Narendra Modi on Tuesday became the first Prime Minister to visit the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in four decades, where he met the four astronaut-designates of India's Gaganyaan Mission
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Govt will continue with nextgen economic reforms in 3rd term: Nirmala Sitharaman
The Narendra Modi-led government will continue with the next-generation economic reforms to make India the third largest economy in the world, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
Bengal Guv writes to Mamata govt, seeks Sheikh Shahjahan's immediate arrest
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has written a letter to the state government seeking immediate arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan, the absconding Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali and accused mastermind of the attack on ED and CAPF personnel.
PM Modi in Kerala to review Gaganyaan preparations, attend BJP event
He arrived at the airport at 10.50 a.m. and was received by the Mayor Arya Rajendran and State Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil and other top state and central government officials.
SP chief whip in UP quits party post, slated to join rebels
Yet another Samajwadi Party MLA has joined the rebel group. Manoj Pandey, the MLA from Rae Bareli, on Tuesday morning resigned from the post of chief whip of the SP legislature party without assigning any reason.
CM Yogi casts first vote in RS polls, SP MLA votes for BJP
Voting began for the ten Rajya Sabha seats in the Vidhan Bhawan with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath casting the first vote. The chief minister displayed the victory sign after casting his vote.
RS polls in UP, Himachal, Karnataka amid cross-voting concerns
A total of 41 leaders for 56 seats have already been elected unopposed. Those elected included former Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J.P. Nadda, former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L. Murugan.
Biden expects Gaza ceasefire by March 4
US President Joe Biden has said that he expects a ceasefire to take effect in Gaza by next Monday (March 4) on the conclusion of negotiations to free Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.
3-day international puppet festival begins in Tripura
Tripura Puppet Theatre Director Prabhitangsu Das said that in the three-day (February 26-28) festival, puppet theatre groups from the US, Brazil, Spain, and Bangladesh and six groups from New Delhi, Rajasthan, West Bengal and host Tripura will participate in the event.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma quits as Paytm Payments Bank Chairman, Board member
PPBL's future business will be led by a reconstituted Board by One 97 Communications Ltd (OCL), after the RBI ban on the bank operations from March 15. They recently joined as Independent Directors.
FM Sitharaman stresses on compliance of norms at meet with fintech heads
The meeting, which took place in the backdrop of the RBI action against Paytm Payments Bank, was attended by representatives of fintech firms such as Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay and RazorPay, as well as top officials of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Row over naming lion pair 'Akbar' & 'Sita': Top Tripura Forest Dept official suspended
Agrawal, a senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1994 batch, reportedly misled the state's council of ministers after a controversy emerged over the naming of a lioness as 'Sita' and lion as 'Akbar'.
PM Modi lays foundation stone for redevelopment of Agartala railway station
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid the foundation stone for redevelopment work of Agartala Railway station in addition to other stations across the country under the ‘Amrit Bharat’ scheme of the Central government.
Chief Minister slams CPIM for development failures in state
Dr. Saha said this during the inauguration of an Electric Crematorium, Tertiary Waste Treatment Plant, and the laying of the foundation stone for the District Administration Residential Complex in Khowai District.
Tripura Budget session to begin from March 01, Speaker chair BAC meeting
The Tripura Legislative Assembly is gearing up to start its budget session on March 1, with the goal of wrapping up proceedings ahead of the imminent Lok Sabha elections.
Young man found dead suspiciously at Chakmaghat
In a shocking turn of events, the lifeless body of a young man was discovered on the side of the road near the Chakmaghat barrage under Teliamura police station today.
Sandeshkhali unrest: Trinamool leader Ajit Maiti sent to five-day police custody
A sub-divisional court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday remanded arrested Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali, Ajit Maiti, to five-day police custody.
PM Modi, top Union ministers, UP CM mourn loss of 'beacon of Indian music'
PM Modi shared pictures with Pankaj Udhas, and wrote on X: "We mourn the loss of Pankaj Udhas Ji, whose singing conveyed a range of emotions and whose Ghazals spoke directly to the soul. He was a beacon of Indian music, whose melodies transcended generations.
Advancing Aatmanirbharta: Adani Defence & Aerospace inaugurates South Asia’s largest ammunition & missiles complex
In a landmark achievement for India’s defence sector, two mega facilities to manufacture ammunition and missiles by Adani Defence & Aerospace, India’s leading private sector defence manufacturer, were inaugurated on Monday.
Maryam Nawaz becomes Pakistan's first woman chief minister
Amid boycotts and delays, the Punjab Assembly on Monday elected PML-N's Maryam Nawaz as the first female Chief Minister of the province and Pakistan, media reported.
PM Modi lays foundation for redevelopment of 23 NFR rly stations at Rs 685cr
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually laid the foundation for the redevelopment of 23 railway stations in six states in the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone at a cost of Rs 685.32 crore, an official said.
Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas passes away at 72
Acclaimed playback singer and ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas (72) passed away here after a prolonged illness, a close associate said on Monday. Udhas was suffering from cancer, and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for some time now.
PM Modi to release Rs 24,800cr for Maha farmers on Feb 28
With the release of this instalment under the PM-KISAN scheme, an amount of more than Rs 3 lakh crore, has now been transferred to more than 11 crore farmers’ families directly into their account.
PM Modi to roll out infra projects worth Rs 17,300cr in TN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 17,300 crore in Tamil Nadu on February 27 and February 28, the PMO said on Monday.
PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,800cr in Kerala on Feb 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram on February 27 and will inaugurate three important space infrastructure projects worth about Rs 1800 crore.