Bengaluru, Aug 17 (UNI) A war of words have erupted between the Congress government in Karnataka and Opposition parties after the former agreed to release 9,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The verbal war began after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar accused Karnataka BJP and former CM Basavaraj Bommai for politicising a…
Nagpur, Aug 17 (UNI) An IndiGo pilot on Thursday collapsed and died moment before taking off to Pune from Nagpur’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar airport, officials said. Captain Manoj Subramanyam (40) fell unconscious at around 12 AM in the security area near a boarding gate of the airport, the officials said. He was immediately rushed to…
Mumbai, Aug 17 (UNI) Snapping a winning streak of last two sessions, the BSE sensex on Thursday dropped 388.40 pts to settle at 65,151.02 as selling was seen in Utilities, Power and Energy stocks tracking weakness in Asian peers on worries over China’s economy. Asian markets declined, dragged by concerns over China’s economy in the…
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (UNI) The United States has approved the sale of Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system to Germany in a deal valued at a record $3.5 billion for Israeli defense industry, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Thursday. “The US government has approved the historic procurement of the Arrow 3 defense system to…
Lucknow, Aug 17 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday heard the grievances of 220 people at the Janata Darshan and directed officers to address their grievances with utmost sensitivity, ensuring prompt resolution of their complaints. The CM listened to the problems of people from different districts of the state and referred their…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (UNI) Airtel Payments Bank, India’s only profitable multi-segment fintech operating at scale with a banking license, has delivered another quarter of strong performance. In a significant milestone, for the first time, the Bank’s quarterly revenue grew to INR 400 Cr for Q1’FY24, an increase of 41% YoY. For the Q1’FY24, the Bank’s…
Puri, Aug 17 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday offered prayers to the presiding deities of the 12th century Sri Jagannath temple. Sitharaman, accompanied by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, BJP national spokesman Sambit Patra, and local BJP MLAs Jayanta Sgharanghi and Lalitendu Bidydhar Mohapatra, went around the shrine and spent nearly 30…
San Francisco, Aug 17 (UNI) A wildfire in Siskiyou County, U.S. Northern California, prompted evacuations and road closures, officials said on Wednesday. Officials with the U.S. Forest Services estimated the size of the blaze, known as the Head Fire, to be around 2,700 acres (about 11 square kilometers) as of Wednesday. The fire exploded Tuesday…
Bhopal: Governor Shri Mangubhai Patel gifted new constructions of more than Rs 1 crore 12 lakh to the employees and children of Raj Bhavan Pachmarhi on the occasion of 77th Independence Day. Governor Shri Patel dedicated the newly constructed 4 H-type residences equipped with modern amenities for the employees of Raj Bhavan Pachmarhi and the…
Bhopal: Cyclist Sushri Asha Malviya of Rajgarh district called on Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi today. Sushri Malviya had started a solo women’s cycle journey from Bhopal on November 1, 2022 on Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day with the aim of awakening women’s safety and women’s empowerment. The journey…
