Ahmedabad, 17/9: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases three of the eight cheetahs from Namibia into Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on Saturday, BJP-run governments, party leaders and workers will organise several events across the country to mark his 72nd birthday. The party’s Tamil Nadu unit has identified a Chennai hospital where it will give…
New Delhi, 16/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was “not a time for war” on Friday on the sidelines of a regional summit. New Delhi and Moscow have longstanding ties dating back to the Cold War, and Russia remains by far India’s biggest arms supplier. But in their…
Mumbai, 16/9: Indian industrialist Gautam Adani briefly became the world’s second-richest person on the Forbes real-time billionaire tracker on Friday, weeks after becoming the first Asian to break into the top three. The self-made billionaire’s net worth surged $4 billion overnight to $154 billion, according to Forbes, ranking him ahead of LVMH’s Bernard Arnault and…
Ahmed, 16/9: A metro court in Ahmedabad has sentenced Dalit leader and Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to six months jail. The verdict is in regard to a case registered for holding protest at Gujarat university for naming a law dept’s building after Dr B R Ambedkar.
Chandigarh, 14/9: Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh will join the BJP next week, party spokesperson said on Friday. Singh will also merge his newly formed party with the BJP. Singh (80) had floated the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) last year after quitting the Congress following his unceremonious…
Shanghai, 16/9: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said that the government wants to transform India into a manufacturing hub. While addressing global leaders, PM Modi said that the world is still overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic and recovering from several disruptions that occurred in…
Delhi, 16/9: The ED on Friday launched fresh raids at about 40 locations across the country as part of a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped Delhi Excise Policy, official sources said. The searches are being conducted at premises linked to liquor businessmen, distributors and supply chain networks in…
New Delhi, 16/9: Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the only unit that conducted organisational elections in the Congress this time. The other states and territorial units are scrambling to complete the process by passing resolutions authorising the party president to choose state chiefs and AICC delegates by September 20, two days before the notification for…
London, 15/9: Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new levels during a career spanning more than two decades, has announced he will retire after next week’s Laver Cup in London. The 41-year-old, who won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and…
Madras, 15/9: The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) is launching an industry-oriented online certification program on e-mobility—as electric vehicles are touted to be the future—for working professionals to help them get an overview of vehicle development and fundamental technical understanding. Offered through IIT-M’s Centre for Outreach and Digital Education (CODE), the last date…
