New Delhi: Seven new laws, including the one related to the control of services matter in Delhi, passed by Parliament this week came into force on Saturday after they received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu. An official gazette notification was also issued by the government. The legislations that become operational are: The Jan Vishwas…
Chennai:Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Saturday categorically asserted he will never clear the state government’s anti-NEET bill, even as it is now awaiting the President’s assent, drawing strong response from the ruling DMK and its ally CPI. The man who posed a question to the Governor at an interaction at the Raj Bhavan…
Kolkata/Kolaghat (WB): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the opposition and more specifically at TMC’s record of violent local body polls, prompting an equally fiery response from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee castigating the ruling party for lack of action on Manipur. Speaking virtually at a function organised by his party,…
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a charge sheet against Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation against him and his aides, official sources said. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom the 47-year-old DMK politician was produced, remanded him in judicial custody till August 25. The…
Hyderabad: The Board of Directors FIT Hon Teng Ltd (Foxconn) approved the investment of USD 400 million in Telangana, V Lee, Foxconn India representative said in a social media post. Taiwan-based contract manufacturer Foxconn is Apple’s biggest supplier. “…FIT Singapore’s proposal to make a capital injection of US$ 400,000,000 to Chang Yi Interconnect Technology (India) Private…
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…
