Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday confirmed that 4 per cent of public works contracts will now be reserved for Muslims under a category called Category-II B, while presenting Karnataka government's Budget.
On Friday, at a special session conducted at IIFA 2025 in Jaipur, Madhuri Dixit Nene shared her take on it, accepting that pay disparity has long been there.
The Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia and Jama Masjid witnessed an overwhelming turnout of devotees who gathered to offer prayers and seek blessings on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramzan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the free benefit distribution under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for over two lakh beneficiaries in Surat as part of the Surat District Food Security Satisfaction Campaign.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday highlighted the state's growing influence in the global supply chain that has attracted global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to the state.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday invoked all actions under Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect in Delhi and surrounding National Capital Region (NCR), to mitigate the effects of 'poor' air quality.
For the first time since the war in northern Israel began, the IDF allowed civilians to visit the tomb of Rabbi Ashi, part of which lies in Lebanese territory. Early Friday morning, around 800 Orthodox worshippers, including Breslov Hasidim, arrived at the site under military escort.
Speaking at the India Today Conclave on Friday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the reason the BJP has flourished in the Northeast in the past decade is that everyone is "attracted to what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to offer for the future of the region."
From Shahid Kapoor to Nora Fatehi, several B-Town celebs were spotted at the Jaipur International Airport on Friday as they made their way to Bollywood's biggest night celebration--the IIFA Awards 2025--at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre on March 8 and 9.
Unusual rainfall hit southern Israel on Friday morning, with 18 millimeters of rain recorded between Arad and Sodom--an exceptional amount for the region. In Arad itself, 20 millimeters fell during the morning hours.