Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said the entire state cabinet has been called to New Delhi by Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge for a meeting with the party top brass. They are also likely to meet a host of central ministers separately during the visit to discuss various state projects, he…
New Delhi: No lives were lost after Cyclone Biparjoy made a landfall in Gujarat, however, 23 people were injured and electricity supply was disrupted in about 1,000 villages in the state, NDRF Director General Atul Karwal said on Friday. The Arabian Sea cyclone ripped through Kutch and parts of Saurashtra region of Gujarat leaving a trail…
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday distributed 8,912 Township and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TIDCO) houses to worth Rs 800 crore to the eligible beneficiaries at Mallayapalem near Gudivada in Krishna district. Measuring 300 square feet, each house has been distributed to the eligible beneficiary at just Re 1 with…
New Delhi: The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has refused to give any interim relief to Essel Group chairman Subash Chandra and his son Punit Goenka against a Sebi order that barred them from holding the position of a director or key managerial personnel in any listed company. The appellate tribunal has asked Sebi to file…
New Delhi: The GST Council on July 11 will discuss some more measures to tighten the noose on fake registration and fraudulent generation of input tax credit (ITC) as it looks to check tax evasion, a top official said on Friday. “We are thinking of some other measures and we will take them through the…
New Delhi: HCL Foundation on Friday said it has partnered with the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) to train over 5,000 women, youths and artisans from marginalized communities for sustainable income-generating opportunities. As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), HCL Foundation and NCUI’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperation (CEDC) will set up a…
New Delhi: India and the US are working to ‘quickly conclude’ the mutual recognition agreement (MRA) for authorised economic operators of both countries to expedite customs clearances, CBIC Chief Vivek Johri said on Friday. The two countries in September 2021 entered into an MRA to recognise the AEOs of both countries. The AEO programme enables…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has blamed geopolitics for a stalled IMF loan package and said that global institutions wanted the cash-strapped country to default like Sri Lanka and then take part in the negotiations. He said no reason had been given by the IMF for the “unnecessary delay” behind the ninth review, which…
New Delhi: The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society housed in Teen Murti Bhavan premises here has been renamed as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society, prompting sharp reactions from the Congress. Teen Murti Bhavan served as the official residence of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In a special meeting of the Nehru Memorial Museum…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday lashed out at Chief Minister M K Stalin for his critical remarks against the BJP, saying he spoke like an “ordinary platform speaker”. Annamalai, a former IPS officer, also questioned the Tamil Nadu government withdrawing the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), reminding…
