New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Central government has approved a Rs 11,440 crore revival package for struggling state-owned Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), the corporate entity of Vizag Steel in Andhra Pradesh. “Prime Minister has approved a package of Rs 11,440 crore for the revival of RINL,” said Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday released the list of 30 candidates for the 70-member Delhi Assembly elections. Giving this information, party’s national general secretary and chief national spokesperson Brijmohan Shrivastav in a statement said the names of the candidates were approved by the parliamentary board. The…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Twelve Indian nationals serving in the Russian Army have been killed in the Ukraine conflict so far, while 16 have been categorised as missing by Russia, the MEA said today. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, addressing a briefing today, said that the body of an Indian national from…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday underlined the need to strengthen India’s offensive and defensive responses in view of the turmoil being witnessed in the rules-based international order. Addressing an event, to commemorate the ‘Year of Naval Civilians, here, he highlighted the increasing complexities for the Armed Forces due to…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a review meeting in presence of Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Mohan Yadav here to assess the implementation of three new criminal laws in the state. The meeting reviewed the implementation and current status of various new provisions related to police, prisons,…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday promised to provide free LPG cylinders to the poor during the Holi and Diwali festival. BJP National President JP Nadda released the Delhi Sankalp Patra-1 developed at the party’s state headquarters and said that if the BJP comes to power in Delhi, all…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday entered the election fray by announcing the names of 69 candidates for the 70-member Delhi assembly. According to a statement issued by the party, the names have been approved by BSP president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. Barring Babarpur assembly constituency,…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Delhi High Court’s order, which had directed the Delhi government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre by January 5 for the implementation of the PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) scheme in the national capital. A bench comprising Justice…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement a 50 per cent concession on metro fares for students. In his letter to the Prime Minister, Kejriwal said, “I am writing this letter to draw your attention to an important matter…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday firmly stated that it will not grant further adjournments in the criminal appeals pending in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. A bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar expressed displeasure over repeated requests for adjournments in the matter and listed the appeals…
