New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of government’s flagship Atal Pension Yojana (APY) up to financial year 2030-31, along with extension of funding support for promotional and developmental activities and gap funding. APY was launched on May 9, 2015 to provide old-age income security to workers in the unorganised sector. As of…
Chennai: Months after walking out of the NDA, TTV Dhinakaran-led AMMK on Wednesday returned to the AIADMK-led bloc in Tamil Nadu. Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) founder-leader Dhinakaran met senior BJP leader and Union Minister Piyush Goyal and was formally re-inducted into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, whose party leads…
New Delhi: Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini has embarked on a 10-month transoceanic expedition, during which the vessel will traverse 22,000 nautical miles, and visit 18 ports in 13 countries, officials said. Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Southern Naval Command (SNC), Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, flagged off INS Sudarshini from the Kochi naval base,…
New Delhi: A rare 233-year-old Sanskrit manuscript of Valmiki’s Ramayana has been gifted to the Ram Katha museum in Ayodhya, the Culture Ministry said. In a landmark cultural handover, Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor of the Central Sanskrit University, presented the manuscript of the Valmikiramayanam (with the Tattvadipikatika) to Nripendra Misra, Chairman of the Executive Council…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Nitin Nabin on his election as the BJP national president and declared that the young leader will be his boss in matters related to the party. Addressing a gathering at the party headquarters here, Modi described 45-year-old Nabin as a “millennial” with youthful energy and vast…
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Tuesday that the SIR exercise in West Bengal is “Software Intensive Rigging”, as the ruling party in the state stressed the need for more “transparency’ in the ongoing process for electoral-roll revision. Addressing a press conference here, TMC’s leader in the Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien, deputy leader…
New Delhi: Nitin Nabin was on Tuesday formally declared as the BJP national president, succeeding J P Nadda and beginning a new chapter for the party as it seeks to tighten its grip on politics in the country. K Laxman, Returning Officer for BJP organisational polls, declared the results of the organisational elections and handed…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Tuesday walked out of the state Assembly without delivering his customary address to the House in its maiden session of the year, alleging among others, “inaccuracies” in the DMK government prepared text. Chief Minister M K Stalin slammed the Governor for “walking out in violation of tradition and…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Tuesday “declined” to read out the DMK government prepared text as part of his customary address to the state Assembly due to “inaccuracies,” in it, the Lok Bhavan said. It also alleged his “mic was switched off.” Minutes after Ravi walked out of the 234-member House without delivering…
Kochi/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday launched searches in three states as part of its money laundering investigation into the Sabarimala gold loss case, official sources said. About 21 locations across Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are being raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they added. The premises…
