Nagpur: Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said his party’s doors were shut for Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, and hinted that there was no possibility of reconciliation with him. He was speaking to reporters at the Nagpur airport. “All doors of the BJP are closed for Uddhav Thackeray. We are neither discussing anything…
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday demanded that the Punjab government procure maize at the minimum support price of Rs 2,090 per quintal to ensure that farmers do not resort to distress sales. In a statement issued here, Badal accused the government of running away from its responsibility. Due to…
Namkhana (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asserted that the panchayat poll nomination process in Bengal is peaceful, while slamming opposition parties for trying to make an issue out of “one or two stray” incidents. Banerjee’s comments come shortly after Governor C V Ananda Bose said that political violence in the state…
Karachi/Islamabad: Pakistan was largely spared the full force of Cyclone Biparjoy which weakened into a severe cyclonic storm on Friday after making landfall in Gujarat, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake in the Indian state. People in Sindh’s coastal city of Keti, who braved the cyclone threat and a warning of monsoon rains, are…
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…
