NEW DELHI: Drafting of rules under the data protection legislation is in advanced stage with industry-wide consultations slated soon, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, asserting that India will also look at doubling electronics production and adding jobs under the Modi 3.0 government. At the same time, the Minister for Electronics and IT assured […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the PM-KISAN scheme’s 17th instalment amounting to nearly Rs 20,000 crore in Varanasi on 18th June. The event will be organised by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in coordination with the government of Uttar Pradesh. Disclosing this at a press conference on Saturday, Agriculture […]
RUDRAPRAYAG: Fourteen tourists were killed and 12 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into Alaknanda river on Badrinath national highway here in Uttarakhand on Saturday, officials said. The tourists were on the way to Chopta when the accident happened around 11.30 am near Raitoli village. The vehicle carrying 26 people […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Saturday issued notice to CM Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal and others, including social media platforms Facebook and YouTube over alleged violation of the court’s video conferencing rules. Hearing a plea seeking action against Ms Kejriwal and others for violating the rules when Kejriwal was produced before the […]
NEW DELHI: The National Stock Exchange (NSE), under the guidance of markets regulator SEBI, has initiated a series of events across India to raise awareness about the Social Stock Exchange (SSE), Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD and CEO, NSE, said. The SSE vision, outlined by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech for the financial […]
THANE: Police has arrested a man from Dombivli in the district for allegedly killing a 65-year-old woman and stealing her jewellery to pay off the debts incurred in online cricket betting, an official said on Saturday. Asha Arvind Raikar, resident of Kopar area, was found strangulated in her flat on Friday, said deputy commissioner of […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said an art and culture show featuring unique art forms and cultural diversity of the state would be held in foreign countries as part of branding the state abroad. The first such show would be held in the United States, he said while speaking at the finale […]
LAUDERHILL (USA): Inclement weather hindered India’s hopes of reinforcing their preparation for Super Eight through a match against Canada here on Saturday, but they will travel to the Caribbean as a confident unit after a robust T20 World Cup group stage campaign. India’s final Group A league match against Canada was abandoned without a ball […]
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s premature exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup, a second in six months after their dismal show at the 2023 ODI World Cup, has forced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to revisit the central contracts of a few big names. According to sources, the PCB headed by chairman Mohsin Naqvi and other […]
AP LANDOVER (US): Lionel Messi scored twice and assisted on another goal in his first international start since November and Argentina outclassed Guatemala 4-1 to complete its 2024 Copa America preparations. Messi went the full 90 minutes for manager Lionel Scaloni after playing 35 off the bench in a 1-0 win over fellow Copa America […]