NEW DELHI: The government has agreed to increase its stake in Vodafone Idea to 48.99 per cent through a fresh acquisition of shares worth Rs 36,950 crore in exchange for outstanding spectrum auction dues. In a regulatory filing on Sunday, Vodafone Idea confirmed the move, which will see the government significantly boost its shareholding in … Read more
SALEM: A 39-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday for cheating a disabled youth of Rs 5 lakh by promising to get him a govt job with the help of deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.The Shevapet police identified the arrested woman as Vidhya Raj of Shevapet. According to a police officer, Vidhya was held based on … Read more
NEW DELHI: A total of 1,617 complaints have been received from NRI women who have allegedly been abandoned by their spouses abroad in the last five years, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. In a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh also said the … Read more
Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, while replying in the Lok Sabha on the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, on Thursday accused Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing border security efforts by not providing land for fencing and showing mercy to infiltrators.He said, “The fencing work of … Read more
Porvorim: In the heritage sector, efforts will be made to implement the Goa State Heritage Policy this year, said chief minister Pramod Sawant while presenting the Goa state budget on Wednesday. “I propose to take up a structural audit of all heritage buildings in the state, and thereafter, restoration of all the heritage buildings as … Read more
SC asks govt to send Judge Yashwant Varma to Allahabad HC. NEW DELHI: With the three-member judicial panel starting its probe into alleged recovery of unaccounted cash at Justice Yashwant Varma‘s official residence, Supreme Court collegium led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Monday officially recommended to the Union govt he be repatriated to Allahabad HC … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday clarified that the United States has imposed additional duties on steel and aluminium imports from all countries without any exemptions, but no country-specific or reciprocal tariffs have been placed on India as of now. Minister of state for commerce and industry Jitin Prasada said in a written reply to … Read more
NEW DELHI: After wrestling, women from Haryana are making a mark in the military arena as well. There are currently 34 women cadets from the state undergoing the rigorous three-year training course in the tri-Service National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla (Pune).After SC in 2021-22 paved the way for women to take the NDA entrance … Read more
NEW DELHI: IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, who designed the “₹” symbol for Indian currency, distanced himself from the ongoing tussle between Centre and DMK-led Tamil Nadu government over three-language policyThe controversy escalated after the DMK government replaced the Devanagari rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in its logo for the budget.Udaya said that … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday appointed Vikas Kaushal, former India head of management consultancy firm Kearney (formerly known as A. T. Kearny), as chairman of state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, after accepting the oil ministry’s suggestions for relaxations in eligibility criteria.Kaushal becomes the first person from the private sector to be appointed as the … Read more