Driving Naari Programme launched in ChandigarhPunjab farmers reaping benefits of Mann Government’s crop diversification initiativesPunjab and Kerala Join Hands to Address NRI ConcernsMacron refuses French Prime Minister’s resignation after chaotic election resultsModi lands in Russia for first visit since Ukraine offensiveSaudi Arabia approves granting citizenship to global experts under Vision 2030Vigilance arrests Panchayat Secretary, former Sarpanch for embezzlement in Panchayat fundsHousing crisis in Canada forcing residents to move out of pricier cities: PollHistoric Milestone: Canada Appoints Its First Female Chief of DefenseVictory parade of T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team concludes in MumbaiMaximizing impact of Aadhar in PunjabAmritpal Singh to take oath as Khadoor Sahib MP on July 5
New Delhi Former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitely penned a blog to mark two years of GST on Monday. In the post, Jaitley said: “The monumental restructuring of one of the world’s clumsiest indirect tax system was not an easy task.” The challenges to implement the GSTRead More
Hyderabad Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the country does not need any lessons from others as it is the most secular one in the world even as religious freedom is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution. “Please remember that culture is a way of life andRead More
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ focused on the acute water crisis in the country and water conservation when it returned on Sunday after a five-month hiatus. Modi, who returned to address his monthly radio broadcast after a sweeping victory in the General Elections that ended lastRead More
Zurich/New Delhi India has moved down one place to 74th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks, while the UK has retained its top position, as per data released by the central banking authority of the Alpine nation. India was ranked 73rd lastRead More
Kolkata Naxalite leader Santosh Rana is no more. The 75-year old veteran communist leader, who was suffering from cancer, passed away at 6 am on Saturday. Rana was born in Gopiballabpur in the undivided Midnapore district of Bengal in 1944. He studied in Kolkata’s Presidency College. During the turbulent yearsRead More
Osaka Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump today “aired” their concerns over bilateral trade disputes and agreed for an early meeting of their commerce ministers to sort these out, a day after the US leader demanded withdrawal of the “very high” tariffs levied by India on American goods.Read More
Osaka Describing terrorism as the biggest threat to humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the scourge not only kills innocents, but also severely affects the economic development and social stability. Speaking at the informal BRICS leaders’ meeting in Osaka on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Modi saidRead More
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said 6,955 backlog vacancies existed in different Central Government organisations for those belonging to Scheduled Tribes. In a reply in Rajya Sabha, it said vacant posts of reserved category candidates were not centrally maintained, as the recruitment process was carried out by the respectiveRead More
New Delhi On the eve of the high-stakes G20 summit, US President Donald Trump today lashed out at China as well as allies India, Japan and Germany. India’s “very high” tariffs on US goods are “unacceptable” and must be withdrawn, he demanded, ahead of his crucial meeting with PM NarendraRead More
United Nations In a major diplomatic win, India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat at the powerful UN Security Council for a two-year term has been unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping, including China and Pakistan. Elections for the five non-permanent members of the 15-nation Council for the 2021-22 termRead More
