A BCCI team had recently visited the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium The picturesque capital of the hill state will host its first ever Ranji Trophy cricket match later this month, an official said on Tuesday. The approval for the match …
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17 government printing presses to merge, jobs will be protected: Jaitley
The decision about the “merger and modernization” of the “underworked” printing presses was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to merge into five entities all the 17 government printing …
Read More »Four states may defeat India’s fight against open defecation
About 79 lakh existing toilets were in an unusable condition in these states India and the world cannot meet their cleanliness goals unless four Indian states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha — become free of open defecation, Delhi-based …
Read More »Air India chief Ashwani Lohani to head Railway Board
Lohani belongs to the Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers of the 1980 batch Air India chief Ashwani Lohani was on Wednesday named the Chairman of the Railway Board to succeed AK Mittal, who stepped down in the wake of …
Read More »Farhan Akhtar keen to learn about his roots
Farhan Akhtar gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Lucknow Central Actor-singer and filmmaker Farhan Akhtar is excited about his visit to Khairabad in Uttar Pradesh, where he is keen to learn about his roots and pay respects …
Read More »Ajay Devgn to play income tax officer in ‘Raid’
Ajay Devgn all set to return to a film rooted in reality Known for his intense and character driven roles, Ajay Devgn is all set to return to a film rooted in reality. Trader analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the news …
Read More »PMO: PM constantly monitoring Gorakhpur situation
He is in constant touch with authorities from the Central and U.P. governments Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly monitoring the situation in wake of the death of more than 60 children in the past five days at a hospital …
Read More »Yogi Adityanath quits Lok Sabha
Yogi Adityanath resigns from his Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency on Saturday Over four months after taking over as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath on Saturday resigned from his Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency. He quit the seat he has held for …
Read More »AK Joti takes over as new CEC
Joti has a tenure of eight months Achal Kumar Joti on Thursday assumed charge as the 21st Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, succeeding Nasim Zaidi who demitted office on Wednesday after completing his tenure. Joti, who has a tenure …
Read More »Karnataka announces crop loan waiver for farmers
Karnataka became the fourth state to take such step Facing mounting pressure from farmers and opposition parties, the Karnataka government on Wednesday announced crop loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 per farmer, that will cost Rs 8,165 crore to …
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