Narendra Modi, PM India MUMBAI: India‘s Surat diamond bourse will create 150,000 new jobs and become a “one-stop shop” for artisans and businessmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he inaugurated the new bourse in Gujarat. Surat, in Gujarat state, where Modi originally hails from, cuts and polishes 90% of world’s rough diamonds and the…
NEW DELHI: Union communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday introduced the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to replace the 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act that governs the telecom sector. The Cabinet had cleared the bill in August.Here’s what the bill proposes:* The draft Telecommunications Bill has been introduced to create a…
Motisons Jewellers has fixed a price band of Rs 52-55 for its IPO, which opens for subscription on December 18. The issue will close on December 20. At the upper end of the price band, the company plans to raise Rs 151 crore. Investors can bid for a minimum of 250 shares in one lot…
NEW DELHI: Reeling under BJP’s aggression after assembly wins in the Hindi heartland states and waiting for the inauguration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the SC verdict on Article 370 on Monday provided another polarising issue that is likely to send the INDIA bloc back to the drawing board ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.The…
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday withdrew the three criminal justice bills from Parliament and said they would be redrafted and introduced afresh after incorporating recommendations made by the parliamentary committee in its reports on November 10.The Centre made the announcement in a statement on the Parliament portal for MPs, stating that the bills, introduced…
GUWAHATI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the Manipur government, seeking a report within two weeks on the killing of 13 people in Tengnoupal district on December 4. The commission said it has taken “suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least 13 people were killed in…
NEW DELHI: Stressing the importance of artificial intelligence in today’s world, PM Narendra Modi Friday said India is looking to “take a giant leap in AI to empower its citizens and is poised to be an active contributor to its evolution”.In a LinkedIn post titled ‘Celebrating AI and Indian talent’, PM Modi invited people to…
Representative image Kolkata: Amidst soaring gold prices, jewellery retailers are increasingly turning to lightweight ornaments sourced from wholesalers to offset the price surge. This trend was prominently observed at the Bengal International Expo-2023 which kicked off on Friday and will be on till December 10 at the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan. The expo functioning as…
AIZAWL: Former IPS officer Lalduhoma, a maverick who led his fledgling party to a famous electoral victory against Zoramthanga’s MNF, was sworn in on Friday as the CM of a 12-member Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) government in Mizoram that includes the state’s first woman minister of cabinet rank in 61-year-old Lalrinpuii.The new government has seven…
NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh BJP in-charge Murlidhar Rao said on Friday that the chief ministers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh would be announced within the next two days.Rao stated, “Central observers appointed by the party for the three states will visit each state, and the party will unveil its Chief Ministerial choices for those…
