Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) To celebrate the over 400-year-old amity between the Hindu and Muslim communities in West Bengal’s Nabadwip, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Mayapur on Wednesday organised an Iftar party with…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday inaugurated diabetes campaign, an initiative through which patients can get information and ways to prevent diabetes via a missed call. According to the ministry,…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Minister of state for Finance Jayant Sinha said here on Wednesday that the government aims to disburse loans worth Rs 1,80,000 crore to small businesses through Mudra Banks in the…
Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President Naushad Forbes on Wednesday said it is a matter of political will to pass the Goods and Services Tax (GST). “The problems in…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The government has full confidence in its Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday. “The government has full confidence in Arvind Subramanian,” Jaitley told the…
Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) Leading aerospace venture Aequs Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on Wednesday signed a deal with Apollo Aerospace Components Ltd to expand its free trade warehousing zone at Belagavi in Karnataka. “The pact…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences over the death of people due to lightning strikes in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. “Deeply anguished by loss of lives due…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Aadhar Housing Finance, which caters to low income groups, has targetted loan disbursals of Rs 2,100 crore in the current fiscal, a top company official said on Wednesday. “We have targetted…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship plans to roll out a programme on entrepreneurship in school education, an official said here on Wednesday. The curriculum would be similar to…
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) With India and Pakistan both claiming victory folowing a British court’s judgement in the Hyderabad Funds Case, the focus is back again on a nearly seven decades old dispute over around…
Panaji, June 22 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday slammed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s recent criticism of a section of NGOs and green activists, and accused the former Goa chief minister of interfering in the state…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday extended the date for states to join the Uday debt restructuring scheme for electricity distribution companies to March 31, 2017, to enable all states and…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the four-laning of the Hubli-Hospe section of National Highway-63 in Karnataka, said an official statement. “The cost is estimated to be Rs 2,272.20 crore,…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday decided to withdraw the Drugs and Cosmetic (Amendment) Bill, 2013, which was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 29, 2013. Considering the role of…
Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) Dalmia Bharat Group aimed at Rs 1,500 crore annual business as it launched two variants of cement in Odisha on Wednesday. The two national brands launched are — Dalmia DSP cement…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh welcomed the government’s decision to remove “controlled condition” for 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in animal husbandry sector and said this will…
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) Hyderabad-based Saince Health Tech on Wednesday launched an innovative mobile-based prescription app RapidR. This app along with a web portal (www.rapidrx.in) will enable physicians to prescribe medicines electronically in any type…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the rehabilitation of four-lane Mahatma Gandhi Setu on Ganga River in Bihar, said an official statement. The rehabilitation…
Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) In a major blow to the BSP, senior leader Swamy Prasad Maurya on Wednesday quit the party. In no time, BSP leader Mayawati hit back, saying she was anyway planning to…
Bhopal, June 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan police have decided to join forces to combat inter-state border crime. This was decided at a border meeting held between the two forces in Mandsaur, in…