Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka will stage demonstrations on Tuesday across all district headquarters against the BJP-led Central government for “denying” rice for the State’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme which offers 10 kg rice to each member of families living below the poverty line. The Centre recently discontinued the sale of rice and wheat from the central…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah complimented the Gita Press on Monday for being awarded with the Gandhi Peace Prize and said it has been doing a wonderful job of selflessly taking several holy books to the masses. The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 will be conferred on the Gita Press, Gorakhpur in recognition of…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Monday launched two mobile branches in Ladakh to offer banking services in remote areas of the Union Territory. “J&K bank today dedicated two mobile branches — ‘J&K Bank on Wheels’ — for public in Ladakh that will extend banking services to the people of various remote and unbanked areas…
New Delhi: Hockey happened to Boby Singh Dhami by “accident”, for he wouldn’t have been a junior India player had it not been for a road mishap involving his father when he was just 10. Years later, having faced the trials and tribulations that followed the accident which killed four passengers but turned out to be…
Bhubaneswar: The “tongue lashing” they got from head coach Igor Stimac at half time was the wake-cup call India needed to win the Intercontinental Cup, said national football team captain Sunil Chhetri. India failed to break Lebanon’s defence in the first half before Chhetri’s 87th international goal and Lallianzuala Chhangte’s strike to help the hosts lift…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a cash reward of Rs 1 crore for the Indian men’s football team for winning the Hero Intercontinental Cup here. India rode on skipper Sunil Chhetri’s 87th international goal and Lallianzuala Chhangte’s strike to beat Lebanon 2-0 in the final and lift the Intercontinental Cup at the Kaling…
New Delhi: The Pakistan cricket team is not “comfortable” playing some of the participating teams at specific venues during the ODI World Cup in India, including Afghanistan in Chennai and Australia in Bengaluru. The deadlock over the Asia Cup staging has ended and now Pakistan are expected to travel to India for the World Cup in…
New Delhi: Realty firm Ashiana Housing will invest Rs 275 crore to develop a housing project in Pune for senior citizens. The Delhi-based company said in a statement that it has launched a joint venture project, Ashiana Amodh Senior Living at Talegaon in Pune. The project, spread over 11.93 acres, will be developed in four phases…
New York: If a mood of happiness and excitement has gripped a large chunk of Indian Americans ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit, Vijay Sharma’s restaurant, in the heart of this pulsating city, is feeding that appetite. An engineer by profession and restaurateur by passion, Sharma and his wife Suman Lata speak gushingly…
New Delhi: A new online course ‘Dakshta’ (Development of Attitude, Knowledge, Skill for Holistic Transformation in Administration) for young professionals, is now live on the iGOT Karmayogi platform, the Personnel Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The iGOT (Integrated Government Online Training) Karmayogi platform (https://igotkarmayogi.gov.in/) is a comprehensive portal to guide government officials in their…
