DH Evening Brief: Modi promises 10 lakh govt jobs; Thakur says chances of Indian team visiting Pak 'are not much'
PM Modi to launch drive to recruit 10 lakh people
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 'Rozgar Mela', a drive to recruit 10 lakh people, on October 22 via video-conference and appointment letters will be given to 75,000 candidates during the ceremony, the PMO said on Thursday. Read more
Chances aren't much: Thakur on Indian team visiting Pak
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Home Ministry will take a call on the Indian cricket team's travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup next year but feels chances of the players going across the border "aren't much". Read more
Sourav Ganguly-BCCI row: TMC stokes Bengali sub-nationalism as BJP walks tightrope
TheSourav Ganguly-BCCI episodehas brought Bengali sub-nationalism, which has gained strength in West Bengal politics since the growth of BJP in the state, back to the fore with the ruling TMC being the biggest beneficiary of the current issue and the saffron party walking a tightrope. Read more
Qatar WC: Worker's kin told to give Rs 5L for his body
The families of migrant workers who died during the construction of Qatar's stadiums for the 2022 World Cup lamented zero compensation payouts amidst several other grievances. Read more
Miscreants symbolically bury J P Nadda in Telangana's Munugode
In poll-bound Munugode's Nalgonda district, unidentified persons dug a grave andsymbolically buried BJP president J P Nadda, inviting sharp criticism from the saffron party. Read more