September 25, 2021

Washington, Sep 25 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the bilateral with US President Joe Biden raised a number of issues involving the Indian community, including of getting access for Indian professionals to the US, and also…

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (UNI) Newly appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will expand his cabinet on Sunday by inducting 15 new ministers. According to sources, Governor Banwarilal Purohit will administer oath of office and…

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (UNI) A book ‘Tokyo Olympics De Saade Hockey Khidari’, based on a brief biography of bronze medal winning players of the Indian hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics, was released by Punjab Olympic Association President Brahm…

New Delhi Sep 25 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the eviction drive being conducted by the Assam government on Thursday in which two people were killed. Taking to twitter, Rahul Gandhi said, “When the poison of…

New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Government will soon draft a new policy for cooperatives in the country, said Home Minister Amit Shah, who also holds the portfolio of Minister of Cooperation. The Minister, speaking at the first Sehkarita…

As India positions itself as an emerging superpower of 21st Century, we need to go for excellence in all spheres and not mediocrity. It should be ensured that Merit needs to be the prime yardstick in any selection. This can be surely done…

A day after the government informed the Supreme Court that it would not be feasible to carry out a caste census, parties in the opposition questioned the BJP’s commitment to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The Congress said the…

Since its launch six months ago, the Central Government has been going all out to promote the showpiece initiative, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, to mark 75 years of Independence next year. But this has now led to questions being raised over…

INDIA ON Friday rejected Beijing’s claim that the Galwan valley incident took place because India violated all agreements and encroached upon China’s territory. Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We…

RAJ KAMAL Jha, Chief Editor of The Indian Express, was conferred the Editor of the Year award by the International Advertising Association (IAA) at a ceremony in Mumbai Friday. The IAA leadership awards, which honour individuals in the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met US President Joe Biden for their first bilateral meeting at the Oval Office in the White House. Both leaders discussed a wide range of priority issues, including combating Covid-19, climate change,…

The first scoop of delight Even as Faf du Plessis shuffled across to lap-scoop a pacy delivery from Navdeep Saini to the fine-leg boundary, Simon Doull and Murali Kartik on air started to discuss who was the inventor of that shot. Doull…

It was a captaincy contest between the mentor and his protégé, and M S Dhoni won it hands down. Sharjah is known as a graveyard for bowlers, but not only did the Chennai Super Kings skipper keep Royal Challengers Bangalore to a modest score…

The conditions were the same for the final rivals – India and Columbia – in the Hyundai 2021 World Archery Championships at the 100-acre complex NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center in Yankton, South Dakota, the US. In the search for the…

A sporting icon lets his inner Kamal Haasan spill out, a young pacer who made Bollywood endings believable and the soap opera where a mentor played the perfect captain and a captain attempted mentoring. It was that kind of a week. Sports…

NEW DELHI: Ford Motor’s India head Anurag Mehrotra is leaving the company to pursue other career opportunities. According to Reuters, September 30 will be Mehrotra’s last day. His exit from Ford comes days after the US carmaker had…

MUMBAI: Rural demand is expected to get around Rs 11,000-crore boost from the record kharif harvest along with the marginal hike in minimum support price, according to a report by Care Ratings. The agriculture ministry projects a good…

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Friday, September 24, 2021, issued Master Direction on loan transfer, requiring banks and other lending institutions to have a comprehensive board-approved policy for such transactions. Loan transfers are…

NEW DELHI: Net direct tax collection grew 74.4 per cent to Rs 5.70 lakh crore between April 1 to September 22 this fiscal, the Finance Ministry said on Friday, September 24, 2021. The net direct tax collection of Rs 5,70,568 crore after…