Patna, Aug 2 (IANS) For Suman Kumar, hailing from an ordinary family in Koiri Bigha village of Sheikhpura district in Bihar, the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) has been nothing short of a boon.
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The death toll in Pakistan during this year's monsoon season from June 26 to August 1 rose to 196, while the number of injured people climbed to 404, local media reported on Sunday, citing the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Decades of neglect in the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is snowballing into a movement that may have similarities with the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, according to a media report.
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) China's Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress should not be seen as a legal legislative instrument, but as a constitutional expression of Chinese President Xi Jinping's political vision, where national unity is preferred over a differentiated economy and where the state tries to pursue a single political identity that transcends ethnic distinctions, a report has detailed.
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) unfolds as Islamabad is experiencing persistent instability in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), making it part of a wider debate over governance, political representation, and human rights inside the country, a report stated.
Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IANS) Supporters of former Punjab Chief Minister and sitting MP Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday raised slogans in support of him, sending a strong message to the Congress high command on the second consecutive day, at the party meeting in Barnala town where party's General Secretary In-Charge, Bhupesh Baghel, was also present.
Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IANS) The long-awaited expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet is likely to take place on Monday, with the Congress high command expected to give its final approval to the list of new ministers prepared by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar after a series of high-level consultations.
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) China's ruling Communist Party has been growing at a slower pace, its members are ageing, and the demographic profile of its members demonstrates the structural challenges faced by Chinese society, as per a report.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The number of Indians in the 14 to 29 years age group, which represents GenZ, numbers around 407 million or nearly 28 per cent of the national population, according to UN World Population Prospects data.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A major political controversy erupted after Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, alleged that the Centre's proposed delimitation exercise would weaken the political representation and interests of several states, prompting sharp reactions from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its allies, and Congress leaders.
