MUMBAI: Earlier this week, the poll-bound Mahayuti govt cleared a subsidy of Rs 50 per cow daily for desi cows housed in registered gaushalas (cow shelters). The scheme will cost the severely cash-strapped state Rs 230 crore per year. Significantly, the payout is higher than the daily subsidy given to cows in cattle shelters in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a meeting of the cabinet committee on security to address the recent eruption of hostilities in West Asia, according to PTI sources.The meeting reportedly focused on the implications of the conflict on trade and the supply of petroleum products.India expressed grave concern regarding the escalation of the…
Fuel tanks at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, largest island in the Chagos archipelago. (Reuters Image) NEW DELHI: India played a quiet yet significant contribution in the historic transfer of the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom to Mauritius. According to ANI sources, India had steadfastly and unwaveringly…
NEW DELHI: Will people of Haryana give ruling BJP consecutive third term in office or will the Congress snatch power from the saffron party after staying in opposition for 10 years? With campaign for the October 5 assembly elections for the 90-member assembly drawing to a close, the stage is set for an interesting contest…
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for the disbursement of productivity linked bonus equivalent to 78 days’ wages worth Rs 2,038.57 crores to more than 11.72 lakh non-gazetted railway employees.“Productivity Linked Bonus for Railway employees of Rs 2,029 crore has been approved by the cabinet for the good performance of railways…
Ashwini Vaishnaw (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet gave its approval to grant classical language status to five Indian languages: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali, announced union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday.“PM Modi has always focused on Indian languages… Today, 5 languages Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali have been approved as classical…
NEW DELHI: Under fire from the Tollywood fraternity and slapped with multiple legal notices, Congress minister Konda Surekha on Thursday had to retract her controversial remarks over BRS leader KT Rama Rao‘s involvement in actors Samantha and Naga Chaitanya‘s divorce. “My comments are meant to question a leader’s belittling of women and not to hurt…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain and Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin skipped summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), according to official sources quoted by PTI.The 61-year-old former MP was summoned to record his statement under…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report, calling the body “a biased organisation with political agenda“.Sharing New Delhi’s take on the report, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said the USCIRF “continues to misrepresent facts and peddles a motivated narrative about India”. “Our views on…
Security forces in Kishtwar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Security forces engaged in a short gunfight with terrorists in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.The incident occurred during a joint search operation in Chatroo, which was initiated based on intelligence about the presence of terrorists in the area. “Contact was established (with terrorists)…
