Jorhat (Assam): Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said investment to the tune of around Rs 200 crore will be made in the CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) to build capacity for the medicinal plant sector of the region. The amount is aimed at creating infrastructure that will boost medicinal plant storage…
Bhopal: The new Madhya Pradesh cabinet will be expanded on Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said. “The oath-taking ceremony of the new cabinet will take place at 3:30 pm tomorrow (Monday),” Yadav told reporters after meeting BJP president JP Nadda in New Delhi on Sunday evening. He, however, refused to divulge details like the number…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday interacted with around 250 underprivileged students from almost every district of Jammu and Kashmir who have been touring the country as part of the “Watan Ko Jano-Youth Exchange” programme. An official statement said the interaction at Modi’s residence was freewheeling and informal. These students are visiting Jaipur, Ajmer…
Kolkata: The recitation of Bhagavad Gita at the Brigade Parade Grounds here on Sunday aggravated the political discord between the BJP and the ruling TMC, with the saffron party urging Hindu unity and the TMC criticising the alleged political exploitation of the mega event. In a one-of-its-kind gathering at the iconic ground, nearly one lakh…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to the ‘Lokkhe Konthe Gita Path’ event in Kolkata on Sunday, expressing his belief that the recitation of the Bhagavad Gita by a huge gathering from diverse backgrounds will not only enhance social harmony but also infuse energy into nation’s development journey. Approximately 1 lakh people…
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 752 coronavirus infections, the highest since May 21, 2023, while the active cases have increased to 3,420, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,332 with four new deaths — two from Kerala, one each in Rajasthan and Karnataka…
Thiruvananthapuram: The capital city turned into a war field after the protest march taken out by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) towards the state police headquarters against the statewide police highhandedness on Youth Congress activists during Nava Kerala Sadas turned violent on Saturday. KPCC president K Sudhakaran, MPs, and MLAs were shifted to the…
Ahmedabad: In an attempt to provide a “global business ecosystem” at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), the Gujarat government on Friday lifted the ban on liquor in the area, exempting it from the prohibition which is in place across the state. Being the state in which Mahatma Gandhi was born, the manufacture, storage,…
Patna: In what could be a major political realignment in Bihar ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday claimed that the ruling Janata Dal (United) of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will soon merge with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Speaking to ANI on Saturday, the CM made the sensational…
Gandhinagar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday expressed concern over the vandalism of a Hindu temple with anti-India graffiti in the US, and said extremists and separatist forces outside India should not get such space. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the third convocation of the Rashtriya Raksha University here. “I…
