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.
War causes $19.6 bn in losses to Ukraine’s culture, tourism: PM
Kiev, March 1 - Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia has incurred losses of at least $19.6 billion to the country's cultural and tourism sectors, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
About 20-odd Indians stuck in Russia, efforts on for their early release: MEA
New Delhi, Feb 29 - At least 20 Indians, who had gone as support staff to work with the Russian Army, are stuck in that country and efforts are on to seek their early release, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday,
Pakistan struggling to arrange $1.8 billion for repayment of Chinese loan
Karachi, Feb 29 - Pakistan's foreign exchange market is tense on reports about the expected higher dollar outflows, local media reported.
PM KISAN: Rs 3 lakh crore disbursed till date, 90 lakh new beneficiaries added during Viksit Bharat campaign
New Delhi, Feb 29 - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN), a flagship scheme of Modi government, continues to achieve new milestones in providing financial assistance to farmer families across the country via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
UP govt to come up with documentary on Ayodhya makeover
Ayodhya, Feb 29 - The Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh will be coming up with a documentary film on the overall development and makeover of Ayodhya.
Paytm, PPBL discontinue inter-company agreements before RBI deadline
New Delhi, March 1 - One 97 Communications Ltd, the parent company of Paytm, and Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) on Friday announced to discontinue various inter-company agreements, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ban on the bank’s operations inches closer.
Group, company headed by brothers get Union Cabinet’s nod for semiconductor fab units
Chennai, Feb 29 - A common thread that runs in all three companies that got the Union Cabinet's nod on Thursday for setting up semiconductor units is that they are headed by brothers – N. Chandrasekaran and N. Srinivasan.
Govt launches new railway plan to cut cost of moving coal from mines by Rs 21,000 cr a year
New Delhi, Feb 29 - Union Minister of Coal Pralhad Joshi on Thursday launched a groundbreaking 'Coal Logistics Plan and Policy' aimed at a strategic shift towards a railway-based system to evacuate coal from the pitheads of mines, which will cut transport costs