Saraikela (Jharkhand), Jan 27 (IANS) There is a wave of happiness across Jharkhand after the Central Government awarded the Padma Bhushan to former Jharkhand Chief Minister and late tribal leader Shibu Soren. At the same time, Shibu Soren’s sister has demanded that he should be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) India is expected to gradually increase its market share from 5 per cent to 8-9 per cent in the EU’s ready-made garment (RMG) imports, unlocking an incremental annual export opportunity of nearly $4-4.5 billion over the medium term, a report showed on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) In an extraordinary exercise of its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, aimed at doing "complete justice", the Supreme Court has granted relief to a widow who lost her husband during the second wave of Covid-19 by permitting her to settle a bank loan on relaxed terms and directed the Central Bank of India to release the title deeds of her residential property upon payment of a reduced amount.
Dehradun, Jan 27 (IANS) One year has passed since the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand. On this special occasion, Manu Gaur, a member of the draft committee formed to implement the UCC in the state, said that it is the result of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s efforts that the UCC has now completed one year in Uttarakhand.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The India-EU free trade agreement (FTA), together with the government’s recent FTAs with the UK and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), effectively opens the entire European market for Indian exporters -- marking a strategic breakthrough in India’s trade diplomacy, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said on Tuesday.
Paris, Jan 27 (IANS) The Franco-Indian cultural collaboration witnessed a historic milestone as the first stones from India arrived in Paris for the new Hindu Mandir in Bussy-Saint-Georges.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reacting to the raging controversy over the new UGC regulations on Tuesday, said that nobody will be allowed to “discriminate or harass” under the guise of new guidelines and assured that the education body and government will ensure that these are implemented on the ground in all fairness.
Ayodhya, Jan 27 (IANS) Prashant Kumar Singh, Deputy Commissioner of the Uttar Pradesh GST Department in the Ayodhya Division, resigned from his post on Tuesday, stating that his decision was in support of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath amid the ongoing controversy involving Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday criticised Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for allegedly not wearing the traditional North-Eastern ‘patka’ despite a request from President Droupadi Murmu, claiming that the incident had exposed his 'hateful thinking.'
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Commending DRDO’s role in achieving self-reliance, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that Operation Sindoor demonstrated that indigenous systems are strengthening India’s operational readiness.
