New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at “dynastic” political parties for promoting “nepotism and corruption” in recruitment to government jobs, and said while such parties “looted” youth with their “rate cards” for various posts, his government is working to “safeguard” their bright future. Addressing the newly-recruited government employees after distributing appointment letters…
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches against Tamil Nadu Electricity department minister V Senthil Balaji and some others as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. The raids are being carried out at Balaji’s premises in state capital Chennai and Karur. The Supreme Court had last month allowed a police and…
Washington: The Biden family is planning to host an intimate dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 21, a day before the much-in-demand State Dinner at the White House, a senior administration official has said. Modi has been invited by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for an official state visit. The historic…
Jaipur: The North Western Railway (NWR) has cancelled some train services as the cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ is likely to enter southwest Rajasthan on June 16, officials said on Monday. “Keeping in view the safety and security in view of the cyclonic storm Biprajoy in the Bay of Bengal, train services are being cancelled/partially cancelled by the…
Shimla: Attacking the West Bengal government under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday alleged that violence, appeasement, anarchy and corruption have become the “new normal” in the state. Addressing a rally in Kangra, Thakur referred to the “cut-money issue” and reports of the “cash for jobs scam”, claiming that West Bengal was…
New Delhi: An amount of about Rs 4,500 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs is lying “unused” with the states, officials said on Monday. Till the state governments make use of these funds and submit “utilisation certificates”, it is not possible for the Centre to make more…
Pune: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said that security in the digital economy is a global challenge and a partnership approach is needed to tackle it. He was addressing G20 delegates at the Global Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) summit at the third Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting here in Maharashtra. “The digital economy security…
Varanasi: An ambitious seven-year action plan put forward by India to accelerate progress on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by the G20 countries through an inclusive roadmap was on Monday adopted by a conclave of the development ministers of the influential grouping. It also adopted another document that aimed to enhance cooperation and partnerships for…
New Delhi, Retail inflation declined to a 25-month low of 4.25 per cent in May mainly on account of softening prices of food and fuel items. Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 4.7 per cent in April and 7.04 per cent in May 2022. This is the fourth straight month when retail…
Lahore: The entire party of ousted Imran Khan can fit in a rickshaw following large-scale defections from Pakistan’s main opposition party in the aftermath of the May 9 violence, Maryam Nawaz, a senior leader of the ruling PML-N party has said, in a jibe at the former prime minister. “Today he is the president, general…
