Chandigarh: The Haryana Police hurled tear gas shells at farmers who tried to break barricades set up at the state’s border with Punjab at Shambhu near Ambala as farmers demanding a law on minimum support price marched toward Delhi. A few farmers were detained as well near the Shambhu border, official sources said. The Haryana…
Chandigarh: Farmers are set to begin their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march Tuesday morning, a farmer leader asserted here after their five-hour-long meeting with two Union ministers over their demands remained inconclusive. However, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, who along with Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal attended the second round of talks with the farmer…
Hyderabad: Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a great initiative for the cultural and Hindu renaissance in the country with the consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya and that the nation compliments him for it. Observing that India’s cultural renaissance is the need of the hour,…
Amarathi (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Education Minister B Satyanarayana on Monday released the District Selection Committee -2024 notification to recruit 6,100 teachers at the Secretariat in Velagapudi near here. The Education Minister also released the Government Orders (GO 11 and 12) containing all details regarding the recruitment drive which will also be available on the…
New Delhi: India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were on Monday rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing it as linking historic ties with modern digital technology. India’s RuPay card services were also launched in Mauritius at a virtual ceremony attended by Prime Minister Modi, his Mauritian counterpart Pravind…
Panaji: Convenience is the king when it comes to ready-to-drinks. Diamon Gin & Tonic (G&T) RTD is beyond the typical James Bond Martini, it’s worthy of being called a James Bond cocktail using pure gin, tonic water, and lime, all captured in a bottle with vibrant color and great fizz. “You can now enjoy the…
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said there was “hardly any room” to review the action taken against Paytm Payments Bank. In a major action against Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL), RBI, on January 31, directed it to stop accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer accounts, wallets, FASTTags and other…
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and 9 MLAs have quit the Congress and are speculated to join the BJP. In a letter to state Congress president Nana Patole, the 65-year-old leader said he was resigning as a primary member of the grand old party. He also submitted his resignation as an MLA to…
Bihar: The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar won a vote of confidence in the assembly on Monday. The new government secured 129 votes amid a walkout by the opposition members. The Bihar assembly has a strength of 243 MLAs. Earlier in the day, Bihar Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary was removed from his post in…
Ahmedabad: Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday said there is no suspense in the people’s minds on the outcome of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as the ruling BJP is set to win 370 seats and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will bag more than 400 seats. Shah also took a swipe at the Congress…
