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Govt claims recovery of Rs 73 crore for drug price violations in FY24
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel informed the Rajya Sabha on July 30 that the government has taken action against pharmaceutical companies for overcharging. The minister reported that Rs 72.73…
NITI Aayog meeting: PM says only ‘Viksit’ states can make ‘Viksit’ Bharat
NEW DELHI: Chairing the meeting of the ninth Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the ambitious goal of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ could be realized only through the collective efforts of all…
PM Modi may visit Kyiv for the first time since Russian invasion.
NEW DELHI: Speculation is rife over Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Kyiv, Ukraine a month from now in August.
Though it has not been confirmed officially by either the government or the Ukrainian officials in Delhi, it has not…
PM to chair 9th NITI Aayog meet today amid boycott by Opposition states
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 9th NITI Aayog's Governing Council meeting on Saturday, with a focus on making India a developed nation by 2047. The meeting is set to take place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural…
India-US agreement to stop antiquities trafficking
NEW DELHI: India and the United States of America (USA) on Friday signed the first ever ‘Cultural Property Agreement’ to prevent and curb the illicit trade of antiquities and simplify the process by which stolen and smuggled culture objects…
Doval addresses BIMSTEC in Myanmar on terrorism and drug trafficking.
NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, is in Myanmar for the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) meeting of NSA.
Doval is leading the Indian delegation at the 4th annual…
States should not overstep on foreign affairs: MEA to Kerala govt
NEW DELHI: Kerala government's decision to appoint a bureaucrat as Secretary for External Cooperation is beyond their constitutional jurisdiction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
The Constitution of India under the…
NTA to announce final results for NEET-UG in two days: Pradhan
NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday that the National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the final results for NEET-UG 2024 within two days.
Minister Pradhan emphasised the government's commitment…
Modi govt provides funds to all states, does not discriminate, says FM
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday dismissed the Opposition's criticism that the budget has accorded special treatment to states run by supporting parties, saying that those whose alliance got less than 230 seats have…
The budget increases funding for Nepal and Sri Lanka development.
NEW DELHI: The Union budget saw increased allocations for development projects in neighbouring countries like Nepal and Sri Lanka for the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25.
The allocation for Nepal is Rs 700 crore. It was Rs 550 crore last…
Three new schemes launched for youth employment, job creation in Budget 2024
BENGALURU: The government will launch a comprehensive scheme that will provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in 500 top companies in five years. FM Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech that youth will gain exposure for…
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri may enhance Indo-China relations.
New Delhi: Former Deputy National Security Advisor and China expert Vikram Misri became foreign secretary this week. He was critical as ambassador to Beijing in 2019–21, notably after the military standoff in Ladakh along the Line of Actual…
Use big data, AI to counter terrorism, says Shah
NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed on the need to constitute a team of young and tech-savvy officers to dismantle the terror ecosystem utilising big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning driven analytics.…
Next Indian Ambassador to the US is Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
India’s last Ambassador to the US was Taranjit Singh Sandhu who retired in January this year and since February the position has been lying vacant.
President declines assent to bill on axing Guv as State Universities’ Chancellor
The Supreme Court, however, found it constitutionally valid and directed the governor take his call on the bills.
NITI Aayog reconstituted; 15 ministers, BJP allies part of it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the chairperson and economist Suman K Bery will continue to be the vice-chairperson of NITI Aayog, as per the official notification.
Jaishankar reaffirms India’s continued support to Mauritius
The External Affairs Minister concluded by affirming that India remains committed to strengthening the critical partnership with Mauritius.
भारत की परिवार नियोजन यात्रा: हमारे निर्णायक क्षण और चुनौतियां: केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्री…
इस विश्व जनसंख्या दिवस (11 जुलाई) के अवसर पर, हम परिवार नियोजन के क्षेत्र में भारत की अविश्वसनीय यात्रा पर गौर करते हैं। हम अपनी सफलताओं का उत्सव मनाते हैं, आशाओं से भरे भविष्य की कामना करते हैं और आगे आने वाली चुनौतियों से निपटने के…
‘Be it Ukraine or West Asia, now is not time for war’:
This is the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Austria in more than 40 years, the last being of Indira Gandhi in 1983.
Amid bridge collapses in Bihar, NHAI team of design experts set up
The team of nine experts will have a bridge or structural engineer, hydrology experts, geologist and quantity surveyor.