‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’, PM Modi urges Indian Paris Olympians to join campaign
New Delhi, Aug 16 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the Indian Paris Olympics contingent to join the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign. During his interaction with the contingent at his residence on Thursday, the Prime Minister highlighted the need to
Stable investment environment, FPIs pump around Rs 65,000 crore over 12 months
New Delhi, Aug 16 – Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) invested Rs 64,824 crore in the last 12 months (August 2023 to August 2024-till now) in the Indian share market. According to depositories data, FPIs total investment was Rs 1,82,965 crore, and a total
Need to give even more strength and attention to Khelo India: PM Modi
New Delhi, Aug 16 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that playing and winning in Khelo India has become an important programme for the country and needs to be given even more strength and attention. He said this during his interaction with
‘Prakash Sir took my phone away during matches’, Lakshya Sen reveals to PM Modi
New Delhi, Aug 16 – Lakshya Sen, the rising Indian badminton star, revealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that coach, Prakash Padukone, had confiscated his phone during his entire Olympic competition in Paris. PM Modi met and felicitated India’s Paris Olympics athletes on
Foxconn’s investments to help India become global manufacturing hub: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi, Aug 16 – The investment plans by Hon Hai Technology Group (known as Foxconn) will help India become a global manufacturing hub, Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and IT and I&B, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Friday. The Minister met Young Liu,
‘She scripted history’: PM Modi hails Vinesh Phogat’s historic feat in Paris Olympics
New Delhi, Aug 16 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praise on wrestler Vinesh Phogat for her scintillating show at the Paris Olympics and becoming the first Indian woman grappler to reach the final. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met and greeted the Indian
You are all achievers: PM Modi to India’s Paris Olympians
New Delhi, Aug 16 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his interaction with the Indian Olympic contingent, which returned from the Paris Games with six medals, gave them a pep talk, saying that sports is the one field where no one ever truly
Nifty, Sensex rally on positive global cues
Mumbai, Aug 16 – Indian equity indices opened strong on Friday following positive global cues, including optimism around a potential rate cut by the US Federal Reserve next month. At 9:50 a.m., Sensex was up 608 points or 0.76 per cent at 79,714
ECI likely to announce poll schedule today, J&K awaits celebration of democracy
Srinagar, Aug 16 – As the Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to announce the schedule for the J&K Assembly elections on Friday, the uncertainty finally may be over regarding the restoration of the democratic process in the union territory. All regional
ECI likely to announce schedule for Haryana Assembly elections today
Chandigarh, Aug 16 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to announce the schedule for elections to Haryana’s 90-seat Assembly on Friday. The Election Commission will announce the dates in the afternoon, an official statement said. Official sources told IANS that
US ties with India remains one of great importance: Pentagon
Washington, Aug 16 – US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to host his Indian counterpart, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Pentagon on August 23. “The relationship with India remains one of great importance. It’s one of great importance to the Indo-Pacific
US VP nominees agree to debate hosted by CBS on Oct 1
Washington, Aug 16 – US Vice-Presidential nominees — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance — on Thursday agreed to participate in a debate hosted by CBS News, which is scheduled for October 1. The debate will be moderated by “CBS
Dhaka to decide whether to seek Hasina’s extradition
Dhaka, Aug 16 – As cases rise against her, including murder accusations, Bangladesh will decide whether to ask India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled to New Delhi last week, the country’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain
Trump says he is ‘entitled’ to personal attacks on Harris
Washington, Aug 16 – Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted he is “entitled” to launch personal attacks on his Democratic rival for the White House, saying he was “angry with her” and, besides, she had also attacked him personally, calling him
India’s new rocket SSLV puts into orbit EOS-08 & a private satellite (Lead)
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Aug 16 – India, on Friday, successfully orbited two satellites with its new rocket – Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). On its third and final developmental flight, the SSLV-D3 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-08 (EOS-08) weighing about 175.5
Thailand court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin over breach of ethics
Bangkok, Aug 14 – Exactly a week after dissolving the main opposition Move Forward Party, Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over breach of ethics for appointing a former lawyer to his cabinet who had been jailed
K’taka PWD min for revision of guarantee schemes; Home Min says not discussed in Cabinet
Bengaluru, Aug 14 – The Karnataka PWD Minister is pushing for the revision of the Congress’ five guarantee schemes in the state. While confirming that there was a demand for it, Minister for Home, G Parameshwara said on Wednesday that the issue had
India begins Phase 3 clinical trial with 1st indigenous dengue vaccine
New Delhi, Aug 14 – In a significant development, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec on Wednesday announced they have started first-ever Phase 3 clinical trial for developing a dengue vaccine in India. The landmark trial will evaluate the
NCP(SP) alleges surveillance on Supriya Sule, demands clarification from Maha Home Dept
Mumbai, Aug 14 – NCP(SP) Chief Spokesman, Mahesh Tapase, has raised serious concerns over the potential surveillance of party MP Supriya Sule by certain agencies. In a statement released on Wednesday, Tapase alleged that Sule, who has recently emerged victorious in a hard-fought
No interim bail to CM Kejriwal, SC issues notice to CBI
New Delhi, Aug 14 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to release Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on interim bail from Tihar jail in connection with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case linked to alleged excise policy scam. Issuing notice on