43 killed in Dhaka building fire
Dhaka, March 1 - At least 43 people were killed in a deadly fire that broke out at a six-storey commercial building on Baily Road in Dhaka late on Thursday night.
upGrad names Venkatesh Tarakkad as 1st Chief Financial Officer
New Delhi, March 1 - Ronnie Screwvala-founded upGrad on Friday said that the edtech unicorn has appointed Venkatesh Tarakkad as the first Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
South Korea, Japan are partners as they overcome ‘painful past’: Yoon Suk Yeol
Seoul, March 1 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday said that Seoul and Japan are partners in the pursuit of global peace and prosperity as they work to overcome their "painful past" and move toward a new future.
India’s emergence as global chip manufacturing hub no distant dream: Industry
New Delhi, March 1 - Top industry bodies on Friday hailed the government’s decision to clear three semiconductor fabrication (fab) manufacturing projects worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore, saying that the emergence of the country as a global semiconductor manufacturing destination “no longer seems
Sensex jumps more than 1,000 points on impressive GDP numbers
New Delhi, March 1 - BSE Sensex jumped more than 1,000 points on Friday reacting to India’s impressive GDP numbers.
Himachal political crisis: Cabinet minister Vikramaditya meets rebels
Shimla, March 1 - The "political crisis" in the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh seems yet to be over as Cabinet minister Vikramaditya Singh, who too raised a "banner of revolt" against Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Friday reached Delhi after meeting
Google begins to enforce Play Store policies in India, to remove non-compliant apps
New Delhi, March 1 - Google on Friday said that after giving developers in India more than three years to prepare, including three weeks after the Supreme Court’s order, it is taking necessary “ensure our policies are applied consistently across the ecosystem, as
CM Yogi to launch projects worth Rs 25 cr for secondary education in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, March 1 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch projects worth Rs 25 crore in the secondary education sector in Gorakhpur on Sunday.
PM Modi chairs BJP CEC meet to pick candidates for LS polls
New Delhi, March 1 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) to finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
PM Modi chairs late night CEC meeting to pick candidates for LS polls
New Delhi, Feb 29 - The meeting of BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) began on Thursday at the party headquarters in national capital to finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, party sources said.
Singapore solar energy company to invest in Madhya Pradesh, says CM Yadav
Bhopal, Feb 29 - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said there is enormous scope for investment in the state and his government is committed to provide a business-friendly environment to investors.
Punjab CM inaugurates Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Mohali
Chandigarh, Feb 29 - Holding the Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress regimes responsible for the "appalling state" of government institutions, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said his government is committed to offering superior facilities in these institutions, ensuring no citizen is
‘Great News!’, PM Modi hails rise in country’s leopard population
New Delhi, Feb 29 - The rise in leopard population in India has drawn applause and appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
FM Sitharaman hands over 101 precious antiquities seized by Customs to ASI
New Delhi, Feb 29 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as many as 101 valuable antiquities that were seized from smugglers by different field formations of the Customs Department.
DRDO successfully flight tests ‘Very Short-Range Air Defence System’
New Delhi, Feb 29 - The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted two successful flight tests of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on Wednesday and Thursday.
Gadkari okays Rs 3,549 cr package for highways in Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi, Feb 29 - Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has approved Rs 3,549.48 crore for the construction and strengthening of various National Highway projects in Madhya Pradesh.
8th Indian in Qatar to return after fulfilling ‘certain requirements’: MEA
New Delhi, Feb 29 - The Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday that the eighth Indian Navy veteran who was sentenced to death in Qatar along with seven others on espionage charges will return home after fulfilling 'certain requirements'.
Centre sanctions Rs 6,728 crore for Frontier Highway in Arunachal
New Delhi, Feb 29 - Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said an allocation of Rs 6,728.33 crore has been approved for constructing eight stretches covering 305 km on NH-913 (Frontier Highway) in Arunachal Pradesh.
Cabinet clears Rs 24,400 crore fertiliser subsidy to farmers for kharif season
New Delhi, Feb 29 - The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a Rs 24,420 crore proposal for fixing the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) rates on phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers and inclusion of 3 new fertiliser grades under NBS scheme for the Kharif season
Cabinet approves royalty rates for 12 critical minerals
New Delhi, Feb 29 - The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the royalty rates for 12 critical and strategic minerals - beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, gallium, indium, rhenium, selenium, tantalum, tellurium, titanium, tungsten, and vanadium.