New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) President of India Droupadi Murmu today conferred the ‘SCOPE Eminence Award’ for Outstanding Women Leadership to A Manimekhalai, former managing director and CEO of union Bank of India. Manimekhalai, who made history in June 2022 by becoming the first woman to head union Bank of India since its inception in…
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (UNI) Every year on this date, India pauses, only to move again, this time to the rhythm of sport. August 29 belongs to a man who turned hockey into poetry on grass: Major Dhyan Chand, born in 1905, whose stick wrote history under Olympic skies. From Amsterdam in 1928 to Berlin in…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court today issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy, seeking directions to the union Government to grant National Monument status to the Ram Setu bridge and to conduct a survey through the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and…
New Delhi Aug 29 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today said that they have arrested a key accused in the Muzaffarpur AK-47 rifle and ammunition seizure case. Manjoor Khan alias Babu Bhai, was apprehended in connection with the illegal smuggling of sophisticated weapons from Nagaland to Bihar. A senior NIA official confirmed that Khan…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his visits to Japan and China, accusing him of focusing more on his image abroad than on pressing issues at home, particularly the Manipur crisis. Calling Modi the “frequently flying (and more frequently lying) Prime Minister”,…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on September 1 a batch of petitions concerning the Bihar Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls, specifically applications seeking an extension of the deadline for filing claims and objections. A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered the matter to…
Tokyo/ New Delhi Aug 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised strong economic ties between India and Japan, highlighting key sectors where bilateral cooperation can be further strengthened. In a social media post following his address at the India-Japan Business Forum, PM Modi emphasized the significance of the presence of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida,…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) In a Full Court Ceremony held at 10:30 am today, Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai administered the oath of office to Justice Alok Aradhe, former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, and Justice Vipul Pancholi, former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, as Judges of the Supreme…
Tokyo/ New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) Highlighting India’s strong economic growth and stability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that capital just does not grow in the country, it multiplies, asserting that the country is on track to become the world’s third-largest economy in the near future. In India’s journey of development, Japan has always been…
Pune Aug 29 (UNI) Months after the union government accorded classical language status to Marathi language, the joint procession of 11 Ganesh Mandals from Dhankawadi Pune has chosen the slogan ‘M for Marathi’, attracting thousands of Ganesh devotees. After offering books as Naivedya (devotional offering) to the Lord of wisdom, the Ganesh idols of all…
