MEI sector salary jumps 9.4 pc in FY27: Report
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India’s Manufacturing, Engineering and Infrastructure (MEI) sector is expected to see salary increments rise to 9.4 per cent in FY27, up from 7.9 per cent in previous year, driven by a recovery in project activity, semiconductor…
India, Canada discuss boosting maritime cooperation, defence ties
Ottawa, July 28 (IANS) India and Canada have agreed to enhance defence cooperation, with discussions focusing on maritime collaboration, defence capacity-building and training during a meeting between India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K.…
SP accuses BJP of raising sentimental issues after AIMIM’s Vande Mataram remarks
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The political debate over the proposed Vande Mataram Bill intensified after AIMIM raised objections over making the song’s recitation mandatory, with Samajwadi Party (SP) spokesperson Ashutosh Verma accusing the Bharatiya Janata…
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 PM amid Opposition ruckus
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM on Tuesday as the Opposition continued to create a ruckus with heavy sloganeering during the Question Hour. Speaker Om Birla commenced the session by acknowledging and appreciating…
Over 20 killed, dozens injured as PoK boils
Islamabad, July 28 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and dozens critically injured during the Long March organised by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), amid an escalating crackdown by Pakistani authorities on…
Delhi: Anti-narcotics squad busts illicit liquor stockpoint, arrests bootlegger with 16 cartons of Haryana-mark liquor
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Anti-Narcotics Squad of South District Police has achieved a major success by apprehending a bootlegger and seizing a large quantity of Haryana-mark illicit liquor from his possession and residence in Sangam Vihar. A total…
Amritsar becomes 2nd hub and spoke airport with access to over 20 international destinations
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The government on Tuesday inaugurated Hub and Spoke international flight operations from Amritsar, making it the second airport after Varanasi to be integrated into the pioneering ‘Hub & Spoke’ framework for international…
Three devotees killed as truck rams into van in Andhra’s Vizianagaram
Amaravati, July 28 (IANS) Three devotees were killed and 13 injured when a van they were travelling in was hit by a truck in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district, police said. The accident occurred past midnight near Chelluru when the truck rammed into…
Bengal govt’s new SOP on weekly review of medicine stocks in state-run hospitals
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) The Health Department of West Bengal is set to introduce a new standard operating procedure (SOP) that mandates a weekly review of medicine inventories in state-run hospitals and medical college hospitals. State Health and Family…
Meta restores PM Modi’s Facebook video, says removal was an error
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Meta has admitted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video on Facebook was removed in error and said it has now been restored as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) summoned the global heads of…