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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The recently announced Central scheme GOBARdhan will reduce import dependence saving over Rs 40,000 crore in foreign exchange and industry would add more than Rs 75,000 crore to national GDP, an official statement said on...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) After Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, extended support to the ongoing protest by JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Jharkhand, the BJP on Friday accused him and the Congress of indulging in "politics of convenience"...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Friday extended greetings on the occasion of National Handloom Day, praising India’s weavers for preserving the country’s rich textile heritage and urging people to support indigenous handloom products.In a...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Multiple intelligence assessments suggest that the Jaish-e-Mohammed is likely to focus more on ideological mobilisation than carrying out direct terror attacks.The outfit was among the hardest hit during Operation Sindoor. Since then, its leadership has...
Gwalior, Aug 7 (IANS) Two Kanwar pilgrims were seriously injured after they were allegedly assaulted with sticks, iron rods and a hammer following a minor vehicle collision in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, police said on Friday. The incident took place on...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Firing a fresh salvo at the Centre over the students' stir, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday claimed that the Modi government is scared of the nation’s youth and is hence ‘inventing new...
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP leader R. Ashoka, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, on Friday criticised what he termed as a four day delay in allocating portfolios to the newly inducted ministers in...
Amaravati, Aug 7 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will procure 1,600 MW of coal-based thermal power to meet the State’s rising electricity demand and strengthen long-term energy security.The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has granted in-principle approval to the State’s power distribution...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The India-US Counter Narcotics Working Group (CNWG) Pillar I Working Group Meeting was hosted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a hybrid format, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in combating narcotics trafficking and the...
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and 12 others critically injured in a head-on collision between two trucks coming from opposite directions at Itahar in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Friday morning.According to the district...
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha witnessed heated scenes during Zero Hour on Friday when Opposition members resorted to heavy sloganeering, demanding the Home Minister's presence in the House and creating a continuous din that made proceedings inaudible.Responding...
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) With the allocation of portfolios to the newly-inducted Karnataka ministers expected by Friday evening, intense lobbying has begun within the Congress, with several ministers vying for key departments, even as Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is racing...