‘No place for terror in India’: Dy CM hails Gujarat HC verdict in Ahmedabad blasts case
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) Declaring that there is “absolutely no place for terrorism and anti-national activities on the soil of India”, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday described the Gujarat High Court’s verdict upholding…
Life won’t be the same without you’: Rashid, Nabi, Shastri lead tributes to Shapoor Zadran
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Tributes poured in from across the cricketing world after former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran passed away in India on Tuesday following a prolonged illness. The 38-year-old, one of the pioneers of Afghanistan cricket,…
Lakshadweep aims to double tuna production to 50,000 tonnes in five years
Kochi, July 7 (IANS) Lakshadweep has drawn up an ambitious five-year roadmap to more than double its annual tuna and tuna-like fish production to 50,000 tonnes, with a comprehensive strategy focusing on deep-sea fishing, mariculture, seaweed farming, and…
Land encroachment stalled Indore hospital project, no corruption involved: MP Dy CM
Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Tuesday said the proposed government hospital at Khajrana in Indore could not be constructed because the Health Department failed to get possession of the allotted land due to…
India to lift R&D spending to 2 pc of GDP, Private firms should leverage RDIF: Govt official
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Secretary, Technology Development Board (TDB) Rajesh Kumar Pathak on Tuesday said central government plans to boost research and development spending to about 2 per cent of GDP and invited private sector to tap Rs 1 lakh crore…
J.P. Nadda holds review meeting on flagship health programmes in Kerala
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J. P. Nadda on Tuesday chaired a virtual review with K. Muraleedharan, Minister for Health, Government of Kerala, to review implementation and progress of key health programs in the…
Telangana woman kills husband by injecting toilet cleaner after bid to murder by throwing him from roof fails
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) In a shocking act, a woman in Telangana’s Nizamabad district allegedly killed her husband by injecting toilet cleaner into his veins through a cannula while he was undergoing treatment after surviving an earlier murder attempt,…
Amarnath Yatra: Over 1 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at holy shrine in 5 days
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra, since its inception on July 2, continues to witness an overwhelming response as the total number of pilgrims crossed the 1 lakh mark on Tuesday, in just five days of pilgrimage. The unprecedented turnout…
Delhi BJP chief Harsh Malhotra slams Kejriwal for comments on fuel quality
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) and Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra on Tuesday hit out at the former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for speaking on every issue — from the National…
FIFA WC: ‘We respect Argentina, but we fear no one,’ says Egypt coach Hossam Hassan ahead of last-16 clash
Atlanta, July 7 (IANS) Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan has insisted his side will take on defending champions Argentina without fear in their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash in Atlanta on Tuesday, saying his players must focus on their own game rather…