Mumbai: Union minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged urban cooperative banks to embrace technology, ensure transparency and modernise customer services to remain competitive. Speaking at the inauguration of the new office of the National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC) in Mumbai, he said ensuring the prosperity of customers will help the banks…
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said the process of issuing the final notification for reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the state assembly will be completed within a month. The Union government on Thursday notified the Act that grants political reservation for the ST community in the 40-member Goa House….
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday hit back at Union Minister Kiren Rijiju over his remarks challenging the Congress on the Women’s Reservation Bill, asserting that his party will give more strength to women and declaring that there is no need for Rijiju to worry about the state of the Congress party. Addressing…
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order denying him permission to travel abroad for eye treatment. The high court had on August 5 dismissed Banerjee’s plea seeking nod to travel abroad, noting that the Diamond Harbour MP was not willing to appear before the…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Saturday held talks with various outfits amid the massive agitation over the alleged paper leaks in recruitment exams, but failed to break the deadlock as the protesting aspirants decided that their stir would continue until all their demands are met. A five-member panel of the government, which included state ministers,…
Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu on Saturday amid inclement weather, a forecast of heavy rain over the next few days and a decline in pilgrim arrivals, officials said. No fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to leave the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for the Kashmir Valley this morning, they said. Officials said…
United Nations: Expressing concern over the security situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said there needs to be accountability for action taken against people engaging in peaceful protest. “The Secretary-General supports the work of his High Commissioner, and we certainly hope that the pleas made by Mr….
There are imports Bharat pays for at the customs counter. There are others for which the nation pays far more dearly—through stalled projects, lost investment, delayed infrastructure, energy insecurity and opportunities that disappear forever. Foreign donations can become one such expensive import when money entering Bharat from overseas is allowed to become a vehicle for…
I am rather crestfallen, like many millions of citizens, to see your conspicuous absence from the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. At my advanced age, I must admit that this absence has disappointed me deeply. In that context, I personally feel that it is time to revisit the question of leadership behaviour. It is never…
The question may sound like science fiction, but governments across the world are taking it seriously as climate change makes rainfall increasingly erratic. For Hyderabadis, the question became particularly relevant after weeks of sweltering heat, cloudy skies and frustratingly brief showers. If the clouds are already there, why can’t we persuade them to rain? Countries…
