Srinagar, Oct 3 (UNI) Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Ajay Kumar Yadav on Tuesday said that the situation in Srinagar is peaceful and there is no terrorism here. The CRPF officer Yadav said this after the CRPF Women Bike Expedition, named “Yashasvini” was flagged off by J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, from…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday laid the foundation for Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at NISER Campus in Jatani near Bhubaneswar. This State-of-the-Art facility and research centre will be a global standard Cancer Care, Research and Innovation centre. It will be a 200-Bedded cancer hospital and will…
Hangzhou, Oct 3 (UNI) Lovlina Borgohain became the fourth Indian pugilist to secure an Olympic quota after she stormed into the final of the women’s 75kg boxing event at the Asian Games 2023 here on Tuesday. World Champion Lovlina outwitted Thailand’s Baison Maneekon in her semifinal match to book the gold medal bout on Wednesday….
Hangzhou, Oct 3 (UNI) India won their second ever medal in Asiad canoeing after the men’s team of Sunil Singh Salam and Arjun Singh clinched bronze in the double 1000m sprint event at the Asian Games 2023 here on Tuesday. The first ever medal for India at the Asiad was won by the combo of…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) India can effectively tackle the menace of plastic pollution only with the combined efforts of all segments of society, Sanjay Kumar, Director General, DMEO and head of Circular Economy Mission, Niti Aayog, said on Tuesday. He said today at the launch of NGO Bharat Soka Gakkai’s (BSG) ‘Say No to…
Hangzhou, Oct 3 (UNI) India’s PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy began their campaigns by beating their rivals in the women’s and men’s singles badminton here on Tuesday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, defeated Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Wen Chi 21-10, 21-15 in the round of 32. It took her 42 minutes to trounce her opponent at…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The World Bank has projected India’s GDP growth for the current financial year 2023-24 at 6.3% even as global headwinds continue to persist and intensify further due to high interest rates, geopolitical tensions and sluggish global demand. In its latest India Development Update (IDU) released on Tuesday, the World Bank…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Reflecting moderation in factory activities, India’s manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) slipped to a five-month low of 57.5 in September 2023. Published by S&P Global, India’s manufacturing PMI stood at 58.6 in August this year. A PMI reading above 50 means expansion, while a print below it shows contraction in…
New Delhi, (UNI) Samarpan Lama emerged winner after an intense battle of the ‘TOP 5 finalists’ in ‘Finale no.1’ of Sony Entertainment Television’s India’s Best Dancer 3. Samarpan Lama won prize money of INR 15 lakhs and lifted the coveted trophy of India’s Best Dancer 3, while his choreographer Bhawna Khanduja was awarded a cheque…
Mumbai, Oct 3 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Tuesday dropped 206.14 points at 65,622.27 in the opening session, as almost all indices were in green. The NSE lost 98.25 points at 19,540.05. Almost all indices were opened in red. The losers were Powergrid by 1.35 pc to Rs 197.15, Reliance Industries by 1.13 pc to…
