Welcoming the realization on part of the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab of the harsh security challenges state is faced with, by seeking additional central security forces, former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today reminded the party of its strong opposition to the central government’s move last year when it decided to extend the […]
India’s wholesale inflation soared to a three decade high in April as high commodity prices and supply-chain disruptions pushed up input cost for producers. Wholesale prices rose 15.08% in April from a year earlier, data released by the Commerce Ministry showed Tuesday. That is higher than the median estimate of a 14.92% gain in a […]
A presidential advisory commission has unanimously voted to recommend President Joe Biden to process all applications for green cards or permanent residency within six months. To be sent to the White House now for approval, recommendations of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders( PACAANHPI) if adopted is likely to […]
The CBI today registered a fresh case against Lok Sabha member Karti P Chidambaram, the son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, and conducted searches at nine properties linked to him in a case related to allegedly receiving illegal gratification through foreign remittances, officials said. According to the officials, the searches were conducted during […]
Addressing an event on the 25th anniversary of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said in the eight years that his government has been in power, India has, through 5Rs, infused new energy in its telecom sector, lauding TRAI for playing a major role in achieving it. “Through […]
An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s split verdict on a bunch of pleas seeking to criminalise marital rape. Khushboo Saifi moved the appeal through her counsel days after the high court last week gave the verdict while referring the matter to the Supreme Court for an authoritative […]
Union home minister Amit Shah has directed Jammu and Kashmir Police and the security agencies to refrain from using names of new terror outfits in Jammu and Kashmir as they were only derivatives of Pakistan-based globally proscribed groups and designed by Rawalpindi to spread the narrative of home-grown terror in the Valley. The home minister’s […]
India’s insurance behemoth – the Life Insurance Corporation or LIC – has made a muted market debut after a record-breaking IPO last week. The insurance giant listed at 8.11 per cent discount at ₹872 per share on the National Stock Exchange over the issue price of ₹949. Last week, by selling about 3.5 per cent […]
Adding teeth to India’s already formidable maritime arsenal, two indigenous frontline warships built by the Indian Navy will be launched today at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai in the presence of Union defence minister Rajnath Singh. The frontline warships — ‘Surat’ (project 15B Destroyer) and ‘Udaygiri’ (Project 17A Frigate) — are “next generation stealth guided […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Nepal earlier in the day on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, stopped over in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow and will have dinner with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.On agenda, is also an interaction with UP ministers on governance.This is the Prime Minister’s second Lucknow visit after the BJP’s big assembly […]