New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked to athletes Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur, both of whom broke the national record thrice, lauding them for the "exemplary work", while expressing confidence that both of them will take the country to new heights.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Outgoing Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi handed over the charge to Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as he bid farewell to the military service.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The government is set to launch ‘MAHA on Water’ (Mission for Advancement in High-Impact Areas for Water), a joint initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), to promote cutting-edge research in priority areas such as water resources management, drinking water, climate resilience and water-use efficiency, it was announced on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to hold repo rate hike in its June monetary policy meeting and must use short-term rates and nudging to manage the pressure on the domestic currency, an SBI Research report said on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General N.S. Raja Subramani on Sunday reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, as well as effectively implementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of JAI -- Jointness, Atmanirbharta, and Innovation.
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) A state spokesman of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, has posted a video on his social media handle where the Trinamool Congress supreme and the former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, was seen and heard threatening the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a private hospital at Minto Park in central Kolkata on Saturday night to get her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee admitted there.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The death of national para-athlete Chirag Tyagi has sent shockwaves through the sporting community and residents of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, after his body was found under suspicious circumstances in Sai Upvan, located in the Kotwali police station area of the city.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Philosopher and author Acharya Prashant addressed a packed audience at the University of Cambridge on Friday in a fireside chat at the historic Cambridge Union, arguing that humanity's gravest crises, climate change foremost among them, cannot be resolved by technology or policy alone because their root lies not in the external world but in the unexamined inner life of human beings. The audience response was overwhelming; seats were fully booked even before the day arrived.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Central government has revised export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight beginning June 1.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) More than 75.5 lakh street vendors have availed over 112 lakh loans under the PM SVANidhi scheme so far, according to an official fact-sheet.
