Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has unearthed massive irregularities in the management of funds of Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas Development Corporation (OMBADC), set up in 2014 for undertaking tribal welfare and area development works in the mining-affected areas of the state.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The 25th session of the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) concluded on Wednesday in Bangkok, Thailand. This meeting, which precedes the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on April 3 and the 6th BIMSTEC Summit on April 4, finalised key documents and set the agenda for the upcoming discussions at the Ministerial and Summit levels.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Bangkok on Thursday to attend the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, with his visit also set to further strengthen economic and trade ties between India and Thailand.
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Congress MLA Izharul Hussain on Wednesday claimed that he would end his life if the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 is passed, which is currently being debated in the Parliament.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Indian Railways has set up about 209 MW of solar plants on 2,249 railway stations and service buildings across the country so far as part of its efforts to promote solar energy in line with the government policies to enhance renewable energy, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) A day after her meeting with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced that she will hold a meeting with the protesting Asha workers on Thursday as their indefinite protest before the State Secretariat here entered its 52nd day on Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Sulabh International marked the 82nd birth anniversary of its esteemed founder and global sanitation pioneer, Padma Vibhushan Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, with the inauguration of the Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Memorial Centre at the Sulabh Gram campus on Wednesday in New Delhi.
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that the Waqf (Amended) Bill has given representation to women in the Waqf Board, which is a very progressive step.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Addressing the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, asserted that misconceptions about the Waqf (Amendment) Bill were being deliberately spread by certain parties to bolster their vote banks.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while participating in debate over contentious Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on Wednesday, came down heavily on the previous UPA regime and delivered a sharp critique of the 2013 amendments to Waqf laws.
