New Delhi- India has set up a special inter-ministerial group to closely watch the fast-changing situation in West Asia and how it will impact trade, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. The group will meet every day to monitor developments and assess how rising tensions in the region could affect India’s trade.Exporters in…
Thiruvananthapuram- State BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday urged the Kerala Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar to grant assent to the proposed Malayalam Language Bill, describing it as a measure that would reinforce Kerala’s cultural identity and strengthen the self-respect of its people. Chandrasekhar said the Bill would be a landmark step in promoting Malayalam as…
Bengaluru- Karnataka BJP on Tuesday accused the state government of diverting funds meant for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the Special Component Plan (SCP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) for other purposes, terming it a “betrayal” of Dalits. The Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, claimed that the government had…
Kannur- With the CPI(M)’s Kannur district committee clearing nominees for 13 of the 16 Assembly seats in the district, the message is unambiguous, the levers of power remain firmly with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and State Secretary M.V. Govindan. Several heavyweight district leaders E.P. Jayarajan, M.V. Jayarajan and P. Jayarajan have been left out, a…
Itanagar- A hardcore insurgent of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) surrendered to security forces at Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Tuesday, officials said. A defence spokesman said that based on credible intelligence inputs about the presence of a hardcore cadre of the ULFA (I) faction in the Horu Chinghan area, a…
Ahmedabad- Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to visit Ahmedabad on March 7 and 8, during which he will inaugurate and dedicate to the public key urban development projects valued at over Rs 60 crore, officials confirmed on Tuesday. According to officials, Shah will arrive in the city on the evening of March 7.On…
Chandigarh- Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Tuesday said the government has emerged among the top three states in terms of revenue growth, asserting that the state’s financial performance over the past four years reflects structural reforms, fiscal discipline, and administrative transparency. Cheema presented detailed data to the media here and described it as a…
New Delhi- Popularising nature-based solutions to make Holi and other festivals vibrant, joyful, and eco-friendly, the Environment Ministry conducted workshops across Eco-Clubs to promote safe and sustainable celebrations aligned with Mission LiFE, an official said on Tuesday. Through hands-on sessions, students are learning to prepare natural colours using edible and leafy vegetables. Green is derived…
Lucknow- The Yogi Adityanath-led government is on a mission to transform Uttar Pradesh into a ‘green state’, and the goal is evident from the heightened scale of sapling plantations in the past few years. According to official estimates, more than 242 crore saplings have been planted across the state in the last nine years, leading…
New Delhi- Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday met Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Minister of State Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani at Parliament House to discuss welfare and job schemes, an official said. During the meeting, the Vice-President was briefed on various initiatives of the Ministry aimed at rural transformation and public…
