Govt’s ASPIRE scheme supports rural entrepreneurs with 109 incubators
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Ministry of MSME’s ASPIRE programme has approved 109 Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI) across 27 States and Union Territories, trained over 1.23 lakh beneficiaries, an official statement said on Friday. Since systematic…
MP CM honours Emergency-era activists, announces welfare package for ‘Loktantra Senanis’
Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday honoured democracy activists (‘Loktantra Senanis’) imprisoned during the Emergency and announced a package of welfare measures, including a special pilgrimage train,…
India, Seychelles looking to introduce new areas of cooperation: Indian envoy ahead of PM Modi’s visit
Victoria, June 26 (IANS) Hailing ties between India and Seychelles as “dynamic and excellent”, India’s High Commissioner to Seychelles, Rohit Rathish, on Friday, stated that both nations are looking to introduce new areas of cooperation…
DRI busts gold smuggling syndicate operating through Mumbai airport; 9 held
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) In a major crackdown against smuggling of foreign-origin gold, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested nine members of a syndicate, including a woman posted at the Mumbai airport, and seized a huge quantity of…
India sends two IAF planes with relief support to quake-hit Venezuela under Operation Amistad (Lead)
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) India on Friday launched ‘Operation Amistad’ to support earthquake-hit Venezuela, dispatching two Indian Air Force (IAF) planes carrying field hospital unit and more than 35 tons of relief supplies, medicines and…
‘This new Team India has a great mix of youth and experience’, says Shastri ahead of Ireland tour
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes the new-look Indian side has the ideal blend of youth and experience ahead of the white-ball tour of England, expressing confidence that the team has the quality to excel in…
‘Resigned due to his moral responsibility’: Sister of slain karsevaks on Champat Rai’s exit
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) Purnima Kothari, the sister of ‘karsevaks’ Ram Kumar Kothari and Sharad Kothari who were killed in Ayodhya firing in 1990, on Friday said that Ram Mandir trust General Secretary Champat Rai resigned due to his…
Mithoon on Sayeed Quadri’s lyrical structure of ‘Awarapan 2’: Conveys most complex emotions in simple manner
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Music composer Mithoon, who is making the music for the upcoming film ‘Awarapan 2’, has said that lyricist Sayeed Quadri has the terrific ability to convey the most complex emotions in a simple manner. Producer Vishesh Bhatt has…
MP: Brother-in-law arrested for Narmadapuram man’s murder
Narmadapuram, June 26 (IANS) Police have solved the murder of a 35-year-old man whose blood-soaked body was found in a dilapidated house in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district earlier this week, arresting his brother-in-law for the crime on…
North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un oversees artillery, missile tests
Pyongyang, June 26 (IANS) North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has overseen tests of multiple firepower systems in a bid to modernise the country’s artillery and missile forces, the official Korean Central News Agency said Friday. The…