The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved USD 808 million (Rs 6,062.45 crore) for a World Bank assisted programme on Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP). According to an official statement, RAMP is a new scheme and would commence in Financial Year 2022-23. Out of […]
Russian Foreign Minister to visit India from March 31 to April 1
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to New Delhi from March 31 to April 1, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. This visit comes amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. This will be Lavrov’s first visit to India since Moscow began its “special military operation” in […]
Assam signs 8 petroleum mining lease with OIL
The Assam government on Tuesday signed eight Petroleum mining lease blocks with Oil India Ltd. (OIL). The eight PML blocks are Dibrugarh, Dibrugarh Extension, Hugrijan Extension, Borhapjan, Borhat, Moran, Dumduma Extension and Mechaki Extension. Assam government is expected to receive more than Rs 2000 crore from Oil India Limited annually. Assam Mines and […]
Rahul Gandhi to meet Telangana Congress leaders in Delhi today
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet senior party leaders from Telangana at his residence on Wednesday. A discussion is likely to take place on the political situation in the state and also about digital membership in the state, said sources. Telangana Congress leaders including state party chief Revanth Reddy, MPs […]
India to lead security pillar of BIMSTEC grouping
India will lead the security pillar of the South Asia regional grouping BIMSTEC and the fifth summit has adopted a charter to expand its overall cooperation and announced a master plan for transport connectivity and highlighted cooperation activities standing on seven pillars at a virtual summit. In a special briefing […]
Delhi HC allows Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar to travel abroad
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar to travel abroad from March 31, 2022, to April 6, 2022. The Congress leader was granted bail in 2019 by Delhi High Court, in a money laundering case on the condition that he shall take prior permission of the court before travelling abroad. […]
India successfully conducts two test firings of medium range surface to air missile system
India carried out two successful test firings of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) air defence systems off the coast of Odisha in Balasore on Wednesday. “Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) Army weapon system has once again proved its effectiveness as two missiles during the flight […]
IPL 2022: Irfan Pathan ‘fan’ of DC’s fighting spirit; Raina, Kulkarni impressed by PBKS and Gujarat
As all the teams in the IPL 2022 finished their first league games, cricket experts Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina and Dhawal Kulkarni named three teams that left them impressed with their performances. In the final contest of the opening round of IPL 2022 fixtures, Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. Both the teams had a forgetful 2021 with […]
CM Ashok Gehlot condemns the Dholpur engineer’s assault incident, ensures safety to government employees
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday took to Twitter to condemn the incident of assault of the officials of the electricity department by a Congress MLA and six others here on Tuesday. The CM wrote on his Twitter account, “The incident of assault of the electricity department officials is very […]
Assam: Forest officials rescue Hoolock gibbon in Kamrup
An injured Hoolock Gibbon was rescued by the forest officials of Kamrup West Division, on Tuesday, from the Kothalguri area in Kamrup. “After preliminary treatment, the injured Gibbon was sent to the Assam State Zoo for better treatment,” said a forest official. Earlier on March 10, three rhinos, which were separated from […]
IPL 2022: SRH skipper Kane Williamson fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate against Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson has been fined after the team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match against Rajasthan Royals at the MCA Stadium, Pune on Tuesday. “As it was the team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating […]
Women’s CWC: Australia captain Meg Lanning lauds openers after dominant win over WI
Captain Meg Lanning praised openers Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes’ brilliant performances as Australia registered a dominant 157-runs victory over West Indies to reach the final of the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 on Wednesday. Healy smashed 129 from 107 balls and Haynes scored 85 from 100 deliveries […]
Infant sold 7 times, police apprehend 11 for child trafficking
Eleven people have been arrested in a child trafficking case here for allegedly selling a three-month-old baby, said Hyderabad police on Wednesday. A three-month-old girl was sold by her father for Rs 70,000, and 11 people were found to have been involved in the case, said the police, adding that […]
Birbhum violence: BJP fact-finding committee submits report to JP Nadda
Amid much outrage over the Birbhum violence in which eight people were charred to death, the five-member fact-finding committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has submitted its report to party chief JP Nadda on Wednesday. BJO Nadda had formed a five-member fact-finding committee comprising West Bengal state BJP president […]
Strict lockdown policy cut down China’s GDP by half
In the last few weeks, China has seen its worst COVID outbreak since the initial height of the pandemic in early 2020 when the economy slumped. The latest surge in cases could hit first-quarter gross domestic product by at least half of a percentage point. The strict lockdowns are likely […]