Bangalore, 27/8: Former chief minister B S Yediyurappa has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the party organisation is weak in Karnataka and needs to be strengthened urgently to to face the next Assembly elections. Yediyurappa met the PM here on Friday and discussed current political situation in Karnataka. “Yediyurappa informed the…
New Delhi, 26/8: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Indian economy will grow at 7.4 per cent in this fiscal and continue at the same level in the next fiscal as well. “Our own estimates have also shown based on the developments, that we are definitely at that range…7.4 (per cent)…
Goa, 25/8: Goa Police on Thursday pressed a charge of murder against two associates of BJP leader Sonali Phogat after a post-mortem report mentioned that there were “multiple blunt force injuries” on her body. Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code was added to the case related to the death of the 42-year-old leader,…
New Delhi, 25/8: The election for Congress president is likely to be postponed for a few weeks, sources said on Thursday, and the final schedule will be decided in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled on August 28. Sources said that it was likely that instead of the election process to get completed by…
Bhubaneswar, 25/5: Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today awarded 9 Banks for best performance in priority sector lending, namely Agriculture, Mission Shakti and MSMEs. The Chief Minister had decided to award these banks and districts in last SLBC meeting. Odisha is the only State in the country that is encouraging Banks with awards…
New Delhi, 4/4: The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on the plea for cancellation of bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. In its plea against rescinding the bail, senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, said that while…
Patna, 1/4: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is serving his fourth term in office, will complete his five-year tenure and was “not going anywhere”, senior leaders of his party, the Janata Dal (United), asserted on Friday. More than one top leader of the JD(U) came out with the clarification a day after the rumour…
Mumbai, 28/3: Armed with hard-hitting all-rounders, new entrants Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants would aim to start their IPL campaign on a winning note when they square off here on Monday. Gujarat could most likely open with young Shubman Gill and Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who is also a wicket-keeper. The duo…
New Delhi, 25/3:India plans to restrict sugar exports for the first time in six years to prevent a surge in domestic prices and could cap this season’s exports at 80 lakh tonnes, government and industry sources told Reuters. An announcement could come early next month, they said. Shares in sugar manufacturers slid…
Bhubaneswar, 25/3: Odia Mountaineer Shri Siddharth Routray today met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in his assembly chamber and shared his experiences of mountaineering. He has till now has scaled three summits of three continents. They are Mt Dennali in North America, Mt Aconcagua in in South America and Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa. He has…
