New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left here on Tuesday for South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit that will bring him face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping though a bilateral meeting between the two leaders is still not confirmed. ”BRICS has been pursuing a strong cooperation agenda across various sectors. We value that […]
Jaipur: Commenting on parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said the Constituent Assembly faced no disruptions “even for a single day” though it debated more complex issues. Speaking during a programme at Sainik School in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh, he noted that parliamentary disruptions in the present times is a mater of concern. […]
Kolkata: Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister Chairman Bibek Debroy on Tuesday said the government was losing revenue due to the GST, which should be revenue neutral with a single rate. Speaking at an event organised by the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce here, he however said that GST has led to a lot of […]
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there was an era of “corruption and scams” before 2014 and the rights of the poor and their money were robbed, but now every penny is reaching into their accounts directly. The data shows an increasing number of people are paying taxes, which shows their faith in […]
New Delhi: A panel headed by former judge Gital Mittal to oversee relief and rehabilitation of victims of violence in Manipur on Monday submitted three reports to the Supreme Court, including one on the need to upgrade the compensation scheme for the strife-torn people of the state. The Supreme Court said it will pass orders […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday raised questions about the Bank of Baroda withdrawing the e-auction notice for the Juhu bungalow of BJP MP Sunny Deol, asking who triggered the “technical reasons” for the withdrawal. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Yesterday afternoon the nation got to know that Bank […]
Bengaluru: The ISRO on Monday released images of Lunar far side area captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC). This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area — without boulders or deep trenches — during the descent is developed by Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC), a major research and development […]
Chennai: In a recent incident that unfolded at Annamalai Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Somasipadi village, near Tiruvannamalai town, a 27-year-old Muslim woman found herself in the midst of controversy during her Hindi examination. The young woman, identified as Shabana, was asked to remove her hijab, a traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women. Shabana, who […]
Ferozepur (Punjab): Several BSF outposts and the barbed wire fencing along the India-Pakistan border have been inundated in Punjab’s Ferozepur district due to a rise in the Sutlej’s water level, an official said on Sunday. Border Security Force (BSF) troops are keeping a close watch on the situation, the official said. Many villages near the […]
Kolkata: Stating that the Centre has taken the death of a student at Jadavpur University allegedly following ragging and sexual harassment “seriously”, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that he has asked the UGC to take the strictest action as per law in the case. Condemning the 17-year-old boy’s death at a hostel […]