T’gana CM discusses Hyderabad Metro financing with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, along with Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy, met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi on Monday and discussed issues relating to a loan from the Indian Railway…
Rubio heads to Gulf as Iran deal talks continue
Washington, June 22 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Bahrain from June 23-25 for talks focused on regional security, the Iran memorandum of understanding, and maritime transit through the…
India, South Africa discuss bilateral cooperation at BRICS meet
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval held a meeting with his counterpart Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on Monday on the sidelines of the BRICS NSAs’ Meeting in New Delhi. Both sides discussed India-South Africa bilateral ties,…
UN chief urges political will to accelerate, finish global HIV fight
United Nations, June 22 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for political will to accelerate and finish the global HIV fight at a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly. “This is a meeting that is taking place to…
Ram Kapoor, Pamala Serena, Shivangi Joshi are the inmates for ‘Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa’
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Before a grand premiere on June 27, the makers of the forthcoming show “Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa” dropped a glimpse of its prison universe. The show will have fourteen inmates, two jailers, and one lock-up for 6 weeks.…
Gujarat: ACB files DA case against suspended senior officer after 11-year probe
Ahmedabad, June 22 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets case worth Rs 3.56 crore against a senior Gujarat Administrative Service officer following a preliminary inquiry covering the period from 2012 to 2023.…
Odisha: Centre pushes citizen-centric banking reforms after Keonjhar row
Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) Acting on concerns raised by Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has written to the BJD president informing him that the Department of Financial Services under the Union…
Assam: Ambubachi Mahayog begins as doors of Kamakhya Temple close for annual ritual
Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) The doors of the revered Kamakhya Temple atop the Nilachal Hills in Assam’s Guwahati were closed on Monday, marking the beginning of the annual Ambubachi Mahayog, one of the largest religious congregations in eastern India. The…
Gujarat: Natural farming federation brings together farmers, eyes global exports
Gandhinagar, June 22 (IANS) More than 20,000 natural farmers across Gujarat have been brought under a single federation that plans to market certified produce under a common brand and expand exports to international markets, in what organisers describe…
Army Chief honours Assam veteran Col Dibya Shankar Bhattacharya
Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Veteran Army officer and noted social contributor Colonel Dibya Shankar Bhattacharya (Retd) from Assam has been awarded the prestigious Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Commendation Card and Medal by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi…