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SC stays HC order on no OBC quota in UP urban local body polls

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Allahabad high court order directing the Uttar Pradesh government to hold urban local body polls without reservation for the OBCs. Photograph: ANI Photo A......

Violence erupts in Nagaland over urban local body poll

Violent mobs went on the rampage in the Nagaland capital, Kohima on Thursday to vent their anger against ongoing elections to urban local bodies, vandalising and setting on fire government offices......

K'taka urban local body polls: Setback for BJP, KJP

The split in the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka caused by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa quitting the BJP to form his own party has adversely affected both parties. The BJP and B......

HC orders local body polls in UP without OBC quota

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Tuesday quashed the state government's draft notification on urban local body elections and ordered holding the polls without reservation for the OBCs.......

'Jagan Wash': YSR Cong sweeps Andhra local body polls

In a landslide of unprecedented scale that is now being described as 'Jagan Wash', the ruling YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday swept the elections to the urban local bodies, literally......

Urban Realtors Ride Redevelopment Bandwagon

15 to 25 per cent of property registrations in Mumbai come from redevelopment, with over 3,500 projects approved by May 2024. IMAGE: Mumbai high rises on a overcast day. Photograph: Hitesh......

Affordable rental housing complexes soon for urban migrants, poor

Existing vacant government-funded housing complexes will be converted into Affordable Rental Housing Complexes through concession agreements for 25 years. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

ADB approves $125 mn loan for Uttarakhand projects

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it has approved a loan of $125 million (around Rs 938 crore) for water supply and sanitation projects in Uttarakhand. The funds will be utilised to......

New affordable housing benefits not for urban poor

Effects of the new schemes launched under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana would be felt more in tier II and tier III cities, as not many budget or affordable housing projects are in the works in......

Job creation will be a big challenge in urban India

The situation could become more acute as millions of migrants who had returned to their villages during the lockdown come back to the towns for higher wages and better livelihoods. Illustration:......

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Saudi Arabia opens door to LGBTQ fans for World Cup

'You will be welcome in Saudi Arabia as that respect and welcome is to everyone from all around the world' Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIFA.com Hammad Albalawi, head of Saudi Arabia's......

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