Chandigarh, Jan 10 (PTI) Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal targeted the BJP for seeking the Akal Takht's intervention for ending his fast-unto-death, and said they should instead approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi and press him to accept farmers' demands if they want him to call off the strike, which entered day 46 on Friday. In a three-minute video message released on Friday, the 70-year-old farmer leader asserted he will end his fast only after the Centre accepts farmers' demands ...Read More
New Delhi: The BJP is likely to announce the remaining candidates on 41 seats in Delhi Assembly polls by Sunday, said party's state general secretary Vishnu Mittal. Talking to the reporters at the Delhi BJP office, Mittal said that the second list of candidates will be released either on Jan 11 or 12 after the Central Election Committee (CEC) meets today. Earlier today, Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah met party president JP Nadda's residence for Delhi BJP core group meeting. The ...Read More
Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI) Cricketing legends, including Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Rohit Sharma, will be part of the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) grand celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wankhede Stadium on January 19. The event will commence on January 12. The other stalwarts who are expected on the occasion are former skipper Ravi Shastri, Ajinkya Rahane, Dilip Vengsarkar, Suryakumar Yadav and Diana Edulji. The main event will also feature Mumbai's legendary men's a...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Ohio-based digital infrastructure solutions provider firm Vertiv on Friday announced the expansion of its integrated business services centre in Pune to support global data centre demands and said it will create 1,000 new engineering roles. The centre will drive key innovation in power, thermal, IT systems, infrastructure solutions and software from India to regions across the globe. "The new Pune centre strengthens the company's global presence, creating over 1,000 eng...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday has issued gazette notification for the assembly elections in the national capital, following recommendations from the Election Commission of India. According to the official notification dated January 10, the election schedule has been announced in accordance with the Representation of the People Act, 1951. "As recommended by the Election Commission of India, the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory (NCT) ...Read More
Bengaluru, Jan 10 (PTI) Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said that six surrendered Maoists have not handed over their weapons, and the police are working to locate and recover them from the forest where they are believed to have been disposed of. Noting that one Maoist, expelled from the surrendered group, is still at large and efforts are underway to trace him, he said there is no one else involved in Naxal activities in the state. He added that any individuals coming from othe...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Injury-prone India pacer Varun Aaron on Friday announced retirement from "representative cricket" after his home state Jharkhand's campaign ended in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 35-year-old, who made his international debut in 2011, played nine ODIs and as many Tests for India. He had retired from red-ball cricket last year. "For the past 20 years, I have lived, breathed, and thrived on the rush of bowling fast. Today, with immense gratitude, I officially announ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Atishi citing "credible" sources claimed on Friday that the BJP has decided to project its leader Ramesh Bidhuri as the party's chief ministerial candidate for the assembly polls. The chief minister said this was Bidhuri's "reward" for being the "most abusive" leader of his party. Atishi is seeking re-election from the Kalkaji seat in the Delhi Assembly polls and is pitted against BJP's Bidhuri and Congress's Alka Lamba. "It has been learnt from cr...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) The Centre on Friday released tax devolution of Rs 1.73 lakh crore to the state governments to accelerate capital expenditure and finance welfare activities. "A higher amount is being devolved this month to enable states to accelerate capital spending and finance their development and welfare-related expenditures," the finance ministry said in a statement. The Union government has released tax devolution of Rs 1,73,030 crore to state governments on Friday, as against th...Read More
Meerut (UP), Jan 10 (PTI) Five members of a family, including three children aged eight, four and one whose bodies were stuffed in sacks and kept in a bed box, were found killed in their home, police said on Friday. Two persons were detained for the sensational murders that shocked this Uttar Pradesh town. Several suspects have also been taken into custody for the killing that came to light on Thursday night. The bodies of the parents were wrapped in bedsheets. And all five had deep head injuri...Read More
Srinagar, Jan 8 (PTI) In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Srinagar Police intercepted a narcotics consignment smuggled from Pakistan and arrested two alleged drug peddlers, recovering 8 kilograms of heroin from them here, an official said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, Imtiyaz Hussain, told reporters here that during a routine checkpoint at Barthana crossing, the police intercepted a vehicle with two individuals onboard. A thorough search of the vehicle led to the disco...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Indian exporters have huge opportunities to increase their share in the global agriculture trade from the current 2.4 per cent, a government official said on Wednesday. The global agriculture trade is about USD 2 trillion. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Chairman Abhishek Dev said that given these numbers, "huge opportunities" are there to increase exports from the country. Despite being the seventh largest agri exporter in ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) AAP leaders' attempt to take a media tour to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here in a bid to counter "Sheesh Mahal" jibes has earned the BJP's wrath which said Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bharadwaj trying to "forcibly" enter the premises was an example of "irresponsible, insane and anarchic behaviour". Their conduct was also an example of "political etiquette and ethics" being demolished, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said. He slammed Singh ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) The government is planning to make it mandatory for domestic airlines to share weather data captured by aircraft during takeoffs and landings with the weather office, which could lead to significantly better forecasts. Currently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) launches weather balloons from 50-60 stations to collect critical data on temperature, humidity and wind speed at various altitudes, which form crucial inputs for weather forecasting models. These inputs...Read More
New Delhi Jan 8 (PTI) India must get into frontier work in artificial intelligence and build foundational models, but investment is a real entry barrier and just one mathematical breakthrough can change entire dynamics, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said here on Wednesday. During his second day of Microsoft India AI Tour, Nadella said that India can do great work in the area of Indic languages and transforming its industries using artificial intelligence. "There's no reason why Indi...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Wednesday said that every citizen of India is akin to a soldier and that while serving the country in uniform has a different charm, one can also serve the nation even without donning military colours. In his address at the ongoing Republic Day National Cadet Corps (NCC) Camp at Delhi Cantonment, he underlined the ethos of the NCC, noting that this is the place where people from different backgrounds "become one," embodying the ess...Read More
Kolkata, Jan 8 (PTI) Defending Shield winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant on Wednesday confirmed that their January 11 return-leg Indian Super League derby against arch-rivals East Bengal has been moved to Guwahati owing to inadequate security arrangements. "Saturday blockbuster 'Boro Match' will now be played at Guwahati. See you, Mariners," MBSG, who are the hosts of the match, posted on 'X'. The change in venue comes after the Bidhannagar Police, under whose jurisdiction the Salta Lake Stadium ...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (PTI) A Kerala startup, under the aegis of the Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd is set to launch eco-friendly organic water bottles soon. Also called 'compostable bottles,' this initiative is considered the first in the country. The new product, marketed under the brand 'Hilly Aqua,' aims to replace plastic bottles. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is scheduled to launch the product in mid-January, according to a statement issued on Wednesda...Read More
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (PTI) Long-jump great Anju Bobby George was on Wednesday named chairperson of the Athletics Federation of India's nine-strong athletes commission that features six women with javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra being its most prominent male member. The other women in the new panel are runner Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, discus thrower Krishna Poonia, hurdler MD Valsamma, steeplechaser Sudha Singh and runner Sunita Rani. George, a 2003 world championships bronze-winner, is also a senior vi...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Iran is looking at ways to resume supplying crude oil to India and is keen on expanding the overall trade basket including in the petro-chemical sector through the strategically-located Chabahar port, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday. Tehran is also keen to expand counter-terror cooperation with India as the possibility of rise in the terrorist activities looming large over West Asia in view of the fragile situation in the region, especially in Syria, he said. ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) The initial public offer of Indo Farm Equipment garnered a whopping 227.57 times subscription on the closing day of bidding on Thursday. The Rs 260-crore initial share sale received bids for 1,92,75,49,293 shares against 84,70,000 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The portion for non-institutional investors fetched a mammoth 501.65 times subscription. The quota for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) received 242.40 times subscription while the category for Retai...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Stakeholders from the electric vehicle (EV) sector will hold a meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal here on January 3 on issues, including infrastructure related to charging and battery swapping, sources said. They said that officials from the Department of Heavy Industries are expected to attend the meeting. Representatives from Tata, Mahindra, Mercedes-Benz India, Hero MotoCorp, and other companies have been invited to the deliberations, they added....Read More
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack in New Orleans, which has killed 15 people, and expressed condolences to the families of victims. "We strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack in New Orleans. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. May they find strength and solace as they heal from this tragedy," PM Modi said on X. A driver wreaked carnage on New Orleans' famed French Quarter early on New Year's Day,...Read More
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday claimed that the Centre was trying to"bring back" the now-repealed farm laws, referring to the newly announced draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing. The AAP-led Punjab government has termed the newly announced draft policy as an attempt to reintroduce the three central agricultural laws passed in 2020 "through backdoor." After a yearlong protest by farmers, the Centre had repealed the laws. Spea...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) Housing sales are estimated to fall 4 per cent this year in seven major cities to nearly 4.6 lakh units on lower launches, while sales in value terms are up 16 per cent to Rs 5.68 lakh crore, according to Anarock. Average housing prices grew 21 per cent this year across the seven major cities on rising rates of land, labour and some building raw materials. Anarock, which is one of the leading housing brokerage firms in India, attributed the fall in sales volumes during ...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) The Jal Shakti ministry has set its sights on 2025 to achieve the ambitious targets of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G) after falling short of the 2024 deadline to provide tap water connections to all rural households. The ministry also aims to ensure universal Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus status for villages while advancing ecological restoration under the Namami Gange Programme. Over 15.37 crore rural households out of a total o...Read More
Ranchi, Dec 26 (PTI) The mercury is likely to dip in Jharkhand over the weekend with the IMD forecasting rains in the state. Light rain is likely at some places in west and adjoining northern Jharkhand on Saturday and southwest parts of the state on Sunday, the Ranchi Meteorological Centre said. The minimum temperature in the state is at present hovering between 11 degrees and 18 degrees Celsius, it said. Gumla was the coldest place in the state, recording a minimum temperature of 11.2 degree...Read More
Belagavi, Dec 26 (PTI) Ahead of its extended CWC meeting here, the Congress on Thursday said it will rededicate itself to protect, preserve, and promote Mahatma Gandhi's legacy which is under "systematic assault by the ideological brotherhood that fought him bitterly". In a bid to get battle-ready for challenges ahead, the Congress will decide on an action plan for the next year at its CWC meeting named 'Nav Satyagraha Baithak' being held in Karnataka's Belagavi to mark the 100th anniversary of...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) Crime thriller "Hit: The Third Case", starring Telugu cinema star Nani, is set to be released in theatres on May 1, 2025. Directed by Sailesh Kolanu, the upcoming film is the sequel to Adivi Sesh's "HIT: The Second Case" which released in 2022. Nani shared a new still of the film, reportedly set in Kashmir, on his official X page. "Merry Christmas to each one of you #HIT3," the actor captioned the poster in which he can be seen holding the reins of a black horse set ag...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) The Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSE) is set to raise Rs 238 crore from four entities including Billionbrains Garage Ventures, Groww's parent, and Zerodha's Rainmatter Investments in a bid to stay afloat. Others who invested in MSEI are -- BSE-listed Share India Securities, and Securocorp Securities India. The exchange's board in its meeting on Tuesday approved the issuance of 1.19 billion equity shares at Rs 2 per share, comprising Rs 1 face value and Rs 1 pre...Read More