NCP decides to nominate Sunetra Pawar for June 25 Rajya Sabha bypoll
Mumbai, June 12 - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday decided to nominate party chief and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar for the Rajya Sabha bypoll to be held on June 25.
BJP-led Odisha govt announces re-opening all four entry gates of Jagannath Temple
Bhubaneswar, June 12 - Keeping its poll promise, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Odisha, in its first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, took the decision to re-open all the four entry gates of Lord Jagannath Temple at Puri for the devotees from Thursday
Haryana CM approves allotment of 976 ‘Khel’ nurseries
Chandigarh, June 12 - Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday approved the allotment of 976 'Khel' (sports) nurseries in government and private schools and institutions under the Khel Nursery Scheme.
PM Modi reviews Kuwait fire tragedy, announces Rs 2L ex-gratia for Indian victims
New Delhi, June 12 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meeting on the fire tragedy in Kuwait in which a number of Indian nationals died and many were injured, here at his residence on Wednesday.
Brothers in arms: Pawan Kalyan’s swearing-in makes Chiranjeevi proud
Vijayawada, June 12 - It was a moment Jana Sena leader and actor Konidala Pawan Kalyan had been waiting for years.
Amaravati farmers end four-year-long protest as Naidu govt sworn-in
Amaravati, June 12 - With the formation of the Chandrababu Naidu-led government in Andhra Pradesh, farmers of Amaravati on Wednesday called off their four-year-long protest against three capitals move of the previous YSR Congress government.
Joshimath is now ‘Jyotirmath’, Uttarakhand government renames teshil in Chamoli
New Delhi, June 12 - Joshimath tehsil in Chamoli district will now be known by a new name 'Jyotirmath', the Uttarakhand chief minister office announced on Wednesday.
Cong accuses Centre of bias in funds’ disbursal to Maha compared to other states
Mumbai, June 12 - The Maharashtra Congress has accused the Centre of 'discrimination’ in the allocation of central funds to the state compared with other states, here on Wednesday.
UP govt to turn Ranipur Tiger Reserve into eco-tourism hub
Lucknow, June 12 - The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will transform the Ranipur Tiger Reserve in Chitrakoot into a premier eco-tourism destination.
India to bring back mortal remains of 45 killed in Kuwait fire by special flight
New Delhi, June 14 - India will bring back the mortal remains of 45 of its nationals killed in a devastating fire in Kuwait City on Wednesday by a special flight which will land in Kochi on Friday morning before heading for Delhi,
Bengal school job case: ED confiscates more properties linked to Partha Chatterjee
Kolkata, June 14 - Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have confiscated some property forms of land plots or residential houses indirectly or jointly held by former West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee, who is currently in judicial custody for
CII pegs India’s GDP growth at 8 pc for 2024-25
New Delhi, June 14 - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) expects the country's economy to grow at 8 per cent in 2024-25 on the back of a better performance of the agriculture sector and higher levels of private investment, according to Sanjiv Puri,
India’s aviation sector takes off for next 25 years of growth under PM Modi
New Delhi, June 14 - India, which is one of the world's fastest-growing civil aviation markets with domestic air passenger traffic touching record high, has seen robust growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paving the way for shaping the future of the aviation
SC says it won’t order ex-parte CBI probe into NEET (UG) paper leak
New Delhi, June 14 - The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would not pass any ex-parte CBI probe into the allegation of paper leak and other irregularities in the NEET (UG) 2024 examination.
License plate error of Rolls-Royce which Maha CM & DyCMs rode rattles Singhania in Europe
Mumbai, June 14 - When the swanky new Mumbai Coastal Road (MCR) phase II was inaugurated on June 10, Raymond Group Chairman Gautam V. Singhania happily loaned his gleaming 94-year-old vintage Rolls-Royce 20/25 for the event.
Not able to digest defeat, Cong targeting Yediyurappa: Union Min Pralhad Joshi
Bengaluru, June 14 - Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi on Friday lashed out at the Congress government in Karnataka, saying that it was targeting former Chief Minister Yediyurappa as the party was unable to digest defeat in
Kuwait fire tragedy: Plane carrying mortal remains of 45 Indians lands in Kerala
Kochi, June 14 - A special Air Force aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 45 Indians, who died in a devastating fire in Kuwait on June 12, landed here on Friday and will later fly to Delhi.
Lying in Kuwait hospital bed, Anilkumar grieves for not being able to save his friends
Kuwait/Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 - Anilkumar, who is lying in a hospital bed in Kuwait with his leg in plaster, grieves that he was not able to save more of his friends in the ill-fated building where 49 people died in a devastating fire
PM Modi in Italy for G7 meet, to hold bilaterals with world leaders on sidelines
Brindisi/New Delhi, June 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in southern Italy's Apulia region to attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit's Outreach Session on Friday. During the day-long visit, he will also hold several bilateral meetings with world leaders.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath vows to continue crackdown on mafia, criminals
Lucknow, June 14 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asserted that action against mafias and criminals will be intensified in the state.