New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Congress on Friday defended its MP Shashi Tharoor after he hailed India’s resilient democracy amid Gen Z protests, calling it the party's "gift" to the country, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) remarked that he "stays among communists" in Kerala.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Ex-mill sugar prices in India have declined by around 20 per cent, while retail sugar prices have also started coming down, and given the normal transmission of changes through the supply chain, retail prices are expected to follow the downward movement in prices shortly, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Friday.
Gandhinagar, Aug 28 (IANS) At least 23 people linked to Gujarat were listed as missing or uncontactable in the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) and district emergency centre records on Friday, following devastating flash floods near Nepal's border with Tibet, with several of them travelling on the Kailash Mansarovar route through Kerung.
Thrissur, Aug 28 (IANS) Barely hours after Kerala Home Minister, Ramesh Chennithala, on Friday ordered a Crime Branch probe into reports that fugitive Sukumara Kurup had been traced to Brunei, the sensational claim has suffered a major setback, with relatives identifying the man in the circulated photograph as Thrissur native Damodara Menon.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Centre's Department of Pharmaceuticals has announced the second call for applications under the Rs 5,000 crore Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma & MedTech (PRIP) Scheme, launched to strengthen India's pharma and medtech research and development ecosystem across startups, MSMEs, and large companies, according to an official statement issued on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Department of Defence Production has undertaken a comprehensive set of reforms to simplify the Defence Export Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and the Open General Export Licence (OGEL) framework with the aim of making India a reliable, competitive and trusted global defence manufacturing and export partner, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence on Friday.
Chandigarh, Aug 28 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Special Operation Cell and Counter Intelligence, in two separate operations, busted weapons and narcotics smuggling modules with the arrest of six people, recovering 2.9 kg heroin and eight high-end pistols along with six cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday held a meeting with officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Embassies in Kathmandu and Beijing to discuss the relief and rescue efforts for Nepal in the wake of the deadly floods.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) On the occasion of the Raksha Bandhan festival on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha workers tied 'rakhi' to party President Nitin Nabin at his residence in the national capital.
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Leaders across party lines on Friday expressed concern over the devastating floods in Nepal and called for intensified rescue and relief efforts, particularly for Indians stranded in the neighbouring country.
