Kingston, May 5 (IANS) India will be supplying 30 dialysis units along with 40 fishing boats with engines, 200 GPS devices and related equipment to Jamaica, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday.External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, currently on an official visit to the region, announced the decision to supply dialysis units, fishing boats and GPS devices as support to Jamaica’s recovery following last year’s devastating Hurricane Melissa. EAM Jaishankar also handed …
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Hyderabad, May 5 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that Muslims in India should develop their independent political leadership to become citizens with rights, instead of being mere voters for “so-called secular parties”.Reacting to the results of the Assembly elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam, the Hyderabad MP told media persons here that the “so-called secular parties” have failed to stop the BJP.“I want to reiterate that Muslims should try to create their o…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Former India captain and coach, Ravi Shastri, has raised serious concerns over the country’s top pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s dip in form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, attributing it as much to mental fatigue as physical strain, while urging the Mumbai Indians to manage their premier pacer carefully ahead of a packed international calendar.“Bumrah has entered this IPL off the back of a heavy workload with the Indian team over the last 12 months. His struggles are…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Director Vivek Agnihotri, who is known for ‘The Kashmir Files’, ‘The Tashkent Files’, ‘The Bengal Files’ and others, has reacted to the election defeat of Mamata Banerjee in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections. On Monday, he took to his Instagram, and shared a note following the victory of BJP in the West Bengal assembly elections. He spoke about how Mamata Banerjee banned him from entering the state, and how ‘The Kashmir Files’ was not allo…
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a major investment of Rs 1,295 crore to establish an Electronic (Semi-Conductor) Manufacturing Cluster near Bhopal, marking a significant stride in the state’s industrial expansion, officials said. The project is being developed jointly by the Central and state governments and is expected to become a hub for semiconductor-related activities and allied operations.Spread across more than 200 acres, the cluster is envisioned as a co…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The two-day Second BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting under India’s ongoing BRICS presidency will begin in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, the Ministry of Labour and Employment stated on Tuesday. The meeting will bring together representatives dealing with labour, employment, and worker welfare from BRICS Member States, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates, the ministry…
Prayagraj, May 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday that in the last decade, India has transitioned from being a major importer of defence equipment to an emerging exporter, with defence production recording a 174 per cent leap to Rs 1.54 lakh crore while exports grew 34 times to Rs 23,622 crore. The Minister said a substantial contribution of around Rs 15,000 crore to total exports came from the private sector, reflecting a major shift to…
New Delhi (IANS) India’s exports of steel rose by 29.1 per cent in March 2026 compared to the same month of the previous year, while imports declined sharply by 9.5 per cent, reflecting the increasing self-reliance in the sector, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.The positive shift underscores India’s emergence as a reliable global steel supplier. It also demonstrates the country’s improved ability to meet rising domestic demand.India’s steel production registered a ro…
Amaravati, May 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is positioning itself as a global hub for next-generation manufacturing and digital infrastructure, said state minister Nara Lokesh on Tuesday.He stated that Andhra Pradesh is moving beyond hosting data centres to manufacturing the components that power the global data boom.The minister announced that a foundation stone will be laid on Wednesday for a new chiller manufacturing facility at Sri City.The state government sees this as a significant milestone in…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, will pay an official visit to Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize and Dominica from May 8-15, 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday.During his visit to Costa Rica, the MoS will represent India at the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony of Laura Fernandez Delgado on May 8 in San Jose.On the sidelines of the inauguration, Margherita is also likely to meet with the other dignit…