Guwahati, Feb 27 (UNI) Following a methodical performance at the ongoing Khelo India University Games 2023 Ashtalakshmi that helped Arjun Singh Cheema secure a gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol, the 22-year-old rifle shooter has set his target on booking a berth for Paris Olympics in July-August this year. Currently third in the pecking…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Debt ridden telecom major Vodafone Idea on Tuesday said it will raise upto Rs 20,000 crore via a combination of various instruments. “The Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held today, approved fund raise of up to Rs. 20,000 Crores via a combination of equity and /…
Kathmandu, Feb 27 (UNI) From the warmth of coastal Goa, the Indian U16 Women’s team have landed in much chillier conditions here in Nepal. In less than 72 hours, the Young Tigresses will begin their SAFF U16 Women’s Championship campaign against Bhutan. A very special trip for each one of these young girls, their first…
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Feb 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said ‘our Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have a great opportunity to become part of the Global supply chain.’ Addressing the MSMEs entrepreneurs working in the automotive sector, after participating in the programme ‘Creating the Future – Digital Mobility for Automotive MSME…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Lauding the role of industry in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government will push more with new innovations, investments and policy reforms in the years to come. Speaking at National Conclave of industry association FICCI, the Minister said…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice AM Khanwilkar as the Chairperson of the Lokpal. Justice Lingappa Swamy (former HP HC Chief Justice & Karnataka HC Judge), Justice Sanjay Yadav(former Allahabad HC CJ) and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, present Chairperson of the Law Commission of India…
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (UNI) Amid reports of cross-voting in the high-pitched electoral battle for the four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka, all three ruling Congress candidates Ajay Maken, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain and GC Chandrashekhar sailed through, while the BJP bagged the remaining seat on Tuesday. “I thank all the MLAs, party workers and the…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (UNI) Indian Secular Front (ISF) supporters on Tuesday took out a rally in the city and its outskirts to protest against the arrest of the party Chairman and lone legislator Pirzada Mohammad Naushad Siddique on his way to Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, official sources said. The city police stopped his vehicle…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a contempt notice to Baba Ramdev’s company Patanjali Ayurved and its Managing Director Acharya Balakrishna as to why action should not be taken against them for continuing to publish misleading advertisements regarding medicinal cures, despite making an assurance to the Court earlier in November…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) The government on Tuesday extended the ban on ‘Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir’ as an ‘Unlawful Association’ for another five years, a Home Ministry statement said. The organisation has been banned under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967. The last ban on the ‘Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir’ was imposed…
