Kolkata/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the West Bengal government aims to ensure that every eligible woman gets the benefits of the Annapurna Yojana, as the state government transferred money to 1.58 crore beneficiaries on the occasion of his birthday. Addressing a programme at Salt Lake in Kolkata, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari…
New Delhi: From Shah Rukh Khan to Akshay Kumar and Kamal Haasan to Mohanlal, several members of the film fraternity extended birthday greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, wishing him good health and strength. Born on September 17, 1950, in Gujarat’s Vadnagar, PM Modi turned 76 on Thursday. In a post on X,…
Mumbai: Tata Sons Ltd’s board on Thursday approved a fresh five-year term for N Chandrasekaran as executive chairman and set in motion the process to list the group’s holding company — decisions that Tata Trusts said were “illegal”. The board’s roughly three-hour meeting in Mumbai on Thursday came weeks after Chandrasekaran, 63, told directors in…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday accepted bids worth Rs 50,000 crore in the first tranche of its open market operation (OMO) sale of government securities, as it stepped up efforts to absorb surplus liquidity from the banking system. The RBI accepted Rs 7,005 crore of the 7.59 per cent government securities…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maha): Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said he would take legal action if the “character assassination” campaign targeting his family over the 2020 Disha Salian death case did not stop. The former Maharashtra Chief Minister spoke on the issue days after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe into…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it was committed to implementing the Makkah defence agreement amid raging tensions in the Gulf region after what Saudi Arabia described as an attempted drone attack by Yemen’s Houthis against the Muslim holy city. The trilateral defence agreement, involving Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia, was inked last month. The pact…
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday prayed for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “long-term guidance” for the country, saying India will realise the vision of a self-reliant and developed nation under his leadership. Addressing the Shri Vishwakarma Puja Utsav in Gorakhpur, Adityanath also prayed for Modi’s good health and long life on his…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday absorbed Rs 2.40 lakh crore through variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions from the banking sector amid huge surplus liquidity. The central bank received bids worth Rs 2,39,959 crore, which it accepted fully, at a cut-off and weighted average rate of 5.24 per cent. The RBI…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched India as a trusted destination for global chip manufacturing and said the government is taking all measures to ensure the industry’s success through enabling policies and frameworks. Speaking at the inauguration of the SEMICON India 2026, the PM said that the semiconductor ecosystem is expanding rapidly,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed gratitude to the makers of a video depicting his various moments with citizens over time, set to the song “Ashirwad Ka Diya”. The video features reactions from citizens who have benefited from various welfare schemes of the Modi government, including free housing, healthcare, electricity, and cooking…
