J&K CM launches SKAL International club in Kashmir to boost tourism
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Saturday, launched the Kashmir chapter of the International Club ‘SKAL’, government officials said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched the Kashmir Chapter of the SKAL International Club in Srinagar, marking a significant step towards strengthening global tourism linkages and expanding international outreach for the […]
Politics now ‘trumps’ economics; govt pushing trade pacts, ‘Make in India’: EAM Jaishankar
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday said that in the present era, “politics increasingly trumps economics”. He made the remarks after being conferred an Honorary Doctorate by IIM-Calcutta at its Joka campus. “This is an era where politics increasingly trumps economics and that is not a pun,” S. Jaishankar […]
‘Biggest in state’s history’: Punjab CM announces road construction of 44,920 km
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced the start of road construction of 44,920 km with an outlay of Rs 16,209 crore, touting it as the biggest in the state’s history. The Chief Minister told the media here that his government has decided that by the end of next year, […]
President Droupadi Murmu hosts Blind Women’s T20 World Cup winners
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu hosted the Indian Blind Women’s Cricket Team, winner of the first-ever Blind Women’s T20 World Cup, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official said on Saturday. “The team presented the President with an autographed cricket bat. The President congratulated the team members on winning the T20 World Cup and […]
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta distributes free Ujjwala cooking gas cylinders
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday distributed Ujjwala Yojana 3.0 free LPG gas connections, cylinders and cooking stoves to women, an official said. The Chief Minister, in a message on X, said, “This initiative will also significantly reduce pollution caused by smoke. Under the visionary leadership of the Honourable […]
Tiger that killed 13 cows in TN’s Gudalur trapped after three month search
Chennai, Nov 29 (IANS) After an intense three-month search operation, forest officials in Tamil Nadu’s Gudalur forest division successfully trapped a male tiger that had reportedly killed 13 cows in Devarsholai and surrounding villages. The animal, estimated to be around three years old, walked into a specially designed cage early on Saturday. Officials had placed […]
Trinamool seeks release of transcript of Nov 28 delegation meeting with CEC
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Saturday demanded that the Election Commission of India (ECI) immediately release the transcription of the meeting of the party’s 10-member Parliamentary delegation with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at the commission’s headquarters in Delhi on November 28. The leader of the Parliamentary delegation, Derek O’Brien, who […]
Parliament’s winter session gears up for fiery speeches and heated arguments
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The coldest of Delhi’s winters may fail to call a chill to the fiery speeches and heated arguments that Parliamentarians are readying for when they reassemble for the next session beginning Monday, December 1. The three-week proceedings may witness a blend of symbolism and combative political mood as the respective […]
Next-gen reforms, macroeconomic stability behind robust GDP growth: Sanjeev Sanyal
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) As India clocked remarkable GDP growth in Q2 FY26, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister, said on Saturday that the main driving force behind the robust economic performance is continuous supply-side reforms, combined with macroeconomic stability. The real GDP of India, adjusted for […]
MCD by-elections to be held in 12 wards tomorrow, results on Dec 3
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) By-elections to pick new councillors in 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held on Sunday in a triangular contest seen as a virtual referendum on the performance of the BJP-led Rekha Gupta government in the Capital. The results of the by-elections will be declared on […]
