Great admirer of PM Modi… I have Indian DNA: Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto
Jakarta, July 7 (IANS) Lauding India’s massive rise under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday said that he is a “great admirer” of the Indian PM and has been closely…
Calcutta HC rejects urgent hearing plea of Trinamool in bank accounts freeze case
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the plea filed by the Trinamool Congress faction led by Mamata Banerjee for an urgent hearing in the bank account freeze case. A single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was of the…
Four states reach agreement on long-pending Narmada Project matters
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) A decades-old dispute over the rehabilitation of people displaced by the Narmada Project and compensation for land acquired for water-submerged areas has been resolved after Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra…
FIFA WC: La Liga president slams FIFA over Balogun ban reversal, calls it ‘tip of the iceberg’
Madrid, July 7 (IANS) La Liga president Javier Tebas has become the latest football administrator to criticise FIFA over its decision to suspend the one-match World Cup ban imposed on United States striker Folarin Balogun, describing the episode as…
No SIR interference, committed to protecting every voter’s rights: Shivakumar
Kalaburagi, July 7 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday asserted that the state government will not interfere in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and reiterated that its priority is to safeguard the…
Assam seized drugs worth Rs 3,253 crore, arrested over 26,500 offenders since 2021: CM Sarma
Guwahati, July 7 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state government’s sustained anti-narcotics campaign has led to the seizure of drugs worth more than Rs 3,253 crore and the arrest of over 26,500 offenders…
‘No place for terror in India’: Dy CM hails Gujarat HC verdict in Ahmedabad blasts case
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) Declaring that there is “absolutely no place for terrorism and anti-national activities on the soil of India”, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday described the Gujarat High Court’s verdict upholding…
Life won’t be the same without you’: Rashid, Nabi, Shastri lead tributes to Shapoor Zadran
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Tributes poured in from across the cricketing world after former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran passed away in India on Tuesday following a prolonged illness. The 38-year-old, one of the pioneers of Afghanistan cricket,…
Lakshadweep aims to double tuna production to 50,000 tonnes in five years
Kochi, July 7 (IANS) Lakshadweep has drawn up an ambitious five-year roadmap to more than double its annual tuna and tuna-like fish production to 50,000 tonnes, with a comprehensive strategy focusing on deep-sea fishing, mariculture, seaweed farming, and…
Land encroachment stalled Indore hospital project, no corruption involved: MP Dy CM
Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Tuesday said the proposed government hospital at Khajrana in Indore could not be constructed because the Health Department failed to get possession of the allotted land due to…