Ajit Pawar set to present ‘please-all’ budget with Shinde guarantee in Maha Assembly today
Mumbai, June 28 - With an eye on the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, slated for September-October, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds finance and planning portfolios, is expected to present a 'please all' budget for 2024-25 at 2 p.m. on Friday.
Amarnath Yatra: First batch of pilgrims leaves Jammu amid tight security
Jammu, June 28 - Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims embarking on the Amarnath Yatra from here to start this year's 52-day-long pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine.
Canopy collapses at Delhi Airport’s Terminal-1, several injured
New Delhi, June 28 - At least six people were injured on Friday after a canopy at Terminal-1 of Delhi's IGI Airport collapsed on vehicles amid heavy rain.
Punjab Police bust interstate drug smuggling syndicate, arrest man from Jharkhand
Chandigarh, June 28 - Punjab Police on Friday said they have busted one of the biggest interstate drug smuggling syndicates operating from Jharkhand and arrested the main culprit besides seizing 66 kg of opium.
Miscreants ‘vandalise’ Asaduddin Owaisi’s house in Delhi
New Delhi, June 27 - Miscreants allegedly vandalised the official residence of Asaduddin Owaisi, the AIMIM MP from Hyderabad, in Delhi's high-security Ashoka Road on Thursday night with black ink besides pasting posters demanding cancellation of his Lok Sabha membership.
Indian Minorities Foundation rebukes USCIRF report for ‘distorting’ India’s religious landscape
New Delhi, June 27 - The Indian Minorities Foundation (IMF) has issued a strong condemnation of a report prepared by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
High command’s will be decision final, says Shivakumar on K’taka CM change buzz
New Delhi, June 27 - Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Thursday that he would abide by whatever decision the Congress high command takes amid the buzz over a possible change in the Chief Minister's chair in the southern state.
UP govt committed to promoting MSMEs: Deputy CM Pathak
Lucknow, June 27 - Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak has said that the Uttar Pradesh government is committed to promoting MSME units, and for this, it has also changed its policies.
Telangana HC adjourns hearing on KCR’s plea seeking stay on Narasimha Reddy Commission proceedings
Hyderabad, June 27 - The Telangana High Court has adjourned to Friday the hearing on a petition filed by former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao seeking a stay on all further proceedings of the Justice L. Narasimha Reddy Commission constituted by the Congress
Bangladesh PM sends tasty mango, hilsa fish, ‘rasgulla’ to Tripura CM
Agartala, June 27 - As part of a goodwill gesture, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, like in previous years, sent mango, hilsa fish, sweets to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday as a gift.
BJP seeks probe into previous Maha govt’s ‘conspiracy’ with builders
Mumbai, June 27 - The BJP on Thursday urged Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to investigate if there was any conspiracy to hand over the vacant plot adjoining the Coastal Road to the builders during the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
Haryana CM flags off 50 new EVs for garbage collection in Gurugram
Gurugram, June 27 - Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday flagged off 50 new electric vehicles for door-to-door garbage collection. With these new vehicles, the total number has exceeded 500.
EVMs passed every test from SC to people’s court: President Murmu
New Delhi, June 27 - Amid the Opposition's concerns over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that EVMs have passed every test, from the Supreme Court to the people's court, in the last few decades.
TN CM Stalin announces international airport in Hosur
Chennai, June 27 - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Thursday that an international airport that can handle 30 million passengers per year will be set up in Hosur on 2,000 acres.
Mamata Banerjee slams Bengal Guv over delay in oath ceremony of 2 Trinamool MLAs
Kolkata, June 27 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a scathing attack against Governor C.V. Ananda Bose for the delay and confusion over the swearing-in ceremony of two newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators -- Sayantika Banerjee from Baranagar and Reyat
Govt reforms have made banks robust & profitable: President Murmu
New Delhi, June 27 - President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday that the reforms carried out by the government over the last 10 years have made public sector banks more robust, profitable, and capable of driving the nation’s economic growth.
Bengal govt suspends hawker eviction drive for a month
Kolkata, June 27 - The drive to evict hawkers illegally occupying space on roads and pavements throughout West Bengal has been suspended for a month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Thursday.
With CM Naidu back at helm, investors show interest in Amaravati again
Amaravati, June 27 - With N. Chandrababu Naidu back at the helm in Andhra Pradesh, investors are once again showing interest in Amaravati, the greenfield capital city.
Gurugram: Illegal colonies flourish despite official efforts
Gurugram, June 27 - The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) has tightened the noose against illegal colony developers in Gurugram, but the business of non-regularised plotted colonies on agricultural land continues to flourish in the city.
Budget will see many ‘historic steps’ towards making India the 3rd largest economy: President Murmu
New Delhi, June 27 - President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the upcoming Union Budget will be an effective document of the government's far-reaching policies and futuristic vision.