New Delhi: The Dr. YSR & Dr. KVP Foundation has announced that the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Award 2026 will be conferred on the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in recognition of its contribution to agriculture, sustainable development and the welfare of farming communities. The Foundation was established to honour and carry forward the people-centric…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted multi-state searches as part of its investigation into cyber attacks on Indian government websites during Operation Sindoor. The searches were conducted at five locations — Junnar in Pune, Maharashtra, Nadiad in Kheda, Gujarat, Ramagundam in Karimnagar, Telangana, Gopalganj in Bihar and Delhi, a statement issued…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Keralam government has sanctioned Rs 2 lakh for Onam celebrations for children staying at childcare centres under the state Women and Child Development Department, officials said on Tuesday. The special allocation will facilitate Onam celebrations for children who remain at the care centres during the festival days, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said…
New Delhi: On completion of a decade of the Unified Payments Interface, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed it as a major turning point in India’s digital payment journey and said its sheer scale is something every Indian must be proud of. The UPI was launched on August 25, 2016 by the National Payments…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with officials of Invest UP and other departments on Monday and asked them to facilitate investment by Japanese companies and promote tourism in the state. “For the first time, a delegation of 240 people arrived in the state. This visit created a positive atmosphere between…
New Delhi: Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J P Nadda on Monday emphasised the need to increase the size of the chemicals sector to USD 1 trillion by 2040 and said the government is focused on creating an ecosystem to boost investments for increasing domestic manufacturing capabilities. On Monday, Nadda chaired a CEO roundtable to…
Lucknow: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday said Indian electronic voting machines (EVMs) are manufactured by public sector companies and do not have internet, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi connectivity. During his two-day visit to Lucknow, Kumar interacted with students at the historic Colvin Taluqdars’ College and discussed India’s democratic system, the electoral process, the reliability…
New Delhi: Former Union minister P Chidambaram on Monday strongly opposed the proposed move to hold simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies before a joint committee of Parliament, decrying the initiative as “monstrous” and “unconstitutional.” The former home and finance minister also said that the proposal to hold nationwide polls under “One…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday slammed the Modi government for its “aggressive privatisation agenda” for the space programme and asked why ISRO should be “strangulated and emasculated” for encouraging private startups. Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said there have been news reports in the past couple of days on ISRO’s future…
Guwahati: The Assam government is in an advanced stage of evaluation to select a partner from the private sector to launch its own satellite, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Claiming that Assam will be the first state in India to have its own earth observation system, he said the satellite will come up under…
