Immigration Minister has been quite clear that newcomers are needed to address labour shortages, he also seems to be recognizing that public support for immigration has plummeted given many have been blaming newcomers for the housing shortage. This is unfortunate given governments have long failed to address housing issues before the more recent increases in temporary and permanent residents.

With second-home fractional ownership, a highly popular practice in Europe's richer neighbourhoods and the US, gaining currency in India, doing so would need you to neither break the bank, nor sacrifice returns on investment. «Fractional ownership of luxury homes, though relatively novel in India, is a well-accepted concept in developed nations,» said Shravan Gupta, founder and CEO, Yours, which specialises in holiday-home ownership.

Record-breaking rain provoked floods in a vast swath of Tuscany as storm Ciarán pushed into Italy overnight

A Beijing-based art dealer touts itself as China's premier seller of North Korean art, despite stiff U.N. sanctions prohibiting the sale of such goods