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VARANASI (Uttar Pradesh): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader JP Nadda on Monday said there will be no reservation based on religion as long as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party are in power.He accused the Opposition of planning to create reservations on the basis of religion and said, “It is clearly stated in the Constitution that there will be no reservations on the basis of religion.” “As long as Prime Minister Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party are in power, no such reservations will be made,” he told reporters. He was in the city to campaign for Modi, who…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea government officials told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by flooding on Friday. Landslide They then formally requested international assistance. The government figure is almost three times higher than the United Nations estimate that 670 people were killed in a landslide in the mountainous interior of the South Pacific island nation. Only six bodies have been recovered so far.In a letter dated Sunday to the U.N. resident coordinator and seen by The Associated Press, acting director of the South Pacific island nation’s national disaster…
Nearly 1,400 schoolgirls were lucky to escape safely from a school building engulfed in a massive fire in a remote mountain area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, according to media reports. Rescue teams confirmed there were no fatalities and said half of the school building was made of wood. (HT File) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Geo News spoke to rescue officials who said the fire gutted the Government Girls High School in Sirikot village in Haripur district, where hundreds of students were present. Get exclusive access to the latest news on India’s General Elections only on the HT…
Clifton Carr climbs into the driver’s seat of the eight-ton machine and fastens his neon-colored safety harness.He moves his sunglasses from his eyes to the brim of his hat and waits for his target.The three judges with stopwatches gave him the OK.Using two large joysticks, Carr begins to move the arms of an old tentacled vehicle called a backhoe toward a blue wooden triangle attached to a metal chain, which must be caught by the teeth of a large metal bucket at the end of the arm, typically used for digging or moving large amounts of dirt.Carr secures the metal…
aT Time They seem to have overstepped their bounds: Over the past two legislative sessions, Texas Republicans have criminalized abortion, allowed gun owners to carry their weapons without a permit, given state judges the power to deport immigrants, banned diversity offices at public universities, and repealed all manner of progressive city laws. In a memo to donors last summer, the state Republican party chairman declared that the package of policies amounted to “perhaps the most far-reaching conservative reforms ever passed by the Texas Legislature.”So it may come as a surprise that the speaker of the Texas House, the man responsible…
The grassroots movement is a testament to the power of student voices united behind a common purpose.Lewis Ashworth, with permission from Varsity Besides the great social life, one of the things that attracted me to Cambridge was its political climate. As a politics student applying to the university, I was hoping to build on the activist work I was doing locally. From the prestigious Cambridge Union to the myriad university-related political organisations, these groups have provided a space for lively debate and intellectual discourse. However, after attending some of these organisations a few times, an unfortunate truth became apparent: despite…
(Bloomberg) — Germany’s business outlook rose for a fourth straight month on growing confidence that the country’s economic recovery will strengthen through the rest of the year.Most read articles on BloombergThe Ifo Institute for Economic Research’s expectations index rose to 90.4 from a revised 89.7 in the previous month, below expectations of economists in a Bloomberg survey, while a gauge of current conditions fell, according to a statement released on Monday.”We’re not yet fully recovered,” Ifo President Clemens Fuest told Bloomberg Television. “The German economy is improving, but slowly,” he said, pointing to improving performances in manufacturing and construction.Germany, Europe’s…
It’s fair to say the town is falling into ruin.That’s a good thing for Newington mother-daughter duo Jennifer and Kayla Walker, who are consolidating their dog-related businesses under one roof in their hometown.Jennifer Walker, 52, owns Muddy Paws Barbershop at 100 Fisk Drive in Newington, and Kayla Walker owns Hound and Home on Berlin Turnpike. The businesses will merge at 1042 Main St. downtown.Hound and Home is an independent pet shop, while Muddy Paws Barkery sells artisanal treats for dogs and also offers self-washing and grooming stations, the latter of which has been open for just over a year.”Hound and…
Memorial Day is upon us at last, and it means that deals are all over the place. You can save big on just about everything you could want from retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and many others. Just make sure you don’t slouch, because the deals on everything from TVs and smart home devices to major appliances, mattresses and furniture won’t last forever.To help you make the most of these limited-time sales, CNET’s team of shopping experts is dedicating hundreds of hours to sort through thousands of great (and some not-so-great) deals to round up the best bargains. Our absolute favorite Memorial Day deals Apple’s latest M3 Pro MacBook Pro is now available…
Monday’s headlines and transfer rumours…Daily Mail Pep Guardiola is expected to bring an end to his unprecedented period of dominance at Manchester City next summer. For a more accessible video player, use Chrome browser After losing the FA Cup final to formidable Manchester United, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola took responsibility for the result and blamed it on his own tactics. Ederson is considering ending his time at Premier League champions Manchester City and is targeting a move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad.Leeds United fans have come under fire after a video was posted on social media showing them…