NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 9 Medical Colleges in Siddharth Nagar, UP. These nine medical colleges are in the districts of Siddharthnagar, Etah, Hardoi, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Deoria, Ghazipur, Mirzapur and Jaunpur. Governor and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Addressing the event, the Prime Minister said the Union Government and the Government of Uttar […]
NEW DELHI: Andrew Yule & Co Ltd, a Central Public Sector Enterprise in Tea Sector under Ministry of Heavy Industries has come out with a series of Azadi Amrut Chai in Orthodox, Elaichi, Adrakh and Masala flavors to commemorate the 75th year of India’s Independence and to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Azadi Amrut Chai […]
NEW DELHI: The Government of India has given a nod to as many as 157 new medical colleges in India since 2014 and has invested a total of Rs 17,691.08 crore on these projects. On completion, nearly 16000 undergraduate medical seats would be added. Of these, 6500 seats have already been created with the functioning […]
NEW DELHI: The Aditya Birla Group has said it will set up a paint unit in West Bengal at an investment of around Rs 1,000 crore, and it will be comissioned in the next 18-24 months. In a recent letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the conglomerate had expressed interest to establish a paint manufacturing […]
NEW DELHI: Dish TV’s Rs 1,000 crore rights issue is critical for the survival of the DTH company that needs funds to upgrade technology and replace old set-top boxes with the new-age smart connected boxes otherwise its subscriber base would shrink, a top company official said. Dish TV is facing competition from the rapid growth […]
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government may introduce two key financial sector bills, including the proposed law for facilitating privatisation of public sector banks as announced by the finance minister in the Budget. The government is also likely to table amendments to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Act, 2013, to enable separation […]
NEW DELHI: The entire world is looking up to India in the backdrop of the success of its COVID-19 vaccination drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he lauded vaccine manufacturers for playing a “big role” in the success story of the country. Modi made the remarks during his meeting with Indian COVID-19 […]
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has signed a contract with the US government to procure MK 54 torpedo and expendables such as chaff and flares for the Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I at a cost of Rs 423 crore, its spokesperson said on Friday. The Indian Navy has a total of 11 P-8I aircraft, […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said farmers protesting at Delhi borders against the three farms laws have the right to agitate but they cannot block roads indefinitely. A bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said it was not against the right to protest even when the legal challenge is pending but ultimately […]
NEW DELHI: In a historic achievement, the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed the 100-crore milestone. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the countrymen and expressed gratitude to the country’s scientific community and health professionals for working towards achieving this stupendous feat. The Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya […]
NEW DELHI: The leading real estate developer in Mohali – Wave Estate, under the aegis of business conglomerate The Wave Group, is set to launch 150 premium residential plots in Sector 85, Mohali, as a part of its new offering in the Tri-City. The plots are part of the expansive 246 acres of the gated […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kushinagar International Airport today.Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that India is the centre of the faith of Buddhist society around the world. He termed the facility of Kushinagar International Airport, launched today as a tribute to their devotion. This region, the Prime Minister said, is witness […]
ISLAMABAD: The fresh rounds of talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund for the release of USD 1 billion loan tranche and a good economic certificate to the nation has remained inconclusive, a media report said on Sunday. The talks held from October 4 to 15 failed to reach a staff level agreement because […]
NEW DELHI: Two aborted missions, three different ministers, multiple rule changes and two decades later, Indian taxpayers will no longer have to pay Rs 20 crore per day to keep the loss-making Air India flying. While opposition Congress expectedly attacked the decision as selling the family silver, DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said what Tata […]
NEW DELHI: Gems and jewellery exports rose by 29.67 per cent to Rs 23,259.55 crore in September 2021 compared to Rs 17,936.86 crore in the year-ago month, according to the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). In September 2019, the shipments were worth Rs 23,491.20 crore. For the April-September period, the shipments surged by […]
NEW DELHI: Actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been asked by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear before the agency and record her statement on Saturday after she skipped her summons on Friday in connection with a money laundering case being probed against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, officials said. Fernandez, 36, once appeared before the federal agency […]
