Joblessness was high in July-September period due to the staggering Covid impact (Representational) New Delhi: The unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 6.6 per cent in the September quarter from 7.2 per cent a year ago, as per the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). Joblessness, or unemployment […]
Only 27% of respondents in Delhi, Mumbai admitted to using air purifiers (File) New Delhi: A staggering 60 percent of the people living in New Delhi and Mumbai are considering relocation due to the worsening air pollution in both the cities, said a new survey. The survey of 4,000 people based out of Delhi, Mumbai […]
‘Feeding America’, one of the largest charities in the US, raised over $ 4 billion in 2022. India’s largest similar organisation supplying meals raised about $ 0.07 billion. Keeping aside the comparison with a much larger economy and charity, consider the size of the need in India. There is so much more that non-profits can […]
The Gyanvapi mosque is located next to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath Temple (File) New Delhi: The deadline for the scientific survey report of Gyanvapi mosque premises ends on Tuesday and the Archaeological Survey of India is now expected to submit the report at the Varanasi district court. The survey has been held for 100 days, […]
Ashok Gehlot said a law will be brought to tackle the menace of paper leak. New Delhi: The Congress today released its manifesto for the elections in Rajasthan, focussing on welfare schemes for women and marginalised sections, and promising a caste survey if it returns to power in the November 25 assembly elections The manifesto […]
The ASI sought more time due to the non-availability of the technical report (File) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: The Varanasi district court on Saturday gave 10 more days to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit its scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The ASI was earlier given time till November 17 to […]
A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. (Representational) Manila, Philippines: A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of potential damage. No tsunami threat was issued after the quake struck off Sarangani province on the main southern island of Mindanao at […]
The Archaeological Survey of India has asked for a 15-day extension to file its report on the survey of the contentious Gyanvapi mosque complex. The survey itself – which went on for around 100 days to check if the mosque was built over a pre-existing structure – has already been completed. The Varanasi court is […]
New Delhi: The second tranche of data from the Bihar government’s caste-based survey – and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes – was tabled in the Assembly this afternoon. The report comes amid allegations by Union Home Minister Amit Shah the Bihar […]
The survey report said that the situation presents a significant challenge to the administration. New Delhi: Around 32 percent families are planning to burst firecrackers in Delhi, while 43 per cent cited concerns about pollution as the reason for not doing so, according to a survey by a community social media platform. According to the […]
