Author: IANS

In all, 112 Padma awards were released by Rashtrapati Bhawan, which included 14 Padma Bhushans and 94 Padma Shri. Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Kariya Munda, Malyalam actor Mohan Lal, late journalist Kuldeep Nayyar, S Nambi Naraynan, the space scientist who was jailed on trumped up espionage charges, mountaineering personality Bechandri[Read More…]

Veteran women mountaineer Bachendri Pal was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, the second highest cilivian award. Others sports person to recieve the Padma Shree are: Harika Dronavalli (Chess), Prashanti Singh (Basketball), Shartha Kamal (Table Tennis), Bombayla Devi Laishram (Archery), Ajay Thakur (Kabaddi). –IANS gau/ajb/prs

Mukherjee, 83, served the country as its 13th President for five years from July 25, 2012 and emerged in the role as a respected and admired leader whose words were heard with attention not only by those in power politics but by the common man as well. Mukherjee worked with[Read More…]

The revision of the rates offered by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC) are based on the report of a Review Committee constituted by the ministry. Although the revision would lead to an increase in the rates of around 11 per cent over the rates of 2017 for most[Read More…]

The Three-Year Strategic Programme of Cooperation is aimed at enhancing the Strategic Partnership Agreement that was signed in 1997 by Prime Minister H.D. Deva Gowda and South African President Nelson Mandela in 1997. According to a joint statement issued after the meeting, both sides “emphasised the need to further deepen[Read More…]

The one-kilometer-long flyover, a part of Barapullah elevated road corridor under phase III extension from Mayur Vihar to Sarai Kale Khan, was built at a cost of Rs 45 crore and was inaugurated in the presence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and PWD Minister Satyendar Jain. The flyover[Read More…]

The Padma awardees for the year were announced on Friday, the eve of India’s 70th Republic Day. Kader Khan, who died on December 31 last year after prolonged illness in Canada, is being recognised for his immense contribution to the world of films as a writer and actor par excellence.[Read More…]

“The Supreme Court judgment upholding the validity of the IBC is a welcome decision. The bank defaulters cannot get away for long,” the former Finance Minister, now Minister without portfolio, said in a tweet. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court upheld the IBC 2016 in its entirety and constitutional[Read More…]

In a message, the Chief Minister also congratulated families of of late social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and eminent music legend late Bhupen Hazarika for also being named for the ‘Bharat Ratna’. “This is a great decision,” the Chief Minister said, adding the the Modi government always took decisions in the[Read More…]

He will be lodged at the Jharpada special jail in Bhubaneswar. Earlier on Friday, Mohta was produced before a special court of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here. Later, he was sent to judicial custody, said an official. The CBI on Thursday arrested Mohta in Kolkata following his interrogation in[Read More…]

“In the last five years, we have gone through the worst period of environmental destruction because there is a misunderstanding. People think that nature is an obstruction to development. In fact, wetlands, forests, rivers and lakes are part of infrastructure with huge economic value,” Sahgal told IANS. He said the[Read More…]

A bench of Justice Rohinton F. Nariman and Justice Navin Sinha also shut doors on the promoters of the companies facing proceedings under the IBC seeking to participate in the resolution plan and bid to regain the control of for their financially beleaguered company. The court rejected the plea by[Read More…]

A Bharat Ratna pick this year, he was pivotal in introducing RSS ideology in eastern Uttar Pradesh and later making the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh a power to reckon with in Uttar Pradesh. Born on October 11, 1916 at Kadoli in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra in a family with[Read More…]

Teejan Bai is among the four recipients who have been chosen for the Padma Vibhushan. A total of 14 people have been selected for Padma Bhushan and 94 for Padma Shree awards –IANS rak/aks/prs

Its standalone net profit stood at Rs 1,634.78 crore, up from Rs 1,221.95 crore reported during the third quarter of the last financial year, the company said in a regulatory filing to the BSE. The company’s total income during the period under review was Rs 23,229.98 crore, 27.9 per cent[Read More…]

Stating that the number of births had come down compared to the number of deaths in the state, Naidu said people need to have vision and do what was best for the society. Addressing a gathering of women self-help groups here, Naidu said they would have to think about future.[Read More…]

“I read in the media that this was a decision taken over the last 10 days. Actually, the decision was taken some years back,” said Gandhi at a town hall meeting here titled ‘Reimagining India — Can Odisha show the way?’ “I have been having discussions with my sister about[Read More…]

“Digital technology is making machine tools industry adopt Industry 4.0 and move into digital manufacturing from product design, engineering and execution to digital services,” said Siemens India head of motion control business Vijay Pratap Singh in a statement here. The Indian arm of the German behemoth is showcasing its digital[Read More…]

It was Georgi Sakandelidze of Qatar who put the UP team 3-2 ahead in the tie with a dominating 16-1 win over the young Akash Antil of MP Yodha in the 125 kg super heavyweight category to give Dangal’s the advantage. After that Sarita, who has shown mark improvement with[Read More…]

Banerjee’s outburst on twitter came on a day the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda in connection with alleged irregularities in land allocation. Alleging that the saffron outfit was carrying out “political vendetta”, she said nobody was[Read More…]

“The President has been pleased to award Bharat Ratna to the following: Shri Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumously), Dr Bhupen Hazarika (posthumously) and Shri Pranab Mukherjee,” a Rashtrapati Bhawan press communique said. The last time the highest civilian honour was conferred was on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan[Read More…]

The reigning world champion was not put to the test by Ginting throughout the match and claimed the easy victory in 38 minutes at the Istora Senayan sport stadium here, reports Xinhua news agency. With the result, Momota marched into the semi-finals scheduled for Saturday, awaiting the winner between Chinese[Read More…]

Leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) attacked Jha for making demeaning remarks against Priyanka Gandhi and demanded his apology. Jha on Thursday said: “Priyanka Gandhi is very beautiful, but has no other talent. She is a novice in politics. She must be[Read More…]

Official sources stated on Friday that the state Education Department had taken this up in the wake of several representations to ban the online game. “It is in favour of children and youth that mobile games like PubG, which incite violent behaviour, are banned. Students get addicted to this kind[Read More…]