India discusses strengthening relations with premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Toronto, July 11 (IANS) Consul General of India in Toronto, Mahaveer Singhvi, on Friday met Tony Wakeham, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador province in Canada and discussed opportunities to deepen cooperation. “Consul General Mahaveer Singhvi…
Odisha: Police arrest fake IAS officer in Rs 20 lakh job fraud
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police on Friday arrested a 40-year-old man from West Bengal on the charges of duping a job aspirant by falsely posing as a promoted IAS officer in the Odisha Government. The accused identified as…
Rajasthan ACB traps two officials in bribery cases
Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) Acting on the directions of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Headquarters, the ACB Jaipur City-IV Unit on Friday conducted a trap operation and caught two officials of the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment…
Andhra Cabinet approves special NIA court in Visakhapatnam
Amaravati, July 10 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved the establishment of a special court in Visakhapatnam to try cases registered under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting…
Wimbledon: Sinner stuns Djokovic to storm into second successive final at All-England
London, July 10 (IANS) World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner produced a clinical display to outclass seven-time winner Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the men’s singles semifinal at Centre Court in London on Friday, sealing his place in the…
Rajasthan HC rejects bail pleas of three Rohingya accused in human trafficking case
Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has rejected the bail applications of three Rohingya nationals from Myanmar accused of living in India under false identities and allegedly trafficking Bangladeshi girls to different parts of the country. A…
Tripura’s 80 pc population covered under Ayushman Bharat Health Account: CM Saha
New Delhi/Agartala, July 10 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that around 80 per cent of the state’s population has been covered under the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA), highlighting the significant progress made in…
Dept of Posts, TRAI to carry out telecom network performance survey across 5.68 lakh villages
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Department of Posts and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday to conduct a nationwide app-based survey to assess the mobile network performance of Telecom…
FM Sitharaman to review PSBs’ foreign currency deposit mobilisation
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to meet heads of public sector banks (PSBs) and financial institutions on Monday to review the progress of foreign currency deposit mobilisation and overseas borrowing initiatives…
Govt exempts GIFT City units from license for chartering foreign ships
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) In a major policy reform aimed at strengthening India’s maritime services ecosystem, the Union government has exempted units established in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City in Gandhinagar,…