New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy on Tuesday launched the new uniform, corporate salary package (CSP), and enhanced ex-gratia benefits for the Coal India workforce. The Corporate Salary Package, which was introduced with the slogan “Suraksha Har Karmchaari Ki – United in Security, Empowered for the Future,” represents a major improvement in the financial stability of Coal India’s workforce.It is a forward-thinking financial initiative that aims to provid…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Pakistan may have gloated about the fact that China insisted on Afghanistan being part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Project (CPEC) 2.0, but during his recent visit to China, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was left empty-handed after Beijing said that investments would be subject to the security of the project.The Chinese have had a hard time dealing with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) while executing the CPEC projec…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) As the nation gears up to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday on Wednesday (September 17), powerful stories are emerging under the ‘My Modi Story’ campaign — showcasing the Prime Minister’s personal impact on people from all walks of life. Among the most heartfelt is a deeply emotional post shared by Acharya Pramod Krishnam, a spiritual leader and orator, who recounted an unforgettable spiritual experience with PM Modi during the foundation s…

Amaravati, Sep 16 (IANS) The Centre has allocated 41,170 tonnes of urea to Andhra Pradesh through various ports, state Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu said on Tuesday.He claimed that the Centre has given priority to Andhra Pradesh while allocating urea to several states.The urea from different manufacturers will arrive at various ports. Atchannaidu said 11,605 tonnes of urea from CIL (Coromandel International Ltd) will arrive at Krishnapatnam Port, 18,765 tonnes from CIL at Kakinada P…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to celebrate his 75th birthday on September 17, Kotak Mahindra Bank director Uday Kotak on Tuesday shared a note on social media, calling every interaction with the Prime Minister “an experience filled with learning and inspiration.”Kotak said what impressed him most about PM Modi was the way he blends vision with execution and curiosity with humility.“Every interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been an experienc…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday, recounted his experience during “Operation Ganga” and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s direct involvement for the successful evacuation of thousands of Indian students stranded in Ukraine at the outbreak of the war with Russia. In a detailed post on social media platform X, Union Minister Rijiju said that nearly 23,000 Indian students were trapped in the conflict zone when the war broke out in 2022, an…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday inaugurated the second National Conference of the Heads of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of states and Union Territories here, unveiling a multi-pronged strategy to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a drug-free India. On the occasion, Shah launched the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Online Drug Disposal Campaign and destroyed 1.37 lakh kg of narcotics valued at Rs 4,800 crore at 11 locations across the coun…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched multiple locations in eight states across India in the Vizianagaram ISIS case linked with the conspiracy to spread terror through the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), backed by radicalisation and recruitment of vulnerable youth through various social media platforms, an official statement said. According to the NIA press statement, several digital devices, documents, cash and incriminating materials w…

Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed on Tuesday at the Calcutta High Court, seeking the court’s intervention in ensuring a smooth and peaceful screening of the Vivek Agnihotri-directed ‘The Bengal Files’ in cinema halls and multiplexes in West Bengal. At present, there is an unofficial ban on the screening of ‘The Bengal Files’ in West Bengal, where the cinema halls and multiplex owners have denied providing screening slots for the film, reportedly following pressu…

Jaipur, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Opposition over GST reforms, saying, “Those who once called GST a ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ and vowed to abolish it are today competing to take credit for the reforms.” He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing relief to the common man, adding that essential and general-use items will now be cheaper.Shekhawat, speaking at the Circuit House in Jodhpur, highlighte…