Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the ‘Udyami Bharat’ programme at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today. During the event, Prime Minister will launch the ‘Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance’ (RAMP) scheme, ‘Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters’ (CBFTE) scheme and new features of the ‘Prime Minister’s Employment Generation […]
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Sufi conference held in Kashmir, lays emphasis on peace and brotherhood
In a bid to revive Sufism in Kashmir, the Voice for Peace and Justice organized a one-day conference on Sufism at Babareshi Tangmarg in Baramulla on Wednesday. The aim of the conference was to make people aware about Sufism, the backbone of Islam which teaches people to spread peace, love […]
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US, Taliban to hold talk in Doha on Afghan frozen funds
The Taliban official Amir Khan Muttaqi, along with his delegation, left for Qatar on Wednesday to discuss with the US officials the release of withheld Afghan assets worth USD 9 billion amid country’s struggles with famine and poverty. The delegation team will meet the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, and […]
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Karnataka to launch redesigned ‘Skill Connect’ portal on July 15
Karnataka will launch the redesigned web portal ‘Skill Connect’ of the Skill Development Department on July 15. According to Skill Development Minister CN Ashwath Narayan, the portal would enable bringing both job aspirants and employers onto a single platform. “This portal would enable assessment of skill gap by providing access to […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw to inaugurate new train services in Odisha today
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate new train services and railway buildings in Odisha today. According to East Coast Railways, Vaishnaw will inspect Khurda Road-Balangir Project and will open the Mahipur-Naugaon Road railway section at Nuagaon Road Station. He will flag off the extension of 08429/08430 Bhubaneswar-Mahipur-Bhubaneswar passenger Special up to […]
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Army, DAD synergy conference held, Agnipath on key agenda
The fourth Synergy Conference between the Indian Army and Defence Accounts Department (DAD) was held in New Delhi on Tuesday. The day-long conference was co-chaired by Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen BS Raju and Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Rajnish Kumar and attended by senior officers of Indian Army and […]
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to release assessment report of states, UTs
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will release the assessment report of the States and Union Territories under ‘Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2020’ in the presence of Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal today. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the BRAP report includes 301 reform points that cover 15 business regulatory areas […]
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Uddhav Thackeray meets Governor, resigns as Maharashtra Chief Minister
Facing a floor test in assembly amid a political crisis facing the MVA government, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray submitted his resignation to state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. The Governor accepted the resignation and asked Uddhav Thackeray to continue as CM until an alternate arrangement […]
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Battalion Commander Meeting held at Indo-Pak border to discuss security issues
Battalion Commander Level Border Meeting, which is conducted to discuss border security issues, was held at Munabao, Barmer district on the India-Pakistan border, a BSF press release said on Tuesday. The meeting was carried out between BSF Battalion Commanders of Barmer Sector and Wing Commanders of Pakistan Rangers. The delegations […]
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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka’s rehabilitation centre
Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police. Police spokesman Nihan Thalduwa said, “Army soldiers and an additional police force have been deployed to the […]
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G7 Summit targets China’s Belt and Road Initiative to curb its global influence
This year’s G7 Summit held in Germany targeted China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to confront its global influence. Alina Wang, writing in Vision Times said that on the first day of the summit, US President Joe Biden announced plans to raise USD 600 billion in order to create a new G7 initiative — […]
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Uttarakhand: Justice Vipin Sanghi became the 12th Chief Justice of the Nainital High Court
Justice Vipin Sanghi took oath as the Chief Justice of the Nainital High Court. Governor Le General Gurmeet Singh (Seni) administered the oath at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. Justice Vipin Sanghi has become the 12th Chief Justice of the Nainital High Court. Let us inform that on May 17, the […]
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KK Venugopal agrees to continue for three more months as Attorney General
On the request of the Central Government, KK Venugopal, agreed to continue for three more months as Attorney General, according to sources. His approved tenure was upto June 30, 2022. He recently showed unwillingness to continue because of personal reasons. Central Government has requested KK Venugopal to continue as Attorney General […]
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K Kavitha to inaugurate Telangana Pavilion in Washington DC
MLC K Kavitha will inaugurate Telangana Pavilion at the 17th Convention and Youth Conference of the American Telugu Association (ATA) in Washington DC on July 2. She will also participate in the prime meet organised by the ATA representatives in the city. Unity and Integrity of the community are the two core guiding principles […]
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Taliban detains former police commander of Bagram
The Taliban on Tuesday detained the former police commander of the Bagram district of Parwan province, Ahmad Khan Ahmadzai. The family of former Afghan government employee Ahmadzai said that two of his family members – his son and nephew were also detained by the Taliban over one week ago, reported Tolo […]