At NITI Aayog meet, PM Modi urges states to focus on promoting ‘three Ts’, modernising farm sector

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…

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Northeast EC sends opinion to Jharkhand Governor in Hemant Soren mining lease case, CM denies reports

Ranchi, 25/7:  Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday alleged blatant misuse of constitutional authorities and public agencies after reports claimed that the Election Commission recommended his disqualification as an MLA in the mining lease case.   No communication in this regard has been received by the Chief Minister’s Office from either the Election Commission…

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Orissa HC Grants Bail To Ex-DRDO Contractual Staff Accused In Espionage Case

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has granted bail to Basant Kumar Behera, a former contractual AC operator at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, who was arrested in 2021 for allegedly leaking sensitive defence-related information to a Pakistani woman. Justice Gaurishankar Satapathy, heading the single-judge bench, passed the order…

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Congress announces major organisational reforms: ‘One person, one post’and ‘one family, one ticket’

New Delhi, 15/5: The Congress on Sunday announced wide-ranging organisational reforms to make the party battle-ready for the next round of assembly and Lok Sabha polls, stressing on wider representation to those under 50 years of age and enforcing ‘one person, one post’ and ‘one family, one ticket’ rules with riders.   In its Udaipur…

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Stock market fraud: Court orders FIR against ex-SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, 5 others

Mumbai, 2/3: A special court here has directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register an FIR against former SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five other officials in connection with alleged stock market fraud and regulatory violations. “There is prima facie evidence of regulatory lapses and collusion, requiring a fair and impartial probe,” the special…

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3 including 2 kids dead in Visakhapatnam building collapse

Visakhapatnam, 23/3:Three, including two children, died when the building collapsed in Ramajogi Peta near the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam.     Search and rescue operations were underway. Ch Srikanth, CP, Visakhapatnam shed light on the case, saying “An incident of house collapse was reported last midnight. Police rescued 6 people while 3 succumbed, which includes 2…

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KIIT-TBI Identified by MoD to Nurture Defence Start-ups

Bhubaneswar, : The KIIT Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI) has been identified as one of the five incubation partners by the Ministry of Defence to build the capacity of Defence related start-ups and mentor them towards scale. This is one of the major achievements of KIIT-Deemed-to-be-University in its quest for joining the Government-led initiative in creating…

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UK condemns military takeover of power in Gabon

Gabon, 31/8: The United Kingdom condemns the “unconstitutional military takeover” of power in Gabon and calls for the restoration of constitutional government, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said on Wednesday. A group of senior military officers in Gabon said they had seized power in the early hours of Wednesday, minutes after the Central African…

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