India, Pakistan agree to follow all ceasefire pacts
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, according to a joint statement on Thursday. The decision on ceasefire, effective since Wednesday midnight, was taken at a meeting between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan. […]
Seven bills introduced in Arunachal Pradesh Assembly
ITANAGAR: Seven government bills were introduced in the state Assembly on Thursday, the first day of the Budget session. Chief Minister Pema Khandu introduced the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Courts Bill 2021 while Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who holds the Finance, Planning and Investment portfolios, introduced three bills Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (Amendment) Bill, Ease […]
Kalahandi exports high quality cotton to Bangladesh
BHAWANIPATNA: Once known as the ‘hunger zone’ of India in the 1980s, Odisha’s Kalahandi district has now started exporting high quality cotton to neighbouring Bangladesh through train. Though earlier some cotton were being exported from Kalahandi to Bangladesh through lorry, this is for the first time on Wednesday when the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) […]
Bhutani Group launches Johari Bazaar in Noida
NEW DELHI: Debt-free real estate developer Bhutani Group has announced a lucrative offer to own shops-Johari Bazaar in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida.So that dealers, visitors from Delhi-NCR can find opportunities to meet jewellers at one center. It is mainly market of fine jewellery of all gold Kundan Meena diamond pearl ruby emerald sappphire and many more […]
Bosch to upgrade Bengaluru unit to AIoT-enabled campus, invest Rs 800 crore
NEW DELHI: Bosch Group, a German technology and services major, is investing Rs 800 crore to upgrade its existing campus in Bengaluru to a fully artificial intelligence of things (AIoT)-enabled ‘smart campus’, a top company official said on Wednesday. The campus is likely to house the second-highest number of Bosch employees in the world, said […]
Cochin Port to sign MoUs worth Rs 2,825 crore at Maritime India Summit 2021
NEW DELHI: Cochin Port will sign nine MoUs worth Rs 2,825 crore at the second Maritime India Summit 2021 to be held held on March 2-4, the government said on Wednesday. Cochin Port Trust is one of the 12 major ports in the country. “Cochin Port Trust (CoPT), one of the major port trusts in […]
Cabinet approves production linked incentive scheme for IT Hardware
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for IT Hardware. The scheme proposes production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the value chain of IT Hardware. The Target Segments under the proposed Scheme include Laptops, Tablets, All-in-One PCs […]
India’s active Covid-19 caseload stands at 1.46 lakh today;cumulative vaccination coverage has crossed 1.21 crore
NEW DELHI: India has been containing the country’s Covid-19 active Caseload under 1.50 lakh. The active cases are 1,46,907 today. The present active caseload now consists of 1.33% of India’s total Positive Cases. 13,742 new daily cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours whereas 14,037 recoveries registered in the last 24 hours. It has led to a net decline of 399 […]
JNPT signs MoUs worth around 27,000 crore, to strengthen port-led industrialization in India
NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port, today announced that it signed over 30 MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding) with potential investors for port projects, technology transfer and development of plots in JNPT SEZ for an amount of around 27000 crore in line with the Maritime India Summit 2021 to be held […]
Will march to Parliament with 40 lakh tractors if farm laws not repealed: Rakesh Tikait
SIKAR: Issuing a warning to the Central Government (Narendra Modi government), Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader, Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said if the three laws are not repealed, the farmers will march to the Parliament on 40 lakh tractors. Speaking at a farmers’ rally in Sikar in Rajasthan, Tikait said, “Our next call will be […]
Mumbai: MMRDA approves Rs 12,969.35 crore budget for 2021-22
NEW DELHI: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday approved its Rs 12,969.35 crore budget for 2021-22. The budget, presented in the 150th meeting of the planning and executing authority for Mumbai Metropolitan Region, has made sizable provisions for metro projects, flyovers, Mumbai Tran-Harbour Link Project (MTHL), MUTP and MUIP, as well as […]
Cochin Shipyard bags Rs 10,000-crore Indian Navy order for six missile vessels
NEW DELHI: Cochin Shipyard on Tuesday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for a Rs 10,000-crore contract by the Indian Navy, to build Next Generation Missile Vessels. The state-owned company has emerged as a forerunner in the Indian shipbuilding and ship repair industry that can build and repair the largest vessels in India. […]
Bajaj Auto launches new Pulsar 180 priced at Rs 1.08 lakh
NEW DELHI: Bajaj Auto on Tuesday said it has launched the new version of Pulsar 180 bike in the country priced at Rs 1,07,904 (ex-showroom Delhi). The 178.6 cc model gets sporty split seats, black alloy wheels, LED tail lamp, five-speed transmission gear box with telescopic anti friction bush in the front suspension and a […]
AIADMK government presents interim budget ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the assembly elections likely in April, the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday presented an interim budget for 2021-22 with the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to a higher fiscal deficit of over Rs 84,000 crore. The budget, presented amid a boycott by DMK and its allies, projected a positive growth rate […]
Narendra Modi inaugurates important Oil & Gas projects and Engineering Colleges in Assam
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation INDMAX Unit at Indian Oil’s Bongaigaon Refinery, Oil India Limited’s Secondary Tank Farm at Madhuban, Dibrugarh and a Gas Compressor Station at Hebeda Village, Makum, Tinsukia remotely from Dhemaji in Assam. He also inaugurated the Dhemaji Engineering College and laid the foundation stone for Sualkuchi Engineering […]
Narendra Modi inaugurates several railway projects in West Bengal
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the extension of Metro Railway from Noapara to Dakshineswar in West Bengal and flagged off the first service on this stretch. He also inaugurated the third line between Kalaikunda and Jhargram. Modi dedicated to the nation the doubling of Azimganj to Khargraghat Road section of Eastern Railway. […]