Amit Shah says design sector needs IPL-like platform to turn talent into careers
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that India’s design sector needed opportunities similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL) model in cricket to ensure talented young people could pursue design as a viable profession without hesitation. Speaking at the inauguration of the Incubation and Innovation Centre at […]
India’s 14 lakh annual STEM graduates are key economic strength: Piyush Goyal
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that India’s annual output of around 14 lakh STEM graduates had become one of the country’s biggest advantages in technology, manufacturing and innovation. Speaking at the inauguration of the Innovation and Incubation Centre at the National Institute of Design (NID) in […]
Piyush Goyal says PM Modi, Amit Shah represent India’s ‘design thinking’ model
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah represented examples of “design thinking” in governance, mentioning that structured planning, innovation and entrepreneurship were central to India’s development model. Speaking during the inauguration of the Innovation and Incubation Centre […]
PM Modi arrives in Sweden, PM Kristersson welcomes him at airport
Gothenburg (Sweden), May 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Sweden on the third leg of his five-nation visit and was received by his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, at the airport. in Gothenburg. Swedish Gripen fighter jets escorted PM Modi’s plane as it entered the country’s airspace. PM Modi arrived in Sweden […]
Gujarat’s dairy sector deposits Rs 200 crore daily into women’s bank accounts: HM Amit Shah
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that Gujarat’s dairy cooperative network was transferring nearly Rs 200 crore every day into the bank accounts of women livestock rearers, describing the dairy sector as “one of the largest drivers of women’s economic empowerment in rural India”. Speaking at the […]
Muslim leaders meet in Mumbai to ensure ‘peaceful’ Bakrid
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Islamic scholars and Muslim leaders, on Sunday, held a meeting with NGOs, lawyers, social activists, political party leaders and others to ensure administrative preparedness and peaceful celebrations of the upcoming ‘Bakrid’ festival. The festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide is expected to be celebrated on May 27 in India, depending on the […]
Four dead, two critical after drowning incident in Yamuna in UP’s Fatehpur
Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 17 (IANS) Four youths drowned in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district on Sunday, while two others were rescued in critical condition, police said. The tragic incident took place in Kunuwa Ka Dera village under the Lalauli police station area when six youths entered the river for bathing and […]
RPF Central Railway reunites 584 children and adults, saves 25 lives under special operations
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Central Railway rescued and reunited 584 vulnerable children and adults with their families while also saving 25 passengers from life-threatening accidents between January and April 2026, officials said on Sunday. According to the Central Railway, the RPF personnel continued to play a crucial humanitarian […]
Australia homelessness could quadruple by 2035 under climate pressure: Study
Canberra, May 17 (IANS) Australia could see homelessness quadruple within a decade under a high-emissions climate scenario, a new study finds, highlighting the growing intersection between climate change and housing affordability. The study finds that even well-intentioned housing policies could significantly worsen housing affordability and homelessness under the impacts of climate change, according to a […]
Everest legend Kami Rita breaks own record with 32nd Everest summit
Kathmandu, May 17 (IANS) Kami Rita Sherpa, the record holder for the highest number of ascents of Mount Everest, broke his own record by scaling the world’s tallest peak for the 32nd time on Sunday. The veteran Nepali mountaineer, 55, successfully reached the 8,848.86-metre summit at 10:12 a.m. (Nepal time), during the Spring 2026 mountaineering […]
