Region·26d ago
Karnataka Cabinet divided on SC internal reservation ahead of March 5 meeting
Dalit Ministers from opposing communities held separate meetings with Congress leadership on March 4 to seek consensus on internal reservation within the 15% SC quota before a Cabinet discussion scheduled for March 5. Dalit Right Ministers oppose internal reservation while Dalit Left Ministers demand it be included in the recruitment matrix for 56,432 posts. The government has decided to proceed with recruitment adhering to the 50% reservation cap without internal reservation, citing pending court cases. The BJP has announced a state-wide protest against the decision, while Dalit Left communities term it a betrayal.
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World·25d ago
Pentagon Identifies 6 US Soldiers Killed In Kuwait Drone Strike
O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, died on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, during an unmanned aircraft system attack.” The other four US service members killed in the Iranian attack are listed below: The US-Israel jointly attacked Iran on 28 February, in which Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. The United States Department of Defense on Wednesday, 4 March, released the names of the last two soldiers among the six killed in an Iranian drone strike at the Shuaiba port in Kuwait on 1 March. US President Donald Trump named it ‘ Operation Epic Fury ' calling this.
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World·25d ago
Iranian cleric calls for ‘Trump’s blood' as Iran-Israel-US conflict enters sixth day; Gulf nations on edge
On Thursday, Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks at Israeli and American bases and threatened that the United States would allegedly “bitterly regret” torpedoing an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, while Israel said it had begun a “large-scale” attack on Tehran, mentioned a report by AP. Iran-US conflict news: An Iranian cleric on Thursday, called for the “shedding” of blood from Israelis and US President Donald Trump as the conflict between Israel-US and Iran continuing for the sixth day on Thursday, 5 March, with tensions persisting in Gulf nations.
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