New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged industry and start-ups to focus on quality and resolve to make excellence a benchmark in manufacturing. In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ address, Modi said Indian products should be synonymous with top quality and urged the industry to manufacture zero-defect products. “Let us resolve to improve…
New Delhi: V Chandrasekhar, the CBI joint director who supervised the probe in the rape and murder case of a doctor of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, is among 31 officers of the central agency awarded police medals on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day. A 2000-batch IPS officer from the Gujarat cadre, Chandrasekhar,…
Mathura (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the country forward while keeping the last person at the centre of governance, BJP national president Nitin Nabin said on Sunday. Navin, who reached Mathura for the first time after being elected BJP national president, said the transformation visible in Uttar Pradesh reflected the changing face of…
Chennai: DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday hailed the “Language Martyrs” of the state who sacrificied their lives during the anti-Hindi agitation in the past and asserted that there was “no place” for the language here forever. Paying tributes on the occasion of Language Martyrs Day, he said, “a state that…
Lucknow: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched the ‘One District, One Cuisine’ (ODOC) initiative in Uttar Pradesh, aimed at giving a distinct identity to the traditional food and beverage specialities of each district. It is in line with the state’s flagship ‘One District, One Product’ (ODOP) programme. The ODOC scheme, unveiled during an…
Lucknow: Top leaders congratulated the people of Uttar Pradesh on its foundation day, highlighting the state’s development trajectory and cultural legacy, with President Droupadi Murmu expressing confidence in its progress and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailing its transition from being ‘BIMARU’ to one of India’s key growth engines. Modi, who represents Varanasi in the Lok Sabha,…
Imphal: A large cache of arms and ammunition were recovered in Manipur’s Imphal East district, police said on Saturday. Security forces made the recovery from the foothills of the Chanung Range, they said. Among the weapons found were a .303 rifle with a magazine, an SLR without a magazine, eight Single Barrel Breech Loading (SBBL)…
Ranchi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will hold a closed-door interaction with tribal groups in Ranchi on Saturday. Bhagwat, who is on a two-day visit to Jharkhand, met the state leadership of the RSS on Friday. “He will hold a closed-door meeting, ‘Janjatiya Sanvad’, with representatives of various tribal groups. Around 500 people, including RSS leaders,…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said reports of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu flagging concerns over the VB-G RAM G Act’s funding pattern are politically significant and have implications for Centre-State relations. These concerns assumed importance as they come from a key ally of the BJP whose support is critical to the…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government will honour five distinguished luminaries, including Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, who have brought laurels to the state at the national and international level. This year, the personalities include those who have made remarkable contributions in diverse fields such as space science, education, literature, women’s empowerment, and agriculture. They will be honoured…
