Gujarat to showcase rooftop solar success stories at VGRC Kutch-Saurashtra (Lead)
Gandhinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) Gujarat has achieved yet another landmark in the renewable energy sector by installing more than five lakh residential rooftop solar systems, reaching a total installed capacity of 1,879 MW and retaining its number one position in rooftop solar adoption in the country. The achievement, realised under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship […]
Consumer Affairs Ministry receives 100 complaints over IndiGo ticket cancellations
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The consumer affairs ministry has received around 100 complaints from passengers related to IndiGo flight ticket cancellations, refunds and compensation, Secretary Nidhi Khare said on Wednesday. These complaints were lodged on the National Consumer Helpline and have been forwarded to Air Seva, the government’s air travel grievance redressal platform. Speaking […]
HM Amit Shah, CM Mohan Yadav to inaugurate natural farming project in Rewa
Bhopal/Rewa, Dec 24 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav are set to participate in a major farmers’ conference focused on natural farming in Rewa on December 25, coinciding with the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a government press statement said here Tuesday. […]
Nasscom flags concerns over new US rules for H-1B visas
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The recent changes about the wage-weighted selection mechanism for H-1B visas proposed by the USA’s Department of Homeland Security represent a significant departure from the long-standing, neutral lottery system and raise important legal, economic, and operational concerns, according to a Nasscom statement issued on Wednesday. The apex trade body for […]
Search teams in Turkiye recover recorders after plane crash that killed Libyan army chief
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Search teams in Turkiye on Wednesday recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a jet crash that killed eight people, including Libya’s military chief, while efforts to retrieve the victims’ remains were still underway, Turkiye’s interior minister said. The private jet carrying Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad Al-Haddad, four other military officials and […]
Turkiye, Hamas discuss Gaza ceasefire deal’s second phase
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday met with Hamas political bureau officials in Ankara to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza and advancing the agreement to its second phase, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said. The source said the Hamas officials told Fidan that they had fulfilled their requirements as part of the ceasefire […]
Israel to invest $110bn in arms industry
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the country would invest $110 billion over the next 10 years to develop an independent arms industry. “I approved a total of 350 billion shekels over the coming decade to build an independent arms industry for the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said during a military ceremony […]
Israel prevents Palestinian vice president from attending Christmas Eve Mass in Bethlehem
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Israeli authorities prevented Hussein Al-Sheikh, the vice president of the Palestinian Authority, from attending the Christmas Eve Mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Wednesday. Forces prevented Al-Sheikh’s convoy from entering the city, believed to be the birthplace of Christ, located south of the occupied West Bank. President Mahmoud Abbas assigned […]
HYDRAA chief directs officials to prepare lakes for kite festival
Hyderabad, Dec.24 (RAHNUMA): HYDRA Commissioner AV Ranganath has directed officials to ensure that the lakes are ready in time for the kite festival. Ranganath said it is customary for the state government to organise the kite festival from January 13 to 15th during Sankranthi festival. This time, the state government has decided to hold […]
Tanishq unveils grand new store in Khajaguda, relaunches bigger Banjara hills outlet
Hyderabad, Dec.24 (RAHNUMA): Tanishq, India’s largest jewellery retail brand from the Tata Group, has strengthened its presence in Hyderabad with the launch of a grand new store at Khajaguda and the relaunch of its expanded Banjara Hills showroom. Both stores were inaugurated by Ajay Dwivedi, Regional Business Head, Tanishq. To mark the occasion, Tanishq is […]
