External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Governments (CHG) meeting, scheduled be held in Islamabad on October 15-16, the External Affairs Ministry (MEA) announced Friday.
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Govinda bullet incident: Actor gets discharged from hospital after injury
The 60-year-old actor was photographed by shutterbugs while exiting the hospital. Govinda was sitting on a wheelchair and had a cast around his leg. His wife Sunita Ahuja was seen standing next to the actor.
Time for UPI to break language, location barriers: GPay’s Sharath Bulusu
While Unified Payments Interface, commonly referred to as UPI, has been a resounding success worldwide, more work is required to break barriers of language, location, and gender, said Sharath Bulusu, Director, Product Management, Google Pay on Friday.
SC orders independent SIT probe into Tirupati Prasadam row
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered an independent SIT probe under the supervision of CBI Director into the controversy surrounding the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus.
Per capita income in India to increase by at least $2,000 in 5 years: FM Sitharaman
Fuelled by overall economic growth, per capita income in the country is likely to increase by at least $2,000 over the next five years, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday.
Prez Murmu inaugurates global summit on healthy society through spirituality
This summit is held from October 4 to 7 at Shantivan, the international headquarters of Brahma Kumaris Institute. President Murmu inaugurated the conference on a clean and healthy society through spirituality.
Arvind Kejriwal to vacate CM’s residence today, move to new address in Lutyens' Delhi
Days after his resignation, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will move on Friday from his 6 Flagstaff Road residence in North Delhi's Civil Lines area where he had lived since 2015 after becoming the CM of Delhi
India to join International Energy Efficiency Hub towards Net Zero goal: Cabinet
In a boost to India's commitment towards sustainable development, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday gave the nod for the country joining the "International Energy Efficiency Hub".
Cabinet greenlights Chennai Metro Rail phase II with Rs 63,246 crore outlay
The total length of the approved lines will be 118.9 km with 128 stations comprising three corridors - Madhavaram to SIPCOT, Light House to Poonamallee Bypass, and Madhavaram to Sholinganallur.
Classical languages list expands: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali now recognised
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved to conferring the status of Classical Language to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali languages.
Cabinet approves Rs 2,028 crore productivity-linked bonus for 11.72 lakh Railways workers
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved payment of productivity-linked bonus (PLB) of 78 days, amounting to Rs 2,028.57 crore, to 11,72,240 railway employees.
Stage set for Oct 5 Haryana Assembly polls as high-voltage campaigning ends
Haryana is all set for voting in single-phase polls for its 90-member Assembly on October 5 as the whirlwind and high-voltage election campaigning came to an end on Thursday with various parties and their leaders putting in last-minute efforts to woo the electorate.
China’s economic woes continue amid weakening fundamentals, stingy policy: Report
As India becomes the global investment hub with sound economic fundamentals and continued policy reforms, China's economic woes continue to take centre-stage globally as the post-Covid recovery path has been bumpy, uneven, and a lot weaker than markets expected and policy responses have been stingy at best, according to a report on Thursday.
Adani Group, Google join hands to drive clean energy adoption in India
The Adani Group and Google on Thursday announced a collaboration that will advance the companies’ collective sustainability goals and add more clean energy to the national grid.
RG Kar tragedy: Calcutta HC admits plea against 'attack' on 'Reclaim the Night' protesters
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday admitted a petition on the alleged attack on a "Reclaim the Night" protest demonstration against the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in West Bengal in August.
ED summons Azharuddin in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned cricketer-turned-politician Mohammed Azharuddin in a money laundering case linked to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).
Roopa Ganguly arrested after nightlong protest in Kolkata
Former Rajya Sabha member and actress-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly was arrested on Thursday after her night-long sit-in demonstration in front of a police station in South Kolkata demanding the release of local woman BJP leader Rubi Das.
Doctor shot dead in Delhi; AAP blames Centre, L-G for rising crime
A 55-year-old doctor was shot dead at a private nursing home in the Kalindi Kunj area in Delhi's Jaitpur on Thursday. The victim was identified as Dr Javed Akhtar, a practitioner of Unani Medicine at the three-bedded Nima Hospital.
Priyanka campaigns for Vinesh Phogat in Julana, shares personal story to strike chord
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, on a poll trail in Haryana on Wednesday, campaigned for the party’s candidate and Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat and sought votes for the party in the upcoming October 5 polling.
Elect BJP govt to protect 'Roti, Beti, Maati, PM Modi urges people of Jharkhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the people of Jharkhand to bring the BJP to power in the state to protect their "roti, beti, and maati" (livelihood, daughters, and land).
PM Modi wishes for peace and hope in Jewish New Year greetings to 'friend' Netanyahu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sent his greetings to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and people of Israel on the occasion of the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah.
Willing to work with India to advance bilateral relations on stable track, says China
Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong on Wednesday said that Beijing is willing to work with the Indian side to advance bilateral relations on a "healthy and stable track".
PM Modi launches Rs 83,000 cr tribal development schemes in Hazaribagh on Gandhi Jayanti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of a series of development projects, worth over Rs 83,000 crore, aimed at uplift of tribal communities from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh on Gandhi Jayanti on Wednesday.
Students left inspired as PM Modi leads cleanliness drive at Delhi school
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Navyug School in Pandara Park, Delhi, to participate in a cleanliness drive as part of the nationwide Swachh Bharat Mission on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Wednesday.
Israel-Iran conflict: India Inc braces for wider sea trade disruption
As the conflict in the Middle East escalates with Israel vowing to retaliate after the missile attacks by Iran, India Inc is bracing for a wider trade disruption across the key Red Sea route.