Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, which is the gateway to the Poorvanchal region consisting of 17 districts, is fast becoming a buzzing hub for exports of agricultural and processed food products. The setting up of customs clearance and cold room facilities at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport aided exports from the religious town, which also has linkages […]
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Upadhyay, Jaskaran ruled out due to illness; Indian hockey team departs for Pro League
The Indian men’s hockey team for the FIH Pro League matches against hosts South Africa and France suffered a setback with forward Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Jaskaran Singh ruled out due to illness. Standbys Guru Sahibjit Singh and Sumit have replaced the duo. The team left for Johannesburg in the early hours of Friday from […]
ED is BJP’s election dept, says Cong after raid on Punjab CM’s kin
The Congress has expressed unhappiness over ED raids on close relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. The party on Tuesday slammed the BJP for misusing the government agency while the party says it is ready to take the battle in Punjab and will tell the people how the BJP is trying to harass […]
Repeal of farm laws: Clamor grows to withdraw UAPA, CAA & restore 370
After the Prime Minister on Friday announced the withdrawal of farm laws, clamour grows for the repeal of the contentious CAA and restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The Muslim leaders have urged the Prime Minister for withdrawal of the UAPA and CAA while leaders in J&K have demanded the restoration of Article […]
Farm laws repealed, Sweets being distributed at Singhu Border
Sweets were being distributed on Friday morning by several people at farmers’ protest sites near Delhi’s border areas on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws. From Ghazipur border of Delhi- Uttar Pradesh to Singhu border of Delhi-Haryana, people were seen distributions sweets, ‘jalebis’ […]
Ho-Ho bus to launch in Mumbai “very soon”
The BEST public bus service will venture big time into city tourism by launching ‘Hop On-Hop Off’ bus services soon, officials said here on Wednesday. A long-pending proposal to the effect was cleared by the BEST Committee late on Tuesday and the services are likely to “start very soon’, BEST Spokesperson Manoj Varade told IANS. […]
Home Credit India’s survey indicates the revival of positive borrowing
Home Credit India, a local arm of the international consumer finance provider with operations spanning over Europe and Asia and committed to driving financial inclusion in India, released its annual survey study ‘How India Borrows’ (HIB) today. The 2021 HIB study concludes Year 2021, post the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, shows a largely positive […]
France and India hold 15th edition of annual counter-terrorism working group meet in Paris
India and France have discussed threats emanating from the UN sanctioned terror outfits on their respective territories and ways to ensure that Afghan territory is not used by ultras for radicalization and terrorism, and is never again used to recruit or train terrorists, or to plan or finance terrorist attacks in accordance with the UNSC […]
Civil Aviation Ministry allows airlines to serve food and magazines in all domestic flights
The Civil Aviation Ministry of India (MoCA) has allowed airlines to serve hot meals on all domestic flights. The air carriers were barred from serving in-flight meals, which have a duration of less than two hours, since April 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry has also permitted resumption of magazine and reading materials […]
Islamabad agreed to allow over land wheat shipments from India to Afghanistan
Pakistan will allow India to send 50,000 tons of wheat through its territory to neighboring Afghanistan, which is reeling under a severe hunger crisis as its economy has stalled since the Taliban took over in August, according to an Afghan government official. Islamabad agreed to allow over land wheat shipments nearly a month after Kabul […]