New Delhi, 31/1: Just a day ahead of the Interim Budget, the central government has lowered import duty on some components used in manufacturing of mobile phones like battery cover and mechanical items of plastic and metal by 5 per cent — a move that is likely to boost local production and benefit the companies…
New Delhi, 31/1: India favours a two-state solution to end the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, as the latest war in the Gaza Strip ignited by the Hamas’ brutal attacks inside the Jewish state in early October shows no sign to coming to an end. He said the conflict…
Maldives, 31/1: Maldivian Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem, who was appointed by the previous Ibrahim Mohamed Solih-led Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) government, has been attacked on the street with a sharp object, reported Maldivian media Mihaaru. Citing police, report suggested that Shameem was attacked with a sharp object, but said it was yet to be confirmed….
New Delhi, ,30/1: Maternity benefits will now be extended to women in the construction sector, an unorganised workforce. Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said that, to this end, the labour ministry has sent out an advisory to employers asking them to ensure women are given the benefits of maternity leave and…
New Delhi, 30/1: Out-of-favour India opener and current Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal was rushed to a local hospital after falling ill on a New Delhi bound flight which was about to take off, state cricket association sources confirmed on Tuesday. The soon-to-be-33 Mayank, who has played 21 Tests for India, led Karnataka to a 29-run…
UP, 30/1: Taking a lead over his rivals, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday declared its first list of 16 candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, which are barely a few months away. The first list of the party, which would be contesting the LS polls in alliance with other I.N.D.I.A…
Chandigarh, 30/1:BJP on Tuesday landed another blow to the I.N.D.I.A bloc defeating the AAP-Congress candidate in Chandigarh mayoral polls after the alliance’s eight votes were declared invalid with AAP alleging that the “worrying” developments can raise “serious questions “about the integrity” of Lok Sabha elections. Manoj Sonkar of the BJP defeated Kuldeep Kumar, the AAP-Congress…
Ranchi, 30/1: Section 144 CrPc has been imposed within a 100 meter radius of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence in Raj Bhavan and the Enforcement Directorate office in Ranchi. This comes amid the ED’s visit to Soren’s Delhi residence to question him in connection with a money laundering case.
New Delhi, 30/1: On Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, the Congress on Tuesday asserted that the true tribute to the father of the nation would be to not let the ‘flame of truth and harmony’ be extinguished in the ‘storm of hatred’. The party also said that those who glorify Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse should…
Somalia, 30/1: The Indian Navy vessel INS Sumitra rescued 19 crew members and a vessel from armed Somali pirates, a statement from the navy read. It rescued the fishing vessel Al Naeemi and her crew of 19 Pakistani nationals from 11 Somali pirates. INS Sumitra, Indian Navy’s indigenous Offshore Patrol Vessel had been deployed for…
