Kochi: Kerala’s port city of Kochi is set to become a bustling hub for ship repair and shipbuilding as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 4000 crore, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a press meet ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Kerala, the Minister for…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Tuesday that the Narendra Modi government is only drum-beating about the National Startup Day and that “Startup India” has become a vehicle to garner publicity for the prime minister as it has fallen short on delivery. He also asked the government why has it not provided tax…
Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA), which has produced world-class military leaders for the Indian Armed Forces, celebrated its 75th anniversary here on Tuesday. Since its inception in 1954, the academy has achieved the distinction of being an institution where military leaders were trained together to face the complex and technology-driven wars that the country…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday appointed Chandrashekhar, a key organisation leader in the party’s Rajasthan unit, as the general secretary (organisation) in Telangana, where the saffron party is looking to make gains in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The appointment was announced by the BJP in a statement here. Chandrashekhar, whose organisational skills have…
New Delhi: A whopping investment of Rs 17.05 lakh crore is in the pipeline in the power and renewable energy sector, which has attracted around 16.93 lakh crore of investment since 2014, Union Minister R K Singh said on Monday. As much as 80 GW of thermal power generation capacity is under construction which we…
Ayodhya: A new idol of Ram Lalla sculpted by Mysuru-based Arun Yogiraj has been selected for installation at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, temple trust’s general secretary Champat Rai said on Monday. Replying to queries at a press conference here, he said the current idol of Ram Lalla, which is being worshipped for the last…
Lucknow: BSP President Mayawati on Monday said her party would go it alone in the coming Lok Sabha elections, but she did not rule out a post-poll alliance. Talking to reporters at the state party office on her birthday, she categorically denied reports in a section of the media about her retirement from politics. She…
New Delhi: The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s order declaring the Sena bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the “real political party” after its split in June 2022. The speaker had also rejected the Thackeray faction’s plea to…
Bhopal: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday declared January 22 as a ‘dry’ day when liquor shops will remain closed to mark the consecration of Lord Ram’s temple in Ayodhya. “On this day, there is a grand consecration program of Lord Shri Ram in Ayodhya. Keeping in view the public sentiments, we have…
Thane: Union minister Kapil Patil, Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde and other leaders on Sunday vowed to strengthen the Mahayuti alliance to clinch all three Lok Sabha seats in Thane district of Maharashtra. Leaders of Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the BJP, and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) besides smaller constituents addressed a…
