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Hyderabad: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday maintained that by being strong, India does not mean to establish dominance in the world. India has always followed the path of truth, non-violence and peace and does not support aggression of any kind, he said while participating in a conclave organized by the Indian Air Force at […]
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Colombo: Indian Oil Corporation subsidiary in Sri Lanka on Saturday has supplied 6,000 MT of fuel to the Ceylon Electricity Board, to help ease the power crisis in the island country which is witnessing acute power cuts. The consignment of fuel is part of US 500 million oil line of credit extended by India. “Standing […]
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Islamabad: The people of Pakistan, including political leaders, were surprised when Prime Minister Imran Khan praised his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s foreign policy before a crowd of thousands of supporters, The News reported on Saturday. Khan praised Modi’s foreign policy while addressing a public rally in Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “I would like to praise our […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday extended greetings to countrymen on the occasion of Chaitra Navratri, Navreh, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Sajibu Cheiraoba and Cheti Chand. Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader said, “Today, people are celebrating different festivals like Chaitra Navratri, Navreh, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Sajibu Cheiraoba and Cheti Chand in different parts […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked whether it can pass any interim order on a plea of Amazon that Future Retail Ltd’s (FRL) assets including Big Bazaar shops not be alienated till the dispute over its merger with Reliance Retail is decided by the arbitral tribunal. A bench of Chief Justice of India NV […]
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Rajkot: Summers are here and the prices of lemons have already started surging in Rajkot due to a shortage in supplies and a rise in the demand for the citrus fruit. Lemons are currently being sold at Rs 200 per kg, as compared to the previous rates of Rs 50-60 per kg. “The price of […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings on the traditional Indian new year wishing people happiness and good health. “Greetings on Gudi Padwa. I wish you happiness and good health this year. May all your wishes be fulfilled in the coming year,” tweeted the Prime Minister. Marking the beginning of the traditional […]
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New York: India has contributed USD 500,000 to the UN Women, the United Nations agency for gender equality and women empowerment for their core budget. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations took to Twitter to say that India “reaffirmed our valued partnership of women-led development and gender parity.” He further said that he is […]
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Raichur: Karnataka Police on Saturday sent a team to look into the situation in Andhra Pradesh’s Srisailam where a violent clash involving pilgrims broke out. According to the police, the decision to send the team of 14 policemen — two PSI’s, two ASI’s, 10 constables — was taken by the Karnataka state government. After the […]
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New Delhi: Spacetech startup Pixxel has successfully launched its first fully-fledged commercial satellite called ‘Shakuntala’ with Elon Musk-run SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/98AatbJNTO — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 1, 2022 Being Pixxel’s first fully-fledged satellite, ‘Shakuntala’ hosts one of the highest resolution hyperspectral commercial cameras ever flown to space, bringing it one step closer to building […]
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New Delhi: India’s virus tally rose to 4,30,27,035 with 1,260 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the number of active infections further declined to 13,445, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll from the pandemic climbed to 5,21,264 with 83 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
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Mumbai: Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) witness in the drugs-on-cruise case Prabhakar Sail died on Friday. According to Sail’s lawyer Tushar Khandare, Prabhakar Sail died of a heart attack at his residence in Chembur on Friday. Sail was the personal bodyguard of Kiran Gosavi, another witness in the Mumbai cruise ship raid case. He had levelled […]
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New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were on Saturday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 12 days to Rs 7.20 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 102.61 per litre as against Rs 101.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs […]
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Hyderabad: The State-run power plants in Telangana under TSGenco, have registered the highest plant load factor (PLF) in the country for the year 2021-22, with 73.87 per cent PLF. While Telangana secured top position, West Bengal stood second with 72 per cent PLF. The seventh phase of KTPS registered 83.58 per cent PLF and stood […]
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Sheohar: A person hailing from Bihar’s Sheohar district has come up with a unique protest against the fuel price hike across the country by riding a horse while going to work. The man, who works with the state electricity department, collected electricity bills from people while riding a horse from one village to another, instead […]
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Hyderabad: This was one Udta Punjab model drug racket that fell flat in Hyderabad, with the Rachakonda Police Special Operations Team and the Keesara police arresting two natives of Punjab here on Friday. Police seized 900 grams of poppy straw concentrate and Rs.1.4 lakh from Jagtar Singh (58), owner of Sandeep Punjabi Dhaba at Kandlakoya, […]
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New Delhi: Future Retail Limited (FRL) counsel on Friday told the Supreme Court that nobody wants to do business with it today as Section 7 of the IBC may come any day, and the company owes landlords thousands of crores in rentals, as Amazon could not get Future Retail, it destroyed the company. Senior advocate […]
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New Delhi: India has always been in favour of resolving disputes through diplomacy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in New Delhi. Lavrov arrived in India on Thursday on a two-day visit, during which he will hold talks over crude offer, rupee-ruble payment, ongoing […]
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Katni: A tribal youth who allegedly complained about the irregularities in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and toilet construction was thrashed brutally by the panchayat staff and police constable in Katni district. The incident that took place in Dhimarkheda village was reported after the video of the incident went viral on social media on Thursday. Superintendent […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind boarded the plane on Friday for Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, for his three-day visit. Turkmenistan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov and Minister of Education, Gurbangul Atayeva will receive the President at the Ashgabat Airport, the Ministry of External Affairs […]
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New Delhi: The number of electric vehicles on roads in India has reached over ten lakh with around 1,700 charging stations operational in public places across the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha in a written reply on Thursday. As per Vahan 4 data, as of March 25 this year, a total of […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to launch a special campaign for women security from the first day of Navratri. Addressing officials of Team 9, a group of bureaucrats that takes direction from the chief minister on a daily basis, Adityanath said that anti-Romeo squads should be activated at every […]
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New Delhi: A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly creating fake accounts on Instagram, stalking dozens of people and threatening them, police said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Mithun Tiwari, a resident of Anand Parbat here, they said. On March 17, a woman complained to the police that a man, who had […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to late Shivakumara Swami on his 115th birth anniversary and said the spiritual leader will always be remembered for his unparalleled community service. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi shared a picture and said, “I pay homage to His Holiness Dr Sree Sree Sree Sivakumara Swamigalu […]
