New Delhi, Sep 12 ( UNI) CPI(M) general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury passed away here on Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 72 and is survived by his wife Seema Chisti Yechury and two children. The former MP was admitted in the intensive care unit of AIIMS, Delhi and was being…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) Union Minister for New Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said there is a need to make energy transition a “mass movement” to secure energy security for the country. Addressing a curtain raiser press conference at his residence here on the upcoming 4th Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka governments to file their replies on a review petition filed by Swami Shraddhanand alias Murali Manohar Mishra, seeking reconsideration of a judgment which sentenced him to life imprisonment for murdering his wife Shakereh Khaleeli. The 84-yr-old self-styled godman…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) The Congress on Thursday released another list of seven candidates for the upcoming Assembly election in Haryana. With this, the party has named 88 candidates for the 90-member Assembly election on October 5. the results will be out on October 8. Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal said that the…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment on Friday on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Delhi liquor policy case and seeking bail in the case. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, which had…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) Seeking to provide all-weather roads to 25,000 unconnected habitations across the country, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the proposal to implement Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – IV with an estimated cost of Rs 70,125 crore. The scheme would be implemented during 2024-25…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said with abundant natural resources and a robust infrastructure, India is set to become a key player in the green hydrogen sector. Speaking at the Inaugural session of International Conference on Green Hydrogen here, Puri said,”India is uniquely…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday has approved the proposal of Ministry of Heavy Industries for implementation of scheme – ‘PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme’ for promotion of electric mobility in the country, entailing an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over a period of 2…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for modification of the scheme of budgetary support for the cost of Enabling Infrastructure for Hydro Electric Projects (HEP) with a total outlay of Rs 12,461 crore. The scheme would be implemented from FY 2024-25 to FY…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the health coverage to all the senior citizens aged 70 years and above irrespective of income under the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), a move that would benefit about 4.5 crore families with 6 crore senior citizens. The…
