Three arrested for tampering with Annapurna Yojana documents in Bengal’s Purulia
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Vice-chairman of Purulia Zilla Parishad, Sujoy Banerjee and two others have been arrested on charges of tampering with Annapurna Yojana (social welfare scheme) documents in West Bengal, said the police on Sunday. The local BJP…
PBKS batter Shashank alleges extortion plot in assault charges, terms FIR ‘tool of harassment’.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Punjab Kings cricketer Shashank Singh on Sunday opened up about a recent controversy involving his family, alleging that a “false FIR” was used as a tool for extortion to tarnish his reputation as a public figure.…
Southeast Asian countries suffer as China’s thriving rare earth industry poisons Mekong river
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) China’s thriving rare earth industry is leading to massive pollution in the Mekong River, that flows downstream into South East Asian countries like Thailand, with heavy metals like arsenic being confirmed in the river’s…
10 Indians on board rescued, one missing: India condemns attack on commercial vessel off Oman coast
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India on Sunday condemned the attack on the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy carrying Indian nationals off the coast of Oman, terming the continuous incidents of attacks on commercial shipping in the region “deeply…
Annamalai to lead ‘We The Leaders’ anti-drug conference in TN’s Pollachi
Pollachi, July 12 (IANS) The newly formed public movement ‘We The Leaders’, headed by former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai, will hold its first major public conference in Pollachi on Sunday, with the campaign centred on the theme, “Drug-Free…
NPPA raises anti-rabies immunoglobulin price, fixes retail rates of 39 drug formulations
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has increased the retail price of anti-rabies immunoglobulin while fixing the retail prices of 39 drug formulations covering therapies for hypertension, diabetes, HIV, heart…
Delhi CM seeks Rs 100 crore Central aid for first phase of revised PM-UDAY
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has written to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar, seeking financial assistance of Rs 100 crore from the Central Government in the first phase to ensure the…
Q1 earnings, crude oil trends likely to drive Dalal Street next week
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Investors will closely track the ongoing Q1 FY27 earnings season, movement in crude oil prices, foreign fund flows and developments in West Asia next week after the Indian stock market ended its four-week winning streak amid…
PM Modi’s 3-nation tour opens doors for India’s long-term strategic ties, including Uranium nod
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Picture the scene. Perth, January 2008. India’s special envoy has come seeking uranium for a power-starved nation of a billion people, from the country that sits atop the largest uranium reserves on earth. The answer is a…
IN-SPAN Centre launched to foster Nepal-India startup ecosystem
Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) Two dozen Nepali startup entrepreneurs received mentorship and market exposure during an eight-week programme at the IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation in Chennai, India, from December last year to January this year.…