Home Minister Amit Shah to review BJP’s Maha poll preparations today

Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) To review the preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold interactive meetings with the BJP functionaries here on Tuesday. According to the State BJP, the Home Minister will meet the party functionaries from Mumbai’s 36 assembly constituencies and later will hold an interactive […]
PM Modi back in Haryana today for fourth election rally

Chandigarh, Oct 1 (IANS) After visiting the poll-bound Haryana thrice for campaigning till now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election meeting in Haryana’s Faridabad on Tuesday for the Assembly elections scheduled on October 5. The Prime Minister will seek votes in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in all nine Assembly […]
Medical college in Haridwar to become operational soon

Dehradun, Oct 1 (IANS) The medical college in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand will become operational soon so that local people will no longer have to travel to other cities for treatment, government officials said. Due to the special efforts of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Haridwar Medical College is going to begin operations soon, […]
Centre committed to development of NE states: Nirmala Sitharaman

Itanagar, Oct 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday reaffirmed the Central government’s commitment to the development of Arunachal Pradesh and the entire northeastern region, pledging continued financial and administrative support for future projects. Inaugurating five infrastructure projects under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) virtually from Itanagar, FM Sitharaman said that Prime Minister […]
HYDRAA nothing to do with Musi survey, clarifies Commissioner

Hyderabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has clarified that it has nothing to do with surveys on the Musi River and that it is not evacuating the residents there. The clarification by HYDRAA Commissioner A. V. Ranganath came amid criticism from different quarters over the ongoing survey of houses […]
Centre approves repatriation of IAS officer Anurag Jain, likely to join as next MP CS on Tuesday

Bhopal, Oct 1 (IANS) The Centre has approved the repatriation of senior IAS officer Anurag Jain from the post of Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The development came following the Madhya Pradesh government’s recommendation to repatriate him. The Centre has also cleared the way for him to become the next Chief Secretary (CS) […]
Indian-origin scientist finds cancer therapy safe for patients with HIV & TB

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough to help patients battling both HIV and tuberculosis (TB), a study led by an Indian-origin scientist found a cancer therapy that can help control TB and not interfere with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). cART is a treatment that uses a combination of three or more drugs […]
Sensex trades higher amid positive global cues

Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian equity indices opened in the green on Tuesday following positive cues from Asian peers and US markets. At 9:39 a.m., Sensex was at 84,461, up 161 points or 0.19 per cent and Nifty was at 25,858, up 47 points or 0.18 per cent. The market trend remained positive. On the […]
Mahindra Auto logs 16 pc sales growth in September, exports up 25 pc

Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra on Tuesday said its overall auto sales for September stood at 87,839 vehicles, including exports, which is a 16 per cent growth (year-on-year). In the utility vehicles segment, Mahindra sold 51,062 vehicles in the domestic market, a growth of 24 per cent. The domestic sales for commercial […]
Manufacturing industries clock 7.4 pc job growth in India, highest in over a decade

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The total estimated employment in manufacturing industries showed a robust growth of 7.4 per cent in the fiscal 2022-23 over the previous year, according to the latest government data. The employment rose to 1.84 crore in 2022-23 from 1.72 crore in 2021-22 — highest-ever increase in the sector in more […]