The BJP on Friday appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda as central observers for electing the leader of its legislative party in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively. The new legislative party leaders will become chief ministers of the three states, and the meetings...
The 42-day festive period – starting on Navratri and ending 15 days after Dhanteras – saw a new milestone in car sales, said Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) in a new report released on Tuesday. The association said that significant growth was observed in two-wheeler, three-wheeler, commercial vehicles as well as passenger vehicles categories,...
A higher dose of the COVID-19 drug, dexamethasone, may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia journal. The study looked at how well a strong dose of dexamethasone worked for COVID-19 patients. It considered factors...
The government on Tuesday cut special additional excise duty (SAED) on crude petroleum to Rs 9,050 per tonne with effect from October 18. In the last fortnightly review on September 29, windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil was set at Rs 12,100 per tonne. Besides, the SAED or duty on export of diesel will be reduced...
Independence Day speech 2023: PM Narendra Modi delivered his 10th consecutive Independence Day speech on Tuesday. Today’s speech is also his last before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. PM Modi started the day by unfurling the country’s national flag at the Red Fort and paying tributes to the freedom fighters. During his speech at Red...
Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez has joined Saudi side Al-Ahli, the two clubs announced on Friday, becoming the latest big-name player to be lured to the cash-rich league in the Gulf state. The 32-year-old Algerian winger joined Pep Guardiola’s team in 2018 from Leicester, winning 11 major trophies at the club. “The wait is over: Riyad is...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday promised an unprecedented growth of the country during his third term in power, which, he said, will catapult it to one of the top three slots. Sending out a message of development and growth at the inauguration of Delhi’s revamped Pragati Maidan, he said, “From east to west, north...
Prime Minister NarendraModi on Thursday condemned the alleged sexual assault of women in Manipur state as “shameful” and promised tough action in his first comments on ethnic clashes in the remote northeast which have killed at least 125 people. The clashes began in early May and much of the violence was put down within days....
A second attack by the pro-Khalistani Sikh organisations on the Consulate General of India in SanFrancisco has prompted New Delhi to strongly take up the issue with Washington DC even as the UnitedStates condemned the incident and termed it “a criminal offence”. After its envoy to New Delhi, Cameron MacKay, was summoned to the Ministry...
