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India to give 50 per cent financial assistance to firms for setting up semiconductor manufacturing facility in country: PM Modi

newsnow9July 28, 202302 mins

Gandhinagar: Technology firms will be given 50 per cent financial assistance for setting up semiconductor manufacturing facility the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, as he announced that his government has rolled out the red carpet for semiconductor industries. Speaking after inaugurating Semicon India 2023 conference in Gandhinagar, Modi said India is establishing an…

2024 LS Battle: Litmus Test for Modi’s Credibility

newsnow9July 28, 202309 mins

While the Centre’s request to reconsider its earlier decision on the extension of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure, the Supreme Court judges asked the Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta whether there are no other competent officers in the department to replace him. The poser is sharp and clear over the Lordship’s apprehensions on…

We wanted to give game time to our ODI players: Rohit

newsnow9July 28, 202304 mins

Bridgetown (Barbados): India captain Rohit Sharma didn’t expect the Kensington Oval track to deteriorate so much but defended his decision to promote ODI specialists ahead of him and Virat Kohli in the first match here on Thursday. India beat West Indies by five wickets in a game where spinners from either side picked up 10 out…

Kuldeep, Jadeja set up easy victory as India check out batting options vs weak Windies

newsnow9July 28, 202307 mins

Bridgetown: Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior pro Virat Kohli, who have 76 international hundreds between them, decided to give game time to middle-order batters as India beat West Indies by five wickets in the opening ODI, riding on exploits from spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. After Jadeja (3/37 in 6 overs) and Kuldeep (4/6 in…

G20’s success basic precondition for success of UN Climate Change Conference: UN SG Guterres

newsnow9July 28, 202307 mins

United Nations: The upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi is among the “critical opportunities ahead” for accelerated action on climate change, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, emphasising that the grouping’s success is a “basic precondition” for the success of the UN climate change conference. As the World Meteorological Organisation and the European Commission’s Copernicus…

Probe into Manipur video case transferred to CBI, Centre tells SC

newsnow9July 28, 202302 mins

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has transferred to the CBI the probe into a case related to two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur, saying the approach of the government was of “zero tolerance towards any crimes against women”. The Ministry of Home Affairs, in an affidavit filed…

Eight dead in various rain-related incidents in Telangana since July 22

newsnow9July 27, 202302 mins

Hyderabad: Eight people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents since July 22 in Telangana even as the state continued to see heavy downpour on Thursday leading to inundation of low-lying areas and damage to roads and agricultural crops. The state has been witnessing rainfall over the last week and the downpour has been heavy to…

PM targets opposition, says ‘corrupt and dynasts’ have changed their jamaat’s name

newsnow9July 27, 202308 mins

Rajkot: In an apparent jibe at the new opposition bloc ‘INDIA’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said though “corrupt and dynast” people have changed the name of their jamaat (community), their behaviour and goals remain the same, and added they are angry as dreams of common people are being fulfilled under his government. The PM,…

Is entire dept full of incompetent people, asks SC as Centre seeks extension in ED director’s tenure

newsnow9July 27, 202304 mins

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday lambasted the Centre for seeking an extension in the tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra till October 15, and asked if the entire department is “full of incompetent people” except the incumbent chief. “Are we not giving a picture that there is no other person and…

China rolls over USD 2.4 billion loan to its key ally Pakistan

newsnow9July 27, 202303 mins

Islamabad: China has rolled over a USD 2.4 billion loan to its all-weather ally Pakistan for two years to help the cash-strapped country shore up its foreign exchange reserves, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday. Dar said in a Twitter post that Pakistan was supposed to pay the loan in the next two fiscal years….