Dehradun, Aug 3 (IANS) The women-led Self-Help Group (SHGs) in Haldwani district of Uttarakhand are churning out ‘silk rakhis’ ahead of the pious Raksha Bandhan festival. They have gained prominence not just in the state but also across the country because of the silk-made rakhis.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Gulam Ali Khatana on Sunday praised the Indian security forces for their relentless anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, there is “zero tolerance” for terrorism.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday separately called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Sunday, condemned the BJP after a letter from Delhi Police referred to Bengali as a "Bangladeshi language".
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, has installed himself atop an “interim government” through backdoor deals with deep-state actors and foreign sponsors. Without any constitutional mandate, Yunus now governs through secrecy, which has resulted in a covert Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the US.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has strongly rebutted allegations made by senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming them "misleading and baseless".
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The government on Sunday termed "untrue" a WhatsApp message that claimed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had ordered banks to cease issuing Rs 500 notes via ATMs by September 30, saying no such instruction has been issued.
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) Continuous rains over West Bengal, coupled with the slowing down of the supply chain, have led to prices of vegetables skyrocketing in Kolkata markets, as well as in several other cities and towns across districts.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday shared excerpts of Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar’s interview with IANS to take potshots at the grand old party over its ‘irresponsible’ posturing on matters of national security.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India's transformation from a consumer to a key manufacturer in the global semiconductor value chain, with the chip market targeted to touch $100 to 110 billion by 2030, is being driven by strategic initiatives launched by the government - the India Semiconductor Mission rolled out with an investment of Rs 76,000 crore, the SEMICON India Programme and global partnerships such as iCET, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.
