BHUBANESWAR, SEP 8 : Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly Surama Padhy on Sunday called upon women to step forward and make their mark in every sphere of the society. Presenting the 33rd Devi Awards, instituted by The New Indian Express, here, Padhy said women are the cornerstone of the society. “A society truly advances when […]Continue Reading
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CHANDIGARH, Sep 7 : Himachal Pradesh has suffered a loss of Rs 4,079 crore following rain-related incidents in the state. The heavy rainfall in this monsoon season which started from June 20 triggered 45 cloudbursts, 95 flash floods and 135 major landslides. As per the data from the State Emergency Operation Centre, 366 people have […]Continue Reading
Jharkhand, Sep 7 : A Maoist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Sunday, police said. The encounter broke out early in the morning at Burjuwa Hill in Goilkera police station area. Speaking to PTI, Kolhan DIG Anuranjan Kispotta said, “An encounter between Maoists and security forces took […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEP 6 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday responded warmly to US President Donald Trump’s affirmation of the India-US ties, saying he “deeply appreciates and fully reciprocates” the US President’s sentiments and positive assessment of the bilateral relations. Taking to X, PM Modi noted India-US ties as “forward-looking” Continue Reading
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, SEP 4 : President Donald Trump had a very good personal relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but “that’s gone now”, US’ former National Security Adviser John Bolton has said, cautioning that close ties with the American leader “won’t protect” world leaders from the “worst”. Bolton’s remarks Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEPT 4 : IIT Madras has secured the top spot in the overall category for the seventh year in a row in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings of higher educational institutions in the country announced by the Education Ministry. The No. 1 rank for the best engineering institute has also been […]Continue Reading
RANCHI, SEPT 4 : Two security personnel were killed and another was injured in a gunfight with members of the banned TSPC, a splinter group of CPI (Maoist), in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Thursday, police said. The encounter between security forces and members of the proscribed Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) broke out in Kedal […]Continue Reading
New delhi, Sept 4 : In a major reform, the GST Council on Wednesday approved a simplified two-tier tax structure with rates of 5% and 18%, set to take effect from September 22. The decision was reached during the marathon 56th meeting of the Council, which lasted over 10 hours. “We’ve reduced the slabs. There […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEP 3 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government would not rest until all Naxals are either surrendered, caught or eliminated completely. Felicitating the personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Chhattisgarh Police, District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the CoBRA battalions, who […]Continue Reading
HYDERABAD, SEP 3 : Senior BRS leader and MLC K Kavitha, daughter of party founder and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), resigned from the primary membership of the party as well as from her legislative council post on Wednesday, alleging that her cousins T Harish Rao and J Santosh Kumar were hatching conspiracies […]Continue Reading
