New Delhi: In a significant move ahead of the Parliament’s monsoon session, an all-party meeting was convened by the government on Sunday morning. During the session, the JD(U) and YSRCP reignited their calls for special status for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, respectively. The Congress reiterated its demand for the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker’s post for…
Kolkata: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said there is “no shortage” of coal for the power sector and the Centre will ensure adequate supply of the dry fuel to meet demand. The long-term demand will be met by increased productivity of Coal India and commercial mines, he said. “We are supplying coal to all thermal…
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a two-day visit to invite top Congress leaders for a public meeting in Warangal focused on farm-debt waiver programmes. Sources said Reddy is slated to meet Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and is also likely to seek time from former Congress…
Nagpur: Days ahead of the Union Budget, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said India needed flexible economic policies to promote growth, and a socio-economic model that can boost job creation and reduce disparity. The senior BJP leader was speaking at the launch of “Made in China”, a Marathi book written by…
Washington: The United States has recommended that its citizens do not travel to Bangladesh and allowed the voluntary departure of its non-emergency government employees and family members in view of the ongoing civil unrest in the South Asian country. The development comes just a day after the US issued a new travel advisory for Bangladesh,…
Amaravati: Union Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said that all the constituents of the ruling alliance in Andhra Pradesh — TDP, BJP and Janasena — have the responsibility to pitch in and fulfil the assurances promised during the recently held polls. The Aviation minister highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister N Chandrababu…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee here on Sunday, a key event of the UNESCO that India is hosting for the first time from July 21-31. Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay will also attend the inaugural event at Bharat Mandapam, the Prime Minister’s Office…
Chennai: The ordeal for air passengers continued for the second day at Chennai airport as 23 flight services including arrival and departures were impacted on Saturday following the major disruption in Microsoft Corporation’s cloud services. A Chennai Airport spokesperson said though some airlines reported to have sorted out the technical glitch around 4 am but…
Hyderabad: Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Saturday launched the National District Mineral Foundation (DMF) portal, a centralised platform to gather information on the District Mineral Foundations across the country. The portal provides details of 645 DMFs in the country with enhanced transparency, featuring centralised visibility of activities, project oversight, and…
New Delhi: As student unrest escalates in Bangladesh, nearly 1,000 Indian students have returned home via land and air travel. Currently, 8,500 Indian students are studying in Bangladesh, out of a total of 15,000 Indians residing there. The Indian High Commission is actively in touch with around 4,000 of these students. According to a statement…
