Over the past several months, Punjab has seen repeated demonstrations by unemployed youth seeking government jobs, employee unions demanding regularisation, ASHA workers demanding higher wages and social security benefits, and farmers raising concerns over multiple policy issues.
The ministry reiterated India's deep concern over the use of lethal force against civilian shipping and stressed that such actions pose a threat to maritime safety and regional stability.
According to STF officials, preliminary investigations revealed that Dinesh had been operating from Cyprus and was allegedly facilitating extortion activities through illegal "Dabba Calling" networks.
Hardeep Singh Puri said the MoU provides certainty to investors, facilitates operational continuity, enables regulatory coordination and creates conditions necessary for long-term investment decisions.
Union State President Pawanpreet Kaur alleged that the AAP had promised before the elections to double the monthly honorarium of ASHA workers from Rs 2,500 and bring them under the ambit of minimum wages. However, she claimed the government had failed to act on those commitments.
Nishant Kumar, son of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will embark on a statewide ‘Sadbhav Yatra’ on Sunday from Bihar’s West Champaran district.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday intensified his criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging that its Gujarat unit president made an “indecent remark” against Congress MP Geniben Thakor and claiming the episode reflects the party’s “anti-women ideology.”
An entire tiger family, including a tigress and her four sub-adult cubs, has died within nine days at the Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) in Madhya Pradesh.
Authorities in the national capital are set to intensify action against alleged irregularities, particularly unauthorised activities and encroachments that disrupt public life and pose safety risks.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago from 2-10 May, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
