CM Shivakumar convenes meeting of K’taka MPs for drought relief; announces Assembly session from Aug 13
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday announced that the Monsoon Session of the State Legislature will commence on August 13, even as the state prepares to address the worsening drought situation and pending…
Nine of India’s top-10 firms lose Rs 2.74 lakh crore in market value last week
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) The combined market valuation of nine of India’s 10 most-valued listed companies declined by Rs 2.74 lakh crore last week as a sharp sell-off in domestic equities weighed on heavyweight stocks, with HDFC Bank emerging as the…
Gujarat hikes assistance for levelling free residential plots for rural homeless families
Gandhinagar, July 26 (IANS) The Gujarat government has substantially increased financial assistance for levelling free residential plots allotted to rural homeless families, raising support fivefold on a per-plot basis and fourfold per hectare to make…
Manipur: Five militants and two drug peddlers held, cache of arms and drugs seized
Imphal, July 26 (IANS) The security forces in Manipur have arrested five hardcore militants belonging to different insurgent outfits, recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, and apprehended two drug peddlers during separate operations conducted across…
K S Chitra, Khushbu, Unni Mukundan pay tribute to Indian Army bravehearts on Kargil Vijay Diwas
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) One of India’s greatest singers, K S Chitra, on Sunday joined scores of people cutting across regions and languages in paying tribute to the brave sons of the Indian Army, who laid down their lives in the service of the…
Adani Ahmedabad Marathon returns for 10th edition on Nov 29, registrations open
Ahmedabad, July 26 (IANS) Adani Sportsline on Sunday opened registrations for the landmark 10th edition of the Ahmedabad Marathon, which will be held on November 29, with the announcement coinciding with Kargil Vijay Diwas. Continuing with its…
Accepting it with humility, a deep sense of duty: Pralhad Joshi after assuming charge as Union Education Minister
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, who assumed charge as the Union Education Minister on Sunday, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for entrusting him with the responsibility. In a post on X, after taking the…
Projected Amphan loss was inflated by TMC regime for higher central relief assistance: CAG report
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) The projected loss in the aftermath of AMPHAN super-cyclone (2020) was presented in an inflated manner by the previous Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government for getting higher central relief financial assistance, said one of 28…
Vessel carrying four Indian nationals hit at Ukraine’s Odesa port, two safe while two go missing
Kyiv, July 26 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has said that four Indian nationals were on board the MV GN Ragnar vessel that was struck at the Port of Odesa on Saturday. Two of them are confirmed safe while information is awaited about the other two…
CM Chandrababu Naidu asks TDP cadres to highlight coalition’s achievements
Amaravati, July 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday asked the party cadres to go door-to-door to explain the achievements of the coalition government in the state. He held…