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Jaipur, Aug 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, while expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving the Greenfield Airport, asserted that the airport is a gift… Continue reading Greenfield Airport is ‘Modi Cabinet’s gift to Rajasthan’: CM Sharma
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) India’s long-term growth prospects remain intact despite high US tariffs, as the government continues to push economic reforms and raise living standards, S&P Global Ratings… Continue reading India’s growth trajectory remains intact despite US tariffs: S&P Global Ratings
Bengaluru, Aug 19 (IANS) Karnataka BJP MP Kota Srinivas Poojary wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, demanding an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into the foreign funding of… Continue reading K’taka BJP MP writes to Amit Shah seeking ED probe into foreign funding in mass grave case
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that farmers in Uttar Pradesh and… Continue reading Akhilesh Yadav slams govt over fertiliser crisis; says farmers forced to protest across UP
Raipur, Aug 19 (IANS) The long-anticipated cabinet expansion in Chhattisgarh is now official, with the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for 10:30 AM on Wednesday at Raj Bhavan. BJP’s legislative whip Sushant… Continue reading Chhattisgarh cabinet expansion on Wednesday
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) A young model has lodged a complaint against two persons for gang raping her with the promise of getting her a chance to act in a… Continue reading Bengal: Model files gang rape complaint in Kolkata
Guwahati, Aug 19 (IANS) Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), which operates in the northeastern states and in seven districts of West Bengal and five districts of north Bihar, has made remarkable… Continue reading Northeast Frontier Railway achieves major electrification milestone
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday waived Stamp Duty of Rs 38.99 lakh for the Tata Memorial Centre’s proposed cancer hospital in Raigad. The Cabinet meeting, chaired… Continue reading Maha govt waives Stamp Duty worth Rs 38.99 lakh for Tata Cancer Hospital in Raigad (Ld)
Bhubaneswar, Aug 19 (IANS) Politics heats up in Odisha after reports emerged about the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) announcement to initiate the Systematic Improvement of Records (SIR) of the voter’s… Continue reading Odisha: Politics heats up over proposed SIR initiative
Patna, Aug 19 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday took a pointed swipe at the Mahagathbandhan (Congress-RJD alliance), claiming that they are the villains of the… Continue reading ‘Villains of the nation’: Bihar Dy CM’s retort to Tejashwi’s ‘Rahul for PM’ pitch
Hazaribagh, Aug 19 (IANS) In a massive crackdown on illegal sex trade, Hazaribagh Police on Tuesday busted a prostitution racket allegedly being run from multiple hotels along the Ranchi-Patna highway… Continue reading Prostitution racket busted in Hazaribagh hotels, 26 taken into custody
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) In a disturbing trend, the Islamic State has changed its recruitment strategy, wherein the targets are women and children. In recent months, the security agencies… Continue reading Building next generation of Jihad: IS pushes women-led child radicalisation
