Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the Jaipur Metro Rail Project Phase-2 during the inauguration ceremony of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Refinery at Pachpadra in Rajasthan’s Balotra district on Saturday, government officials said on Friday. The ambitious metro expansion is expected to significantly enhance urban mobility by connecting Jaipur’s major industrial, commercial, and residential areas.The Rs 13,037-crore project w…
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New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Union government’s Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide, within 15 days, an appeal seeking removal of a YouTube video uploaded by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, which has been alleged to contain defamatory content and hurt religious sentiments. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the direction while disposing of a plea filed by advocate Amita Sachdeva, who had sought a direction to the GAC to decide her…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The latest economic indicators released by the Union government continue to underline the resilience of the Indian economy despite global uncertainties. Strong GDP growth, expanding manufacturing and services activity, record vehicle sales, healthy GST collections and resilient exports indicate that domestic demand and investment remain robust.India’s economy grew by 7.7 per cent in FY 2025-26, reaffirming its position as the world’s fastest-growing major economy.Growth …
Chandigarh/Shimla, July 2 (IANS) With the onset of the Southwest monsoon, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday organised a ‘Maharudra Hawan’, praying for the protection of the state and well-being of the people, while its cadre in Punjab has started a ground-level assessment of flood preparedness in floodplains of rivers originating from the Himalayan state. After participating in the “Maharudra Hawan” in Shimla, Rajya Sabha MP Sikander Kumar said Himachal Pradesh has…
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday challenged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for an open public debate on what he called the Congress government’s administrative failures, the plight of farmers, the ongoing agrarian crisis, and the overall governance of the state. Addressing a press conference, he said he was prepared to participate in a debate anywhere in Telangana, at any time.The BRS leader declared that if he failed to expose the …
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led West Bengal government will focus on increasing the state’s own tax revenue generation by eliminating corruption in the tax collection system, the new state Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta, a journalist-turned-politician, said. “Just on Tuesday, the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had pointed out how there had been a phenomenal growth in collection of the revenue just from the stone quarries in Birbhum district and that too in less th…
Jaipur, June 24 (IANS) Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) President Govind Singh Dotasra on Wednesday refuted allegations made by the state Agriculture Minister Kirori Lal Meena. He accused Minister Meena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government of attempting to divert attention from the alleged fertiliser and seed scam in the Agriculture Department.Addressing a press conference at the state Congress headquarters, Dotasra said that before levelling allegations against o…
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday asserted that the Tamil Nadu government would firmly safeguard the State’s rights and interests while maintaining a constructive relationship with the Union government, emphasising that development and welfare remained the administration’s foremost priorities. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s Address in the Assembly, Vijay said the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government was committed t…
Leh, June 23 (IANS) A complete shutdown was observed in Ladakh on Tuesday on the call given by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) to protest the “delay” by the Centre in fulfilling the demands of the UT’s people.The shutdown affected normal life in both Leh and Kargil districts.Markets, business establishments and commercial activities remained closed in several areas as people extended support to the shutdown call.However, transport services largely remained oper…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The temporary ban on Telegram is likely to be lifted soon after the government blocked its services nationwide till June 22 keeping the NEET UG re-examination in concern.The government is not planning to extend the ban on Telegram, according to reports, and the services will be restored soon. The app is likely to become available on app stores from June 23.However, the Centre’s measure to disable the message-editing feature on Telegram will continue till June 30. Last…