Mines Minister launches National Landslide Forecasting Centre in Kolkata
Kolkata, July 19 - Union Minister of Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, inaugurated the National Landslide Forecasting Centre at GSI’s Dharitri Campus in Salt Lake near here on Friday.
Arunachal tables Bill to curb unfair means in public examinations
Itanagar, July 19 - To curb irregularities and the use of unfair means in various public examinations in the state, the Arunachal Pradesh government on Friday tabled a Bill in the Assembly on the first day of the budget session.
Congress to launch Maha poll campaign on August 20; aims to oust Mahayuti govt
Mumbai, July 19 - Setting its target for uprooting the ruling Mahayuti government, the Congress will kickstart its Assembly election campaign in Maharashtra on August 20, the 80th birth anniversary of late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, top party leaders said here on
BJP’s 2-day state executive meeting begins in Puri
Bhubaneswar, July 19 - A crucial two-day meeting of the State Executive Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) commenced in Puri on Friday, party sources said.
BJP to strengthen organisational network in 96,100 Maha poll booths for Assembly elections
Mumbai, July 19 - The BJP, in the wake of its dismal performance in the General Elections, has launched a massive exercise to strengthen its organisational network in 96,100 polling booths across Maharashtra as part of its strategy for the Assembly polls.
Minister assures to fast track projects at RGCB, including cancer hospital
Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 - Union Minister of State for Tourism, Petroleum & Natural Gas Suresh Gopi on Friday assured that he would take up with the Centre the need to expedite the ambitious projects of Campus-II of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Major ED action: M3M properties valued at Rs 300.11 crore attached
Gurugram, July 19 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has 'provisionally attached' immovable properties totaling 88.29 acres, valued at Rs 300.11 crore, belonging to M/s M3M India Infrastructures Private Limited under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Rahul Gandhi should be made population control brand ambassador: Assam CM
Guwahati, July 19 - Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, should be made the brand ambassador for population control in the country as a particular community only listens to leaders
Withdraw ‘display owners name’ order, act against officials who ordered it: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi, July 19 - Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday voiced her strong opposition to the "divisive" order on the labelling of food joints and kiosks along the Kanwar Yatra route in UP and demanded its immediate withdrawal.
Govt giving big push to bamboo farming, aims to create 1 million Lakhpati Didis
New Delhi, July 19 - The Government is giving a big push to bamboo farming to empower 1 million rural women as Lakhpati Didis and has roped in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for technical knowhow.
Yes Bank clocks 47 per cent jump in Q1 net profit at Rs 502 crore
New Delhi, July 20 -Private sector lender Yes Bank on Saturday reported a standalone net profit of Rs 502 crore for the April-June quarter of 2024-25 which represents a 47 per cent jump over the corresponding figure of Rs 342.5 crore for the
HDFC Bank posts 35% rise in net profit at Rs 16,175 crore for April-June quarter
New Delhi, July 20 - HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a 35 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 16,175 crore for the April-June quarter of the current financial year from Rs 11,952 crore in the same period of 2023-24.
100 crore new jobs to be created globally in 20 years, India to have 25 pc share
New Delhi, July 20 - The world is likely to see a huge addition of 100 crore new workers in the global economy in the next 20 years and India will have at least 25 per cent share of it, Ved Mani Tiwari,
Commercial vehicle sales surge amid rapid urbanisation, economic growth in India
New Delhi, July 20 - Driven by friendly government policies, rapid urbanisation and economic growth, sales volumes of commercial vehicles (CV) have nearly recovered to the pre-Covid times, according to Girish Wagh, Executive Director of Tata Motors.
Centre refutes Oxford University study on excess mortality during Covid pandemic
New Delhi, July 20 - Calling it a “gross and misleading overestimate”, the Union government on Saturday refuted claims of excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in India, as stated in a study led by Indian-origin researchers from Oxford University and published in
Japan MSDF helicopter wreckage found on seafloor
Tokyo, July 20 - The wreckage of a Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) helicopter that disappeared in April has been discovered on the seafloor, with another possible aircraft nearby, local media reported on Saturday.
Nayar, ten Doeschate to join Indian team for SL tour; T Dilip to continue as fielding coach: Report
New Delhi, July 20 - In Gautam Gambhir’s first assignment as new India head coach through the upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate are set to link up with him, while T Dilip will continue to be
Around 1000 Indian students return home from riot-hit Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 20 - Around 1000 Indian students have returned to India through various land ports and regular flights out of Dhaka and Chittagong airports as the situation remains volatile in Bangladesh due to the ongoing student protests.
UN cooperation with Eurasia highlighted at Security Council meeting
New York, July 20 - The cooperation between the United Nations and Eurasia was highlighted at the UN Security Council debate on cooperation between the world body and regional and subregional organisations.
11 killed after partial collapse of highway bridge in China
Beijing, July 20 - Eleven people were confirmed dead as of Saturday morning following the partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said.