Bengaluru- Demand for traditional Mysuru silk sarees manufactured by the government-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Limited (KSIC) dominated discussions in the Assembly, with legislators across parties urging the state government to increase production and strengthen the historic institution. BJP MLA T. S. Srivatsa, raising the issue, said there is a huge demand for Mysuru silk…
Ahmedabad- Security agencies conducted extensive searches at court complexes in Ahmedabad on Monday after bomb threat emails targeted the Gujarat High Court and the Ahmedabad Rural Court, prompting evacuations and suspending court activities. Officials said threatening emails warning of a bomb attack were sent to the High Court located in the Sola area and the…
Jaipur- Aiming at implementing an announcement of enacting a special law for the conservation and protection of Khejri trees and other important tree species, the state government on Monday constituted a high-level committee to draft a “Tree Protection Bill.” The committee held its first meeting on Monday under the chairmanship of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram…
New Delhi- The Namibian Cheetah named Jwala has given birth to five cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, and this has taken India’s total cheetah population to the half-century mark, informed Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday. This marks a remarkable success for India’s Project Cheetah, as the endangered felines, reintroduced…
New Delhi- The impact of the rise in global crude oil prices on the rate of inflation in India is not estimated to be substantial at this point, as the country’s inflation is near the “lower bound”, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Parliament on Monday. The price of crude oil that India imports has…
New Delhi- In Delhi’s Leader of Opposition Atishi’s video row, the Delhi Assembly Secretariat on Saturday issued summons to Punjab Police chief, Jalandhar Police commissioner and a senior Punjab Home Department official to appear before it on February 27. The identical letter issued to Alok Shekhar, Additional Chief Secretary, Home-II, Punjab government, Punjab Police chief…
Thiruvananthapuram- With the Kerala Assembly elections drawing closer, the focus of political activity has temporarily shifted from the state to the national Capital, as senior leaders of the Congress and the BJP head to Delhi for crucial discussions with their central leaderships on candidate selection and seat-sharing arrangements. Kerala has a 140 member Legislative Assembly…
Kolkata- West Bengal Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge), Chandrima Bhattacharya, who was a member of the delegation of Trinamool Congress who attended a meeting with the full-bench of the Election Commission, headed by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Monday morning, accused him of misbehaving with her in course of the…
Mumbai- Gold and silver prices eased on Monday amid a firmer US dollar and higher inflation expectations, trimming hopes of US Fed rate cuts in the near term. MCX gold April futures lost 0.16 per cent to Rs 1,61,380 per 10 grams around 11.10 am on an intraday basis. Meanwhile, MCX silver May futures declined…
New Delhi- External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the evolving situation in West Asia, stressing that the conflict is of particular concern to India because of the large number of Indian citizens living and working in the Gulf region. At the…
