Bhubaneswar, 8/8: In a major development, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at Bhubaneswar airport from New Delhi on a special flight late night on Sunday. Union Education, Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan accompanied him during his arrival. Amit Shah was welcomed by senior BJP leaders and various activists at the airport. The party members…
New Delhi, 7/8: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will be accorded a farewell in the House on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders in attendance. Naidu demits office on Wednesday and his successor Jagdeep Dhankhar will take the oath of office on August 11. …
Patna, 7/8: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) on Sunday made it clear that it will not join the Union council of ministers again, but rebuffed speculations of a rift with ally BJP asserting “all is well”. JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, who addressed a press conference here,…
New Delhi, 7/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong case for modernising agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing to help the country become self-sufficient and a global leader in the agriculture sector. The Prime Minister also asked the states to focus on promoting 3Ts — Trade, Tourism, Technology — with…
Mumbai, 8/7: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is likely to expand his cabinet next week by inducting at least 15 ministers and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is expected to keep the crucial Home portfolio, sources said on Sunday. Top government sources said the civic polls in the state, delayed due to the…
Brimingham, 7/8: Indian boxers Nitu Ghanghas won the women’s 48kg Commonwealth Games title before Amit Panghal (men’s 51kg) joined her on the top of the podium, here on Sunday. Panghal bettered his silver from the last edition as he out-punched European Championship silver medallist England’s Kiaran MacDonald by a 5-0 verdict in the…
New Delhi, 7/8: Amid discussions about cabinet expansion in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is in the national capital, where he will attend the NITI Aayog meeting on Sunday. Even as Shinde maintained that he is visiting the national capital to attend the NITI Aayog meeting, sources told IANS that Shinde and Deputy…
Mumbai, 7/8: Akasa Air, backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Aditya Ghosh and Vinay Dube, took off on its first flight on Sunday from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. The flight was scheduled to depart from Mumbai at 10.05 am and land in Ahmedabad at 11.25 am. Akasa got its…
Gaza, 7/8: The death toll from escalating violence in Gaza had risen to 24 on Sunday, including six children, as Israel extended its bombardment of Palestinian militants who have retaliated with a barrage of rockets. The updated count from health authorities in the Hamas Islamist-run territory said six children were among those killed since…
New Delhi, 7/8: India’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) carrying an earth observation satellite and a student satellite was launched at 9:18 AM on Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. ISRO has embarked on a mission to place satellites that weigh up to 500 kg into the 500 km low…
