Ahmedabad: In an attempt to provide a “global business ecosystem” at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), the Gujarat government on Friday lifted the ban on liquor in the area, exempting it from the prohibition which is in place across the state. Being the state in which Mahatma Gandhi was born, the manufacture, storage,…
Bengaluru: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over wrestler Bajrang Punia returning his Padma Shri in protest against the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Olympic medallist Punia had reached the Kartavya Path in…
Dubai: A drone strike damaged a merchant ship off the coast of India on Saturday but caused no casualties, two maritime agencies said, with one reporting the vessel was linked to Israel. The attack caused a fire on board the merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto, according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations,…
Patna: In what could be a major political realignment in Bihar ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday claimed that the ruling Janata Dal (United) of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will soon merge with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Speaking to ANI on Saturday, the CM made the sensational…
Gandhinagar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday expressed concern over the vandalism of a Hindu temple with anti-India graffiti in the US, and said extremists and separatist forces outside India should not get such space. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the third convocation of the Rashtriya Raksha University here. “I…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the ‘third national conference of chief secretaries’ in the national capital next week, a senior government official said on Friday. The third national conference of chief secretaries will be held in Delhi from December 27-29 and it will be a significant step towards further strengthening the partnership…
New Delhi: A day after Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik hung her boots as a mark of protest against the election of Brij Bhushan’s close aide Sanjay Singh as the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) chief, Bajrang Punia wrote a letter to PM Modi returning his Padma Shri award. “I am returning my Padmashree award to the…
New Delhi: The Centre has authorised the release of an additional installment of tax devolution to the states amounting to Rs 72,961.21 crore. “In view of the forthcoming festivities and the New Year, the Union Government has authorised the release of an additional installment of tax devolution amounting to Rs 72,961.21 crore to strengthen the hands…
New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 which would make him the sixth French leader to grace the prestigious annual event. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Macron will be visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India had invited…
