Hyderabad: The first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee under Mallikarjun Kharge’s presidency will be held here on Saturday during which the party’s top brass will deliberate on evolving a strategy for upcoming assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Sources said the Committee is likely to also hold discussions on…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday told the Supreme Court it will extend by 10 days the date of summons issued to BRS leader K Kavitha in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case. The agency had issued the summons asking Kavitha to appear before it on Friday. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday organised a mega event of reading the Constitution’s preamble as part of the ‘International Day of Democracy’ celebrations with tens of lakhs of people participating in the programme from India and abroad at the same time. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah led the celebrations, along with Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar…
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been remanded to 14 days in judicial custody for his alleged role in a multi-crore Skill Development Corporation scam, has filed two bail petitions, interim and regular, in a local court. In the interim bail petition, Naidu denied all the allegations levelled against him and…
Gurugram/Chandigarh: Congress MLA Mamman Khan has been arrested in connection with the July 31 Nuh violence case, police said on Friday. The Ferozepur Jhirka legislator, who was named as an accused in an FIR lodge after the communal clashes, was arrested late last night. Satish Kumar, Ferozepur Jhirkha Deputy Superintendent of Police and the head of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted engineers, saying their innovative minds and tireless dedication have been the backbone of our nation’s progress. His tributes to them came on Engineer’s Day, which is held to commemorate pioneering engineer and administrator M Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary. He was born in 1861. “Greetings to…
Colombo: Kusal Mendis produced an outstanding 91 and Charith Asalanka a gutsy unbeaten 49 as defending champions Sri Lanka overcame Pakistan by two wickets in a dramatic Super Four match here on Thursday to set up an Asia Cup final against India. Fifties by Abdullah Shafique (52) and Mohammad Rizwan (86 not out) had led Pakistan…
Raigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said global organizations are talking about learning from India’s success stories in different fields and this was possible because every region in the country was getting equal priority in development and welfare of the poor under his government. Addressing a function at Kodatarai village in Raigarh district, he described…
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said 15 large NBFCs, including LIC Housing Finance, Bajaj Finance, Shriram Finance and Tata Sons, will be subject to enhanced regulatory requirements. The central bank has categorised NBFCs into Base Layer (NBFC-BL), Middle Layer (NBFC-ML), Upper Layer (NBFC-UL) and Top Layer (NBFC-TL). A list of 15 large Non…
Raigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Congress government in Chhattisgarh indulged in corruption in cow dung procurement scheme. Addressing a rally in Raigarh, Modi also targeted the Bhupesh Baghel-led government in Chhattisgarh, saying it lagged in welfare of the poor but was ahead in corruption. “There was a time when Chhattisgarh was known…
