Kolkata: Accusing the Centre of not acting against perpetrators of atrocities in Manipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the slogan of ‘BJP Bharat Chodo’ (BJP Quit India) is reverberating across the country. She also said that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi can’t speak on corruption” as his government was facing allegations of…
New Delhi: Australia on Saturday announced that its Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the G20 summit in Delhi on September 9 and 10. The Australian prime minister’s visit to India will be part of his three-nation tour. The other two countries that he will be visiting are Indonesia and the Philippines. “From September 9-10, the…
Islamabad: Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was on Saturday picked as Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister to govern the cash-strapped country and oversee general elections later this year. Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Leader of Opposition Raja Riaz finalised his name after two rounds of deliberations. Kakar, a lawmaker belonging to Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), will lead…
Sagar (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Dalits, OBCs and tribals are getting due respect from his government whereas previous rulers neglected these sections and remembered them only during elections. He also alleged the previous governments failed to provide water to the poor whereas Dalit bastis, underprivileged localities, and tribal areas are now getting…
Bengaluru/Hyderabad: World-renowned gastroenterologist, Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, who is also the Chairman of AIG Hospitals, was honored with Life Time Achievement Award by Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence (SSSUHE), on Friday. The award was presented at the India Startup Festival (www.isf2023.com), held at Satya Sai University’s Muddanahalli campus in Bangalore. Dr…
On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three important bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the British era Indian Penal Code (1860), Criminal Procedure Code 1898 (1973), and the Indian Evidence Act (1872). It is a welcome move by the government to get rid of the outdated criminal laws which don’t sync with…
Sagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday lay the foundation stone for a Rs 100-crore temple dedicated to 14th century mystic poet and social reformer Sant Ravidas in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, where he will also address a public meeting, a state BJP minister said.This will be PM’s second visit to the Bharatiya…
New Delhi:There is “no meagre allocation” of resources for defence modernisation, and allocation for it under total capital outlay for defence services has gone up from Rs 80,959.08 crore in financial year 2019-20 to Rs 1,32,301.27 crore in 2023-24, the government informed the Parliament on Friday. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said this…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday stayed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections slated for August 12 until further orders. The order came on a petition filed by the Haryana Wrestling Association challenging the move to allow the Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association to cast votes in the polls. Advocate Ravinder Malik,…
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das Friday pitched for the “expeditious completion” of the 16th general review of the quotas at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), pointing out that the same can help the multilateral lender assist distressed countries in a better way. Addressing a G20 seminar on the global economy, organised by the Finance Ministry…
