PM Modi congratulates Praggnanandhaa after historic Norway Chess triumph

IANS | June 6, 2026 3:39 PM

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa after the 20-year-old became the first Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess title, hailing the achievement as a reflection of his continued excellence on the global stage.

Govt aims to ringfence MSME sector, slash non-essential expenditures: Report

IANS | June 6, 2026 3:31 PM

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Amid the global headwinds, the government has made efforts to ringfence the MSME sector with various EPCLGS schemes, and would slash non-essential expenditures on the revenue side to make fiscal ends meet, rather than reducing capital expenditures, according to economists.

Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee denies seeking CAPF security for himself after Sonarpur attack

IANS | June 6, 2026 3:22 PM

Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday, issued a statement rubbishing claims that surfaced last week about him allegedly seeking security cover of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for himself after the assault by an angry mob at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on the afternoon of May 30.