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…
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….
Sikar (Rajasthan): The Centre has taken decisions in the interest of farmers for nine years and created arrangements from seed to market for them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday and dedicated 1.25 lakh PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendras to the nation. Addressing a rally in this Rajasthan town, he described the Kendras as one-stop centres…
Two wonderful stories, both on page one stuff, came my way without a sweat. The first one in the mid-70s and the second in the mid-80s…. Read on… In the evening I was joined in the Secretariat by T. Sirish Kumar, my colleague and circulation executive in The Indian Express. As we passed the chambers…
Sikar (Rajasthan): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Rajasthan government over sacked minister Rajendra Gudha’s “red diary”, saying it is a fresh product of the Congress’ “loot ki dukan” which will defeat the party in elections in the state. It is said that the Congress’ “dark deeds” are recorded in the…
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre seems to have set the tone for next year’s electoral battle. This was evident from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement at the inauguration of the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Wednesday. He assured to make the country…
Barcelona: The Indian men’s hockey team played out a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands, who recently won the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23 title, in an intensely-fought match at the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation – International Tournament here. India had lost to hosts Spain in their opening game, but they bounced back on Wednesday…
Bridgetown (Barbados): An irked Rohit Sharma hit back at queries on Virat Kohli’s overseas form in recent years, dubbing them as “outside noises” not concerning the team. Former India captain Kohli recently ended his five-year long Test overseas century drought in the second match against the West Indies that ended in a draw in Port…
New Delhi: As part of its green initiatives, state-owned South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) will invest Rs 168 crore to plant 26 lakh saplings in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, an official statement said. To carry out the plantation work, the miner recently signed two separate agreements with Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (CGRVVN) and Madhya…
Bhubaneswar: An Odisha government delegation has met top officials of various business organisations in Silicon Valley during its ongoing visit to the US and discussed possible investments in the state, a statement issued by CMO said on Thursday. The team visited the manufacturing site of Sanmina Corporation on Wednesday and met its co-founder and chairman-cum-CEO Jure…
