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Mumbai - Over the past week, hundreds of users took to social media to share videos of themselves cutting, snapping, and even burning their old credit cards. What began as a product launch quickly turned into a movement, as audiences resonated with the idea of letting go of outdated credit products. At the center of it all was #RoastYourCard, a campaign by neobank Jupiter to introduce the EDGE+ CSB Bank RuPay Credit Card, available exclusively on the Jupiter app. Designed for digital-first India ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) has almost completed the Rs 132.49 crore phase 1 of the Tajbagh renovation and beautification project and is now awaiting Rs 95.87 crore to start phase 2 of the project. Under the first phase, NMRDA strengthened and beautified the main dargah, constructed a shopping complex, a choti dargah, shops, and other structures, including marble flooring. According to NMRDA sources, Phase 1 of the project received Rs 132.49 crore adminis ...Read More >
Ranchi: Thousands of students in the state, who have passed their matriculation exam this year, are staring at an uncertain future as the admission process to intermediate courses across 42 affiliated colleges in Jharkhand remain stalled. Over 27,000 such students are now facing the heat as the state school education and literacy department's directive to shift them to the nearest Plus Two schools or inter colleges is yet to be implemented.The crisis stemmed from the National Education Policy (N ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, expressed concern over rising impact of social media content and over the rising cases of cybercrimes. She appealed to Shah to promote public awareness programs, digital literacy campaigns and community participation to deal with cyber crimes. Banerjee said that provocative content on social media potentially incites violence, communal sentiments and crimes against women. Banerjee expr ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressing concern over the "rising impact of social media content", which, she pointed out, was increasingly posing serious challenges to public peace. In the letter, a copy of which is available with IANS, the Chief Minister had also requested the Union Home Minister to introduce stringent legislative provisions that could act as an effective deterrent agains ...Read More >
Bengaluru : The State Bank of India, the country's largest bank, concluded its SBI Scholar Quiz with encouraging participation by 4200 students across 16 cities in the country. The objective of the competition was to showcase students' academic talents and demonstrate SBI's strong social commitment to education. This event marked a key milestone in the bank's 70-year legacy of trust and transformation which was celebrated with recognition to all the participants with ₹50 lakhs prize money and ce ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 2 Jul: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday claimed that the frontier state holds the distinction of being India's largest carbon sink, an ecological powerhouse playing a pivotal role in combating climate change and aiding the country's march toward net-zero emissions. In a social media post as part of his administration's 'Pema 3.0 - Year of Ref-orms and Growth' campaign, Khandu highlighted that Arunachal Pradesh contributes a remarkable 14.38 percent to India's total carbon seque ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 02: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister NarendraModi, has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to promote job creation, enhance employability, and extend social security across all sectors, with a special focus on manufacturing. The scheme, with an outlay of nearly ₹1 lakh crore, aims to generate more than 3.5 crore jobs over the next two years, including 1.92 crore opportunities for first-time job seekers. Under the scheme, first-time employees registe ...Read More >
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adj ...Read More >
Hyderabad: B. Chandra Sekhar, regional provident fund commissioner-I, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) zonal office Telangana, briefed the media on the Centre's newly approved Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme, which aims to create over 3.5 crore formal jobs over the next two years. Addressing the media on Tuesday, he described the ELI Scheme as a "direct intervention to shift the workforce into formal employment with long-term security. The initiative offers wage-linked inc ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, July 2: The new session of the Rotary Club of Jamshedpur Dalma commenced on July 1, marked by a ceremonial event held at United Club. During the program, outgoing office bearers formally handed over responsibilities to the newly elected members for the 2025-26 Rotary year. Rotary Club reaffirmed its commitment to community welfare, especially for the deprived and underprivileged sections of society. The organisation pledged to continue its work across its seven core focus areas -- ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector. Under the Scheme, while the first-time employees will get one month's wage (up to Rs 15,000), the employers will be given incentives for a period to two years for generating additional employment, with extended benefits for ano ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved an employment-linked incentive (ELI) scheme with an outlay of nearly ₹1 lakh crore to generate over 3.5 crore jobs in the next two years. "You saw in the last Budget that the Finance Minister announced a clear package for an employment-linked scheme. Since then, a lot of good work has been done, and we came up with a comprehensive plan. This is an Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme, with a focus on the manufacturing sector," Union Minister A ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Following the Union Cabinet's approval of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, former secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Sumita Dawra, said that the scheme is expected to generate over 3.5 crore jobs. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security acros ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 02: With the annual ShriAmarnathJiYatra 2025 set to commence tomorrow, a vibrant spiritual atmosphere prevails at the YatriNiwas Base Camp in Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu, where around 3,500 pilgrims are ready to begin their sacred journey. "All arrangements have been made, and nearly 3,500 pilgrims are currently stationed at the Jammu Base Camp," said Rajesh Raina, a senior officer of the Tourism Department, speaking to Rising Kashmir. Registration counters have been set up inside YatriN ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Following the Union Cabinet's approval of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, former secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Sumita Dawra, said that the scheme is expected to generate over 3.5 crore jobs. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security acros ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Following the Union Cabinet's approval of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, former secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Sumita Dawra, said that the scheme is expected to generate over 3.5 crore jobs. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security acros ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a new scheme called the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to promote job creation and improve social security on Tuesday. According to the cabinet briefing, the scheme is designed to help both first-time workers and employers, with a special focus on the manufacturing sector. The ELI Scheme aims to create over 3.5 crore jobs in two years, with a total budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. Out of t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Actor Raja Chaudhary, in his latest interview with Hindi Rush, opened up on many things personal. He talked about his divorce from ex-wife Shweta Tiwari, her failed second marriage and daughter, Palak Tiwari's rumoured relationship. In an interview with Hindi Rush, he shared, "Resolving an issue or not is secondary, what is important is that, as humans, we need to have at least one conversation about the issue. Instead of creating that opportunity, Shweta brutally decided to take my ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29 (PTI) Facing mounting opposition to the introduction of Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy. Immediately after the announcement, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) said the protest march planned on July 5 against the GRs has been cancelled. However, Uddhav Thackeray said t ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 29 (PTI) Maharashtra Minister Ashok Uike's remarks opposing the imposition of Hindi have found unexpected support from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which has prominently featured his photograph and quote on its posters ahead of its July 5 protest. The party has displayed the state tribal development minister's quotes on its banners in some parts of Mumbai. Uike had recently said that he would speak only in Marathi, asserting, "I was born in a tribal family. My mother, who ...Read More >
Agartala, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday that the state government is working with special priority to improve the quality of education in the state. The Chief Minister, attending the Bhupendra Chandra Dutta Bhowmik Merit-cum-Means Award-2025 event, said that education is necessary and important for making a good human. "Many educational institutions have now been established in the state in the field of higher education. Students are now coming fro ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The BJP rushed to the defence of the state government over its decision to introduce Hindi as an optional language for Classes 1 to 5 after the Thackeray cousins announced their decision to hold a joint morcha against "imposition" of Hindi in state schools.CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Marathi is compulsory, Hindi is optional. "Basically, students can learn any Indian language. We have accepted the three-language policy. When NE was introduced, the Uddhav Thackeray govt was in offi ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 27 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the state government will not compromise on the development of education, while announcing that competitive exam centres will be opened in three places for job seekers. 'Considering the job-seekers of Tripura, Tripura Competitive Exam Centres will be opened in three places in the state. Financial resources have been allocated in the budget for setting up these centers in Udaipur, Agartala, and Ambas ...Read More >
Agartala, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Friday that the state government would not compromise on the advancement of the education and improvement of health sectors and is working with priority on the overall development of these two vital sectors. Inaugurating the Chinmaya Hari Hara Vidyalaya and the Bhoomi Pujan of Chinmaya Sundarayi Temple at West Taranagar in West Tripura, the Chief Minister announced the setting up of Tripura Competitive Examination Cent ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 27 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the state government will not compromise on the development of education, while announcing that competitive exam centres will be opened in three places for job seekers. "Considering the job-seekers of Tripura, Tripura Competitive Exam Centres will be opened in three places in the state. Financial resources have been allocated in the budget for setting up these centers in Udaipur, Agartala, and Ambas ...Read More >
Bhopal - In a transformative move set to redefine the future of education in India, Scope Global Skills University (SGSU), Bhopal, has announced the launch of its "AI First Campus" and a comprehensive "AI Action Plan." As Central India's first NEP and NSQF-aligned skills university, SGSU is committed to embedding artificial intelligence (AI) deeply into every aspect of higher education, from academic programs and faculty development to student engagement and industry collaboration. These new in ...Read More >
Guwahati: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said the state has significantly reduced its unemployment rate and ensured transparency in government recruitment since the BJP took office in 2018. Speaking at a government job appointment letter distribution event in Agartala, Saha handed out offer letters to 222 new recruits in the school education and health and family welfare departments. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! He said that Trip ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Friday that the state's unemployment ratio is less than the national average and the government is trying hard to further improve it. Distributing appointment letters among 222 government job aspirants in the school education and health and family welfare departments, the Chief Minister said that as per the periodical labour force survey by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Tripura's unemployment percentage was 10 ...Read More >
RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM : Union Minister for Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday inaugurated the newly constructed Science Centre at Bommuru, developed at a cost of '15.20 crore. He said the centre would play a vital role in promoting scientific literacy and curiosity through interactive exhibits, educational programmes, and engaging activities. The Minister said science centres and museums are instrumental in developing scientific aptitude, research thinking, and creativity among students. ...Read More >
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