New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted the role and integration of technical textiles within the footwear industry. Referring to an article by Union Minister Giriraj Singh, the Prime Minister noted that “it brings out a simple but powerful insight that technical textiles in footwear are not merely an emerging concept but are already deeply embedded in the industry”.The minister emphasises that the task ahead is to recognise, organise, and scale this …
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Thiruvarur, April 27 (IANS) A unique monument built out of a son’s deep love for his mother is drawing large crowds in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruvarur. People not only from the state but from across the country are visiting in large numbers to witness and admire this “Southern Taj Mahal.” In Ammayappan village near Thiruvarur, Sheikh Davood and Jailani Beevi had one son, Amurdeen (49), a businessman based in Chennai, and four daughters. All of them are married and living in Chennai.After the passi…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The FTA with New Zealand is expected to give a big push to India’s leather industry, which expects to grow to $50 billion by 2030, driven by a strategic shift from mass production to high-value-added manufacturing, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Sunday. On the eve of the signing of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and his New Zealand counterpart Todd McClay participated in an Indust…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay met with leaders from the leather and footwear, AYUSH, pharma, medical devices, light engineering and sports goods sectors in Agra on Sunday.”Had an enriching engagement” with the business leaders and “was also joined by my friend Mr Todd McClay MP, Minister for Trade & Investment, New Zealand”, Goyal wrote on X.”Also, launched the ‘Agra: World Capital of F…
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that despite global geopolitical challenges, India remains one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies today. Speaking at an event in Lucknow, he said the vision of building Viksit Bharat@2047 can only be achieved through teamwork.“Viksit Bharat means a society where citizens respect the responsibility towards each other and follow the principle of ‘no one should be left behind’ in the development journey…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised cyber investment frauds, the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested two key accused in separate cases involving cheated amounts exceeding Rs 74 lakh, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the arrests have exposed a well-structured cyber fraud network involving mule bank accounts, foreign handlers, cryptocurrency transactions, and advanced digital tools used to evade law enforcement agencies.In the first case, a key facilitat…
Agra, April 7 (IANS) In a landmark event that promises to reshape the future of the historic city of the Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday presented a massive development boost to Agra by inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for 325 projects worth a total of Rs 6,466.37 crore. The highlight of the grand ceremony, held at Rahan Kalan near the Agra Inner Ring Road, was the Bhoomi Pujan for the ambitious ‘Greater Agra’ township — a project designed to tra…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Low-cost airline IndiGo on Sunday said it is introducing over 30 new routes from the Navi Mumbai International Airport between March 29 and April 23.The carrier will connect the airport to cities like Agra, Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Belgaum, Chandigarh, Diu, Kannur, Kolkata, Patna, Rajkot, Srinagar, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam, and many more. With this, IndiGo will operate over 400 weekly departures from Navi Mumbai, offering convenient travel options to customers and enhanced re…
Jaipur, March 28 (IANS) A shooter connected with the firing outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s house was arrested in Rajasthan after an encounter in Sri Ganganagar. The accused was injured in a police encounter and has revealed links to a major criminal conspiracy, including a plan to open fire outside the filmmaker’s residence in Mumbai.Identified as Akash (32), the accused, an alleged active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, is currently undergoing treatment at the district hospita…
Ghaziabad, March 23 (IANS) A Special CBI Court in Ghaziabad on Monday sentenced a former railway official from Agra to four years’ imprisonment for demanding a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a contractor. The Special Court held Rafi Ahmad, the then Chief Yard Master, Agra Cantt Railway Station, guilty under the Prevention of Corruption Act and imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 on him.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the instant case on July 4, 2015, against the accused, said a statem…