PM to inaugurate India Mobile Congress on Oct 27

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 7th edition of the country’s biggest telecom industry event, ‘India Mobile Congress 2023’, the Department of Telecom said in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday. The three-day event has been jointly organised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Cellular Operators Association […]

Dr Jitendra visits ‘Skyroot’ StartUp private rocket unit, hails ‘unshackling’ of Space

Hyderabad: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space said here today that “unshackling” of the Space sector by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led to StartUp boom, as a result of which, within a short span of just about four years, the number […]

75 % beneficiaries of PM SVANidhi scheme for street vendors from non-general category: SBI research

New Delhi: An SBI research report has praised the Modi government’s micro-credit scheme for street vendors for ensuring “inclusive entrepreneurship” and said nearly 75 per cent of its beneficiaries come from the non-general category with the OBCs accounting for 44 per cent. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for 22 per cent of the […]

‘Mohan Bhagwat should support INDIA bloc to save democracy’: Sanjay Raut

‘Mohan Bhagwat should support INDIA bloc to save democracy’: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai: To “save the democracy” in the nation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat should support the opposition bloc – INDIA, said Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray-faction) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday. Sanjay Raut’s gave this remark after the RSS chief while addressing a gathering at ‘Vijayadashmi Utsav’ in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, said that “there […]

IAEA director general calls on PM Modi, praises India’s record as responsible nuclear power

IAEA director general calls on PM Modi, praises India’s record as responsible nuclear power

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underscored India’s enduring commitment to safe and secure use of atomic energy for peace and development in a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Grossi, who called on Modi, commended the country’s impeccable record as a responsible nuclear power and praised […]

Congress attacks govt on issue of income inequality

Congress attacks govt on issue of income inequality

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday charged that the gap between the ultra-rich and the middle class in the country is widening under the Modi government. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said an analysis of the publicly available data on income tax returns for the period 2013-14 to 2021-22 confirms one of the essential themes […]

Kharge writes to PM expressing concern over ‘politicisation’ of bureaucracy, seeks withdrawal of orders

Kharge writes to PM expressing concern over ‘politicisation’ of bureaucracy, seeks withdrawal of orders

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the government’s recent orders asking officials to “showcase” the achievements of the last nine years was “politicisation” of the bureaucracy and demanded their withdrawal. In his letter, Kharge objected to the government order issued on October 18 which, he […]

Congress only interested in keeping poor in poverty: BJP chief

Congress only interested in keeping poor in poverty: BJP chief

New Delhi: BJP chief JP Nadda on Sunday attacked the Congress, saying public service delivery may be an “alien concept” for it as its only interest is to keep “the poor in poverty”. The reaction came on a day Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi objecting to a government order which, […]

Cyclone ‘Tej’ intensifies into extremely severe cyclonic storm

New Delhi: Cyclone ‘Tej’, brewing in the Arabian Sea, intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Sunday and is headed towards the Yemen-Oman coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The cyclonic storm is predicted to move northwestwards and cross the Yemen-Oman coasts between Al Ghaidah (Yemen) and Salalah (Oman), close to the east […]

India-Canada relations going through difficult phase: Jaishankar

India-Canada relations going through difficult phase: Jaishankar

New Delhi: India invoked the provision of parity in Canada’s diplomatic presence in the country in view of concerns over interference in New Delhi’s affairs by Canadian personnel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. The external affairs minister also said that India is likely to resume issuance of visas to Canadians if it […]

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