Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced that the arrears of welfare pensions of 62 lakh beneficiaries in the state would be distributed in a time-bound manner, and his government has plans to increase them further. Despite the financial crunch being faced by the state due to the policies and approach of the…
Unnao: Eighteen people died and 19 were injured when a double-decker sleeper bus hit a milk tanker on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway here on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place around 5 am near Jojikot village in Behta Mujhawar police station area. District Magistrate Gaurang Rathi said prima facie the bus, which was on its…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the caste census report will be put before the state cabinet. The Socio-Economic and Education Survey report was submitted to the state government in February this year but was put on hold in view of the Lok Sabha election. “I have not seen the report yet. It has…
Vienna: The India-Austria friendship is strong, and it will get even stronger in the times to come, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as he met Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer for a private engagement ahead of their official talks on Wednesday to tap the full potential of the bilateral partnership. Modi arrived here from Moscow…
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a historic donation of air-defence equipment for Ukraine and said Russia is failing in this war. Welcoming leaders of NATO member countries for the historic summit on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, Biden said the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Italy will provide Ukraine…
New Delhi: Gautam Gambir was named the next Indian cricket team head coach after Rahul Dravid’s tenure came to an end after the T20 World Cup 2024. BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to social media to confirm Gambhir’s appointment and he is expected to take over the role during India’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka….
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he was conferred Russia’s highest civilian award, and said that it is an honour for 140 crore Indians. In a post on X, Adityanath said, “The highest civilian honour, the ‘Order of St. Andrew the Apostle’, bestowed by the Russian…
Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday officially conferred the ‘Order of St Andrew the Apostle’ award by Russian President Vladimir Putin for his contribution to fostering bilateral ties between the two countries. In a special ceremony in St. Andrew Hall in the Kremlin, President Putin conferred the award on Prime Minister Modi. The…
New Delhi: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will invest about Rs 2 lakh crore in setting up renewable energy sites and green hydrogen plants and cutting gas flaring to zero to achieve its 2038 net-zero carbon emission goal. The company, which produces about two-thirds of India’s crude oil and about 58 per cent…
New Delhi: After several of its leaders defected to the Congress, BRS working president K T Rama Rao on Tuesday slammed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi saying he does “Oscar-level acting on protecting the Constitution.” K T Rama Rao (KTR) also said the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is gearing up for a…
