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BJP to launch month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ nationwide to mark 25 years of PM Modi’s parliamentary political journey. (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: The BJP will launch a month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ on September 17 to mark PM Modi completing 25 years in public service, with programmes ranging from blood donation and cleanliness drives to exhibitions,…

Under Vijay’s gold ring scheme, every newborn delivered at a government health facility will receive a one-gram gold ring. At the current gold rate, the ring is worth around Rs 13,600. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns has been postponed as he prepares for his first…

CM Yogi highlights state’s textile heritage, industrial potential at UP Textile Conclave in Lucknow LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday highlighted the state’s rich textile heritage and industrial potential, saying Uttar Pradesh has skilled manpower, a large market, industry, entrepreneurship and the world’s youngest workforce.He said textiles produced in India, particularly in…

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Aam Aadmi Party of “crushing those who question” the Punjab government after a man died by suicide following alleged pressure to apologise for publicly questioning the state’s finance minister over the drug menace in the state.In a social media post on X, Rahul…

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. Not because the Ipsos Education Monitor survey mirrors the plot of the Shah Rukh Khan-Juhi Chawla film, but because the title neatly captures the contradiction in its India findings. Indians may believe better opportunities for growth and prosperity lie offshore, yet they remain remarkably bullish about their education system, their…

PM wants desi connect with global pay MUMBAI: PM Narendra Modi Tuesday called for India to set its own standards and protocols for cross-border payments and directly integrate its payment system with countries where Indian diaspora populations are large and trade volumes significant.He said India now had a sovereign alternative to the foreign standards under-pinning…

NEW DELHI: Delhi HC rapped Centre for naming a workplace sexual harassment survivor in a handbook it published on preventing such harassment and dealing with complaints.“How is the name of the victim disclosed in this? How can you do that? You are the govt of India. You yourself are publishing (handbooks) revealing the name of…

Energy and defence high on agenda Russia described as illegal and unacceptable the US move to impose 100% tariffs on nations importing Russian oil, while confirming another bilateral meeting between PM Modi and President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Putin is travelling to India this week for his first overseas participation in a BRICS summit since…

BJP got Rs 1,473cr to fight Bengal, Assam, 3 other assembly polls NEW DELHI: Total receipts by BJP’s central party headquarters during the last round of assembly polls in Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry stood at Rs 1,472.8 crore, as per the party’s election expenditure statements for Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry submitted…

BJP demands Punjab CM’s resignation over farmer’s suicide NEW DELHI: BJP alleged Tuesday that AAP was like a “thug gang” and demanded the resignation of CM Bhagwant Mann after a man died by suicide, allegedly following pressure from AAP functionaries to apologise for questioning minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the drug menace in his village.BJP…