New Delhi: INDIA should appear to be a “bloc and not un-bloc” itself in the manner that it does in the public domain, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has said as he batted for a formal structure for the opposition alliance with spokespersons to represent its views. In an interview with PTI, Sibal said INDIA…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has emerged as a key beneficiary under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, receiving a significant share of projects in the electronics and automobile sectors, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Addressing an event organised by the Chennai Citizens’ forum on Saturday evening, Sitharaman dismissed charges of the state government that the Centre…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Sunday announced the disbursal of another installment of social security and welfare fund pensions to beneficiaries. Around 62 lakh people would get Rs 1,600 each as pension from Thursday, Finance Minister K N Balagopal said here. A sum of Rs 817 crore has been granted for the disbursal of the…
Patna: A prominent Muslim body in Bihar announced that it was turning down Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s invitation for ‘Iftaar’, in protest against his “support” for the Waqf Bill. The Imarat Shariah, which claims to have followers across Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha, shared a copy of the letter in response to the invitation for the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to revolutionary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru, who were hanged by the British for their role in the Lahore conspiracy case. The three revolutionaries joined hands to oppose British rule, with Singh throwing a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in April 1929….
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has made public a 25-page probe report by Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya regarding the alleged recovery of cash from the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma. The report, now available on the apex court’s website, calls for a “deeper probe” into the controversy while also documenting Justice…
Dhaka: Army troops in Bangladesh on Saturday intensified their patrols on the streets of Dhaka as the country witnessed rising tensions with the newly formed student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) accusing the military of political interference. The NCP staged protest rallies at the premier Dhaka University campus, vowing to thwart at any cost a “military-backed…
Mumbai: The city police has managed to seize around Rs 1.49 crore within 24 hours in 110 complaints of cyber fraud reported through the helpline `1930′, an official said on Saturday. On Friday, the cyber helpline received 110 complaints of various cases of cheating, including investment scams, share trading scams and online shopping scams in…
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s request for a meeting between its interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the upcoming BIMSTEC Summit is under consideration, External Affairs minister S Jaishankar is learnt to have told a Parliamentary panel meeting here on Saturday. At this year’s first meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee…
New Delhi: Delhi saved 269 MW of power, joining hands with other cities of the world by switching off non-essential electrical appliances during Earth Hour on Saturday. The lighting around the India Gate was also switched off to mark Earth Hour. Last year, the city managed to save 206 MW of power during the Earth…
