India

Modi govt disbursed Rs 27 cr Mudra loans to women: Shah

07 Jun 2023 02:27 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that the Narendra Modi government has provided Rs 27 crore as part of Mudra loans to women entrepreneurs who have made significant contributions to the Indian economy through their “womanly force”. This initiative highlights the government’s focus on empowering women in entrepreneurship

Timarpur Lake to be opened for public soon, says AAP

07 Jun 2023 02:24 AM IST

Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said on Monday that the Timarpur Lake, being developed as a tourist destination, will soon be opened for the general public. “This project not only facilitates groundwater recharge but also alleviates water-related issues faced by the local population,” said Bhardwaj. On the occasion of World Environment

JNU second in NIRF rankings, efforts on to upgrade facilities

07 Jun 2023 02:23 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has retained its second position among universities in the NIRF rankings, with Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit saying the university has the “best” faculty members as well as students. The JNU is ranked 10th in the overall category in the Ministry of Education’s National Institutional Ranking

Atishi approaches Delhi HC for clearance of United Kingdom trip

07 Jun 2023 02:21 AM IST

Delhi’s Education Minister Atishi Marlena has moved Delhi High Court against ministries of the Central Government for allegedly delaying her travel clearances to the UK. She has been invited in her official capacity by the prestigious Cambridge University to speak at a conference on India at 100: Towards Becoming a

Himachal to frame policy for plastic alternatives: CM Sukhu

07 Jun 2023 02:20 AM IST

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced on Monday that Himachal Pradesh will develop a policy aimed at discovering alternative options to plastic. The state plans to formulate a policy within the year and encourage industries to explore substitutes for plastic. CM Sukhu expressed his intentions to eventually impose a “comprehensive

BJP, JJP plan to browbeat each other in upcoming election

07 Jun 2023 02:19 AM IST

With the Assembly elections drawing near in Haryana, several new political developments are triggering speculations in political corridors. While the ruling BJP and its alliance partner the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) are currently running the government together, the BJP continues to indicate that it would prefer to contest the upcoming

Akal Takht leader asks people not to fall prey to conversion

07 Jun 2023 02:17 AM IST

The Akal Takht’s officiating Jathedar, Giani Harpreet Singh on Tuesday called on all Sikh outfits in Punjab to raise join together to strengthen their religion, especially in rural belts. He asked the groups to do so while “expecting the least from the government”. Jathedar Singh has been demonstrating concern over

Wild tusker freed, health fine: TN forest official

07 Jun 2023 02:15 AM IST

After an overnight journey in a specially designed ambulance, travelling in the districts abutting the western ghats, wild tusker Arikomban was freed in the forest of upper Kodayar in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district bordering Kerala. The elephant’s health is fine, and his new habitat would ensure him plenty of water

Athawale-headed RPI (A) demands cabinet berth

07 Jun 2023 02:14 AM IST

Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said the RPI (A) headed by him has demanded a ministerial berth in the Maharashtra cabinet whose expansion is on the anvil. He said the Republican Party of India (Athawale) will also demand tickets to contest at least two Lok Sabha seats (out of

Tribal ‘green warrior’ inspires community to grow 400-acre forest

07 Jun 2023 02:13 AM IST

With a community-based approach to conservation, a 74-year-old tribal farmer in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district has turned 400 acres of land in his village into a sprawling forest. A senior forest department official lauded the initiative of tribal farmer Damodar Kashyap and said his efforts not only led to afforestation in

NCB unearths pan-India drug network, arrests 6 persons

07 Jun 2023 02:09 AM IST

The Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday claimed to have busted a pan-India drugs trafficking network operating on the dark web with the “largest ever” seizure of 15,000 LSD blots in one operation and arrest of six people who are students and youngsters. LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide is a synthetic

Modi govt disburses record Rs 27 cr Mudra loans, says Amit Shah

07 Jun 2023 00:44 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lauded the efforts of Central government, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unfolded an era of nine years of women-led development with India registering a record disbursement of Rs 27 crore Mudra loans to women entrepreneurs who today empower the Indian economy. Shah’s