Odisha CM, Singapore envoy discuss investment projects, deepen ties
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday held a high‑level meeting with Singapore High Commissioner to India Simon Wong in Bhubaneswar to discuss the effective implementation of bilateral investment projects and…
Three teenagers killed in road accident in Bihar’s Nalanda district
Patna, June 17 (IANS) A devastating road accident claimed the lives of three teenage boys in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Wednesday. The incident occurred near the Ganga Bigha bridge under the jurisdiction of Telhara Police Station, leaving the…
Iran deal will push oil prices lower: Trump
Evian, June 17 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the agreement reached with Iran would help drive oil prices lower and strengthen the global economy by ensuring the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important…
Lasting peace in Manipur needs collective effort, says CM; warns against vested interests benefiting from conflict
Imphal, June 17 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Wednesday that while the state government is making every possible effort to restore normalcy in the state, achieving lasting peace requires the active cooperation and…
Twin pacts signed with HUDCO, IIM-A to advance ‘Viksit Gujarat 2047’ vision
Gandhinagar, June 17 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday signed a strategic partnership agreement with Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) for long-term financing of up to Rs one lakh crore for major infrastructure projects…
Odisha clears 20 projects worth Rs 76,612 crore, eyes over 50,000 job opportunities
Bhubaneswar, June 17 (IANS) The High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) on Wednesday approved 20 major industrial projects with a cumulative investment of Rs 76,611.86 crore, with the potential to generate 50,517 employment opportunities across nine…
Calcutta HC stays railway land evictions in 25 cases till June 30
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) In 25 cases related to the eviction of alleged encroachments on railway land, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday stayed eviction proceedings in such locations till June 30. In all areas adjacent to railway stations, including…
Congress misleading farmers, using them for politics: Gujarat BJP chief
Rajkot, June 17 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Wednesday accused the Congress of misleading farmers and using them for political purposes, while asserting that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government…
Societies that forget their history begin to produce ‘cockroaches’: Union Minister
Jaipur, June 17 (IANS) Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said that a society which does not acquaint its future generations with its history, stories of valour and cultural heritage gradually loses its…
Trump hails Iran deal, says PM Modi welcomed it
Evian, June 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed the agreement reached with Iran as a historic breakthrough, saying it had ended the current conflict, secured the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and ensured that Tehran would never…