India aims at international trade of $2 trn: Goyal
India's goods and services exports have already crossed USD 675 billion in last fiscal year and the country is now aspiring to take international trade to USD 2 trillion by 2030, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. ...
Seat belts to be mandatory for all passengers
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday highlighted the importance of seat belts in a car and said that it would be mandatory for all the passengers in a car to wear them. Sharing a video from an event, the Union Minister...
High cholesterol, reduced stamina may signal long Covid
Madhya Pradesh, June 30 (ANI): Air India flight carrying 144 Indian passengers from Ukraine arrive at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport in Indore on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Young people infected with Covid-19 are likely to have increased cholesterol, a high...
Mistry funeral: Mourners arrive at crematorium
People arrive at Worli crematorium in Mumbai for the last rites of former Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry. Mistry's funeral will be held at the Worli crematorium at 11 am. Since the Worli facility opened in 2015, a growing number...
Israel admits soldier killed Al Jazeera journalist
The Israeli military on Monday announced the long-awaited results of its investigation into the deadly shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, saying there was a high probability an Israeli soldier had mistakenly killed her during a raid...
Heard of lumpy skin disease? 22 cows have died
At least 22 cattle have died of the lumpy skin disease in Maharashtra in a period of one month, according to an official from the state animal husbandry department. The outbreak of the disease, which affects cattle, has been...
Bangladesh PM arrives in India
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina welcomed by MoS Railways and Textiles Darshana Jardosh on her arrival in New Delhi on a state visit....
Windfall tax on petroleum products not ad hoc: FM
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said windfall tax on petroleum products, crude is not ad hoc, but being charged in regular consultation with the industry. Addressing an event organized online, the minister said it is unfair to...
Sanjay Raut to remain in jail for 14 more days
A special court here on Monday extended Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's judicial custody by another 14 days in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of a Mumbai 'chawl'. Raut, 60, was arrested by the...
Cyrus Mistry to be cremated at 10am tomorrow
The last rites of former Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry will be performed tomorrow at 10 am at Worli crematorium in Mumbai. Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and a co-passenger killed in a car crash were not wearing...
Massive fire near Chandni Chowk metro station in Delhi
A major fire broke out in a building near the Chandni Chowk metro station here, officials said on Monday. No casualty has been reported so far, they said. Atul Garg, director, Delhi Fire Service said a call about the...
Maha guv allows withdrawal of MVA’s MLC names
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari allows withdrawal of the list of 12 MLC nominations sent by the previous MVA government, in 2020. CM Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Govt had written to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari withdrawing the list of MLC...
Maharashtra Governor Koshyari condoles demise of Cyrus Mistry
The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari has expressed shock on the demise of former Chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry in a road accident on Sunday (4 Sept). In a condolence message, Governor Koshyari wrote: "The news of the untimely...
Bangladesh PM arrives in India today
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will arrive on a four-day visit to India on Monday. Issues on top of the agenda are upgrading defence cooperation, expanding regional connectivity initiatives and establishing stability in South Asia. All eyes are set on...
‘Tug of war’ between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde over Dussehra Mela
Nagpur/Mumbai: After a big split in the Shiv Sena, there was a change of power in Maharashtra. The government was formed in the State under the leadership of Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis. However, who does Shiv Sena still belong...
Former Tata Sons head Cyrus Mistry dies in car crash near Mumbai
Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was on Sunday killed in a road accident after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district neighbouring Mumbai, a police official said. Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car,...
NSA Ajit Doval meets Maharashtra Governor Koshyari
National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Ajit Doval has met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, on Sunday. More details...
Car mows down group of pilgrims on way to Ambaji in Gujarat, 6 killed
Six pilgrims walking towards the temple town of Ambaji were killed when a car rammed into them in Gujarat's Arvalli district on Friday morning, police said. ...
IIT-Delhi effects 30% tuition fee cut following protest by students
The IIT-Delhi has effected a 30-per cent reduction in the tuition fee for the new batch of M.Tech students following recommendations of a committee set up by the director, after a section of students staged a silent protest over "fee...
Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolts Andaman and Nicobar islands
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred 106 km east-northeast of Portblair, Andaman and Nicobar islands, at around 6.59 am on Sunday. The depth of the earthquake was 70 km below the ground, said National Center for Seismology....
Palaniswami wins AIADMK leadership dispute
On party leadership dispute, Madras high court allows All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader K Palaniswami's appeal, sets aside order in favour of O Panneerselvam. Palaniswami's position as the single, supreme leader of AIADMK established with the fresh order of...
