Odisha: Paradip port handles record 41 million tons cargo in first 100 days of 2024-25

Odisha: Paradip port handles record 41 million tons cargo in first 100 days of 2024-25

Bhubaneshwar, July 10 - Paradip Port Authority (PPA) in Odihsa has clocked a record 41.12 million metric tons (MMT) cargo handling within the first 100 days of the financial year 2024-25.

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Union Budget: PM Modi to meet prominent economists today

Union Budget: PM Modi to meet prominent economists today

New Delhi, July 11 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday hold a meeting with leading economists to discuss the Union Budget 2024-25.

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India set to make strides in quantum technology, AI with the US: Union Minister

India set to make strides in quantum technology, AI with the US: Union Minister

New Delhi, July 11 - India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to make great strides in quantum technology, artificial intelligence, critical metals and semiconductor sectors with the United States, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and

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IIT Madras data analytics indicates no mass malpractice in NEET exam: Centre to SC

IIT Madras data analytics indicates no mass malpractice in NEET exam: Centre to SC

New Delhi, July 11 - In its latest affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Union government said that the data analysis conducted by IIT Madras shows that there is neither any indication of mass malpractice nor a localised set of candidates being

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UP forest dept prepares seed balls for Bundelkhand, Vindhya regions

UP forest dept prepares seed balls for Bundelkhand, Vindhya regions

Lucknow, July 11 - The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, for the first time, has taken to sowing seed balls for the climatic and geographical conditions in Bundelkhand and Vindhya regions, forest officials said.

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Atiq Ahmad’s lawyer listed as history-sheeter

Atiq Ahmad’s lawyer listed as history-sheeter

Prayagraj, July 11 - The Prayagraj police have listed slain gangster Atiq Ahmad's lawyer, Vijay Mishra, as a history-sheeter with the Cantonment police station on number 22 B, the police said.

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633 villages in 12 UP districts affected by floods

633 villages in 12 UP districts affected by floods

Lucknow, July 11 - Rising water levels in major rivers have affected 7,97,176 people in 633 villages across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh, authorities said.

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83 bridges found ‘unsafe’ in UP

83 bridges found ‘unsafe’ in UP

Lucknow, July 11 - Following the recent cases of bridge collapse in Bihar, an ongoing inspection of bridges across Uttar Pradesh has found that 83 such structures in the state are 'unfit to commute', government officials said.

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World sees India with great hope: PM Modi

World sees India with great hope: PM Modi

Vienna, July 10 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the world sees India with great hope and everyone across the globe wants to learn more about the country.

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Support Indian artisans, nurture creativity via toys that inspire kids across globe: Minister

Support Indian artisans, nurture creativity via toys that inspire kids across globe: Minister

New Delhi, July 10 - Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics & Information Technology, Jitin Prasada on Wednesday encouraged the toy industry to support Indian artisans and nurture creativity and imagination via toys that inspire and educate children across

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Mhadei river issue: Goa CM writes to Central govt over K’taka protest

Mhadei river issue: Goa CM writes to Central govt over K’taka protest

Panaji, July 10 - Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that his government has written to the Central government over the protest of Karnataka by stopping Goa's state-run Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) bus in Belagavi, against his government’s move to

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MUDA ‘scam’: K’taka CM says allegations against him ‘politically motivated’

MUDA ‘scam’: K’taka CM says allegations against him ‘politically motivated’

Mysuru, July 10 - Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday termed the accusations made against him by the BJP in the alleged irregularities in site allocations by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) as "politically motivated".

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Second airport for Bengaluru certain, many locations being considered: Minister Patil

Second airport for Bengaluru certain, many locations being considered: Minister Patil

Bengaluru, July 10 - Emphasising the rapidly growing global city of Bengaluru's need for another international airport with an annual capacity of handling 100 million passengers, Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure, MB Patil, stated on Wednesday that the construction of a second airport for

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Centre fine-tunes Rs 5,801 crore Lucknow Metro rail extension project

Centre fine-tunes Rs 5,801 crore Lucknow Metro rail extension project

New Delhi, July 10 - The high-level Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti has given the finishing touches to the Rs 5,801 crore project for extending the Lucknow Metro rail corridor by 11.165 kilometres to address the city's growing transportation needs, the

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PM Excellence Colleges’ to be opened in 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh

PM Excellence Colleges’ to be opened in 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, July 10 - A cabinet meeting of the Mohan Yadav government was held in Bhopal on Wednesday in which many important decisions were taken.

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Gurugram: GMDA approves Rs 2,887 crore budget for development works

Gurugram: GMDA approves Rs 2,887 crore budget for development works

Gurugram, July 10 - The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) approved a budget proposal of Rs 2,887.32 crore was approved for the financial year 2024-25.

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India flags need to resolve abandonment of seafarers issue at IMO meet

India flags need to resolve abandonment of seafarers issue at IMO meet

London, July 10 - India on Wednesday flagged the urgent need for taking action on the issue of abandonment of seafarers in order to ensure the safety and welfare of the maritime workforce, at a high-level meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

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BJP accuses Delhi govt of ‘surreptitiously’ increasing power tariff

BJP accuses Delhi govt of ‘surreptitiously’ increasing power tariff

Hyderabad, July 10 - A Cabinet Sub-Committee, constituted by the Telangana government, on Wednesday, began taking feedback from farmers and people on the implementation of the ruling Congress' guarantee Rythu Bharosa scheme.

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Health Minister Nadda reviews dengue situation, preparedness

Health Minister Nadda reviews dengue situation, preparedness

New Delhi, July 10 - Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the dengue situation across the country and the preparedness of the public health system.

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Bengal Assembly bypolls: Complaints of violence flood CEO’s office

Bengal Assembly bypolls: Complaints of violence flood CEO’s office

Kolkata, July 10 - Polling for bye-elections for four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal continued on Wednesday amid reports of violence reaching the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).

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