[ad_1] HYDERABAD: State-owned iron ore miner NMDC on Saturday said it has commissioned the first coke oven battery (COB) at its Nagarnar integrated steel plant in Chhattisgarh. “The first batch of coke was discharged this afternoon paving the way for the sequential commissioning of subsequent key units. Nagarnar steel plant being a greenfield integrated steel…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India reported 1,574 new coronavirus infections and nine Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours across the country, according to the Union health ministry. This takes the country’s total tally of Covid-19 infections from the beginning of the pandemic to 4,46,50,662. With a decrease of 596 cases from the previous day, India’s…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) Special Meeting Friday saw India renewing its push to bring the 26/11 perpetrators to justice as foreign minister S Jaishankar said the key conspirators and masterminds remained “protected and unpunished’’ and that the Security Council had been unable to act against some of them because of political…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women on Friday formed a two-member fact-finding team to look into allegations of auctioning off of girls for loan repayment in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district, it said in a release. The women’s panel said it had come across several media reports about girls being auctioned off to settle disputes…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Spelling out its stance on the culture of freebies in response to the Election Commission’s letter to various political parties, the BJP has made a distinction between freebies and welfarism, suggesting that the parties should place emphasis on voter empowerment and capacity-building rather than increase the dependency of people. “The freebies are…
[ad_1] KOLKATA: Union home minister Amit Shah is likely to have discussions with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during the Eastern Zonal Council meeting scheduled to be held on November 5, a senior official said on Wednesday. Apart from Banerjee, Amit Shah is also likely to meet the chief ministers of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a fresh advisory, the Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday asked all Indians there to leave the country immediately in view of increasing hostilities. The new advisory came less than a week after a similar advisory was issued following the deteriorating security situation in Ukraine. “In continuation of the advisory issued…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Rishi Sunak on being appointed Britain’s new prime minister. The prime minister said that he was looking forward to working closely together with Sunak on global issues. “Warmest congratulations Rishi Sunak. As you become UK PM, I look forward to working closely together on global…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has recorded 1,334 fresh Covid cases, the lowest in 188 days, which took the tally of cases to 4,46,44,076, as per Union government bulletin released on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 5,28,977 with 16 fatalities, which include 12 deaths reconciled by Kerala, Union helath ministry data showed. The number…
[ad_1] AYODHYA: Taking a dig at the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday that there was time when the very existence of Lord Ram would be questioned, leading to religious and cultural backwardness. Taking part in Ayodhya’s Deepotsava for the first time, the PM said: “Ram ke baare mein, hamari sanskriti…
