Bhopal, Sep 11 (IANS) Chief Secretary Anurag Jain on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting of senior administrative and police officials to review the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhar district on September 17. During the review meeting at the Secretariat (Vallabh Bhavan), Jain examined the preparatory work with officials and discussed with the officials assigned a special role in connection with different programmes. Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Dube and Shivs…

Diu, Sep 11 (IANS) Interactions with fisherwomen on nutrition and discussions with other members of the fishing community were lined up for National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Thursday as she visited Diu for a four-day engagement, an official said.“I will engage in discussions with the sisters of the fishing community, address the ‘Nari Tu Narayani’ women’s conference, and participate in a dialogue related to Nutrition Month,” she said in a post on X, ahead o…

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday expanded the “Trusted Traveller Programme” to five more airports, promising to integrate the tourist-friendly facility into the upcoming Navi Mumbai and Jewar airports. making immigration simpler, faster and hassle-free and promoting tourism with “speed, scale and scope” as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Speaking at the inauguration of this service at Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichy, Calicut, and Amritsar …

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will steer interactions on job, digital skilling and apprenticeship opportunities by Defence Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and corporates at a two-day event in Lucknow beginning on September 16, an official said on Thursday. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced that the third edition of Kaushal Mahotsav – Lucknow 2025 is scheduled to be held on September 16 and 17 at Colvin Taluqdars’ Coll…

Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the state government has issued a government resolution (GR) on September 2 regarding issuing Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas with Kunbi registration, adding that it does not provide reservation to anyone in general but helps in issuing certificates only to those who have proof, who are real Kunbis. He told reporters that “the GR issued by the government has been carefully considered. It is legal. It wi…

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) India’s life insurance industry is expected to clock a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.5 per cent over FY23–35, making it one of the most promising segments in India’s financial services space, a report said on Thursday.The Indian life insurance industry has grown at a CAGR of 11 per cent over the past two decades (FY05-25) to Rs 1,203bn in FY25, PL Capital, a financial services organisation, said in a report.The recently announced GST exemption will impro…

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) council has brought significant changes to the taxation structure of the Coal sector by removing the compensation cess, the Ministry of Coal said on Thursday. Earlier, Coal attracted a 5 per cent GST along with a compensation cess of Rs 400 per ton. The Council has now recommended the removal of the GST Compensation cess and an increase in the GST rate on coal from 5 per cent to 18 per cent.”The new reforms reduce the overall tax on coal …

Guwahati, Sep 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday came heavily on Gaurav Gogoi for his alleged Pakistan links and at least three members of Congress MP’s family for having British passports. Talking to reporters here, Sarma said, “The points raised in the report submitted by Special Investigation Team (SIT) regarding Congress MP’s alleged links with Pakistan are of very serious nature. I will discuss the SIT report in the cabinet, and later, barring some confiden…

Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) Directing to prepare action plan for Gurugram and Faridabad for solid waste disposal, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of the cleanliness campaign programme. The meeting discussed in detail strengthening sanitation arrangements in urban and rural areas, modernising the solid waste management system and making the campaign a mass movement through public participation.Urban Local Bodies Minister Vipul…

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and two others accused in the 2020 Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case. As per the causelist published on the Supreme Court website, a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran will hear the special leave petition (SLP) filed by Meeran Haider, while a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria will take up the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, S…