HM Shah to participate in Mangala Aarti before 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, July 15 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will offer the Mangala Aarti at the Shri Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad, in the early hours of Thursday before the commencement of the city’s 149th Jagannath…
Around 2.6 lakh enumeration forms not returned yet: Haryana CEO A. Sreenivas
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Haryana’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) A. Sreenivas on Wednesday said that around 2.6 lakh people have not yet returned the filled enumeration forms, distributed as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
Govt invites bids for giga-scale ACC battery manufacturing facilities with 10 GWh capacity
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The government on Wednesday invited bids to pick up beneficiaries for establishing giga-scale Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) manufacturing facilities with a cumulative capacity of 10 GWh in India. The capacity is earmarked for…
India registers rise in employment in June
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Both the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in the country registered an increase in June over the same month of the previous year, reflecting a year-on-year increase in employment,…
‘No lacuna warranting it’: Centre opposes court-monitored probe into Ahmedabad air crash
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has told the Supreme Court that there is no legal or factual basis for constituting a parallel or court-monitored probe into the June 12, 2025, Ahmedabad Air India AI-171 crash,…
Chariots ready, security tightened: Puri gears up for grand Rath Yatra
Bhubaneswar, July 15 (IANS) The holy city of Puri in Odisha is gearing up for the world-famous Ratha Yatra, during which the divine siblings, Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra, and sister Devi Subhadra, will embark on their nine-day…
I was made a scapegoat to target Oommen Chandy, says former aide
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Former Oommen Chandy aide Tenny Joppen on Wednesday said he had been made a scapegoat in the politically-sensitive solar scam to target the late Chief Minister, hours after the Kerala High Court permitted his removal…
UP Minister Dharampal Singh questions Akhilesh Yadav’s source on Ram Temple donation ‘theft’
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Dharampal Singh on Wednesday questioned Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s source “who first informed him” about the alleged embezzlement of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram…
Piyush Goyal, Maros Sefcovic review progress on India-EU FTA implementation
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said he met Maros Sefcovic, EU Trade and Economic Security Commissioner, and reviewed the progress on the implementation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The…
‘The team is very motivated,’ says coach Marijne as India women begin Hockey World Cup preparations
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Indian women’s hockey chief coach Sjoerd Marijne believes the squad is entering the most crucial phase of its preparation with renewed confidence and enthusiasm as it gears up for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 to be played…