Government
- Bangalore
Odisha walks the talk, investors to get full support: Patnaik at Bengaluru event
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, during a meeting with investors in Bengaluru on Wednesday, said his government “walks the talk” and does not believe in making empty promises, a statement by…
- Automobile
EV players welcome govt’s decision to defer stringent EV battery standards
New Delhi: Electric vehicle (EV) players on Wednesday welcomed the government’s decision to defer the implementation of stringent EV battery testing standards, saying it will help Indian battery makers redesign batteries and…
- Kashmir
Making J&K the land of milk and honey
Srinagar: The government’s current campaign to revolutionalise agriculture, horticulture, irrigation system and promote ancillary activities like mushroom, beekeeping, fisheries, dairy, small ruminants, poultry farming and forestry in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) promises…
- Telangana
Telangana govt launches initiative to encourage normal deliveries for pregnant women
Hyderabad : As part of efforts to promote normal deliveries instead of cesarean sections in government hospitals, the Telangana government had asked doctors, nurses and field staff including Accredited Social Health Activists…
- Politics
BJP says Siddaramaiah will go to jail in de-notification case
Bagalkot: The BJP’s state unit president Nalin Kumar Kateel has surprised political circles by stating that opposition leader Siddaramaiah will be sent to jail in the de-notification of government land case. Talking…
- India
Govt blocks 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels: Officials
New Delhi: Based on the inputs from intelligence agencies, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed YouTube to block 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels. Orders to block the concerned videos…
- India
Amarinder thanks PM for naming airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for naming the Chandigarh airport after Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh. In a statement, Capt. Amarinder said it was…
- Kashmir
Kashmir: MMU expresses concern over students made to ‘sing Hindu religious songs’
Srinagar: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) — an amalgam of various religious, social and educational organisations — on Saturday expressed serious concern over “attempts being made to undermine” the Muslim identity of Kashmir by…
- India
Dislodging Modi regime inevitable to save democracy, says Yechury
Amaravati: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday demanded that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre immediately alter its policies that extended subsidies and tax benefits to…
- India
BJP central bosses silent as Meghalaya unit, NPP head for splitsville
Shillong: After Manipur, the BJP’s relations with National Peoples Party (NPP), headed by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, have been souring rapidly in Meghalaya even as the saffron party’s central leadership remains…
- Middle East
Pro-government rallies held in Iran amid mass protests
Dubai: Iranian counterprotesters gathered across the country on Friday in a show of support for authorities after nearly a week of anti-government protests and unrest over the death of a young woman…
- India
Govt will quit if any irregularity found in recruitment: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that if a single irregularity can be found in the recently-held recruitment examinations, his government will quit. Distributing the appointment letters to…
- India
Adhir Ranjan writes to Speaker over govt’s decision to take back IT panel post from Congress
New Delhi: Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury, has expressed his dismay in a letter to Speaker Om Birla over the government’s decision to withdraw the allocation of…