New Delhi, Sept 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday is being celebrated as ‘Seva Pakhwada’, under which several public welfare programmes and blood donation drives are being organised to serve the common people.
Dhaka, Sep 21 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Sunday instructed the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to request Interpol to issue a red notice against former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife Rukmila Zaman over a corruption case, local media reported.
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) In the tumultuous months following the partition of the Indian subcontinent, the newly independent dominions of India and Pakistan were confronted with a series of complex and often volatile challenges. Among the most pressing was the integration of over 500 princely states, which had been granted the choice to accede to either dominion or remain Independent under the Indian Independence Act of 1947.
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) On the occasion of Mahalaya on Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated multiple Durga Puja Pandals in the state, some physically and others virtually, and then stressed that only in an ambience of unity, peace can prevail in the country.
Nicosia, Sep 21 (IANS) In a significant step towards enhancing defence cooperation between India and Cyprus, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Trikand, one of the most advanced stealth frigates of the Indian Navy, arrived on Sunday at Limassol Port of the Mediterranean nation.
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (KIP) Chairman Khalid Hussain Bathh, on Sunday, condemned filing of FIRs against protesting farmers in Balochistan province of Nasirabad, who, according to him, were holding peaceful protests for their demands, media reported on Sunday.
Dhaka, Sep 21 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on Sunday, accused radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami of attempting to establish "state within the state" through its actions in the country's political landscape and universities, media reported.
Kyiv, Sep 21 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sunday, called for sufficient counteraction against Russia, imposing sanctions and providing long-range strike capabilities to Kyiv.
Ahmedabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Gujarat has taken the lead in expanding the agricultural and irrigation landscape for farmers and also setting new benchmarks for other states. Its success could be attributed to the Gujarat government's flagship 'Sujalam Sufalam' scheme, which played a crucial role in strengthening the irrigation network to large tracts of agricultural lands.
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled how complicated India’s tax system was before 2014, citing a case where a French company found it cheaper to send goods from Bengaluru to Hyderabad via Europe instead of transporting them directly between the two state capital cities
