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Sen, Kidambi Srikanth enter 2nd round in style

June 15, 2023

Commonwealth Games champion Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen and compatriot Kidambi Srikanth eased into the second round of the men’s singles at the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event with straight-game wins over their respective rivals here on Wednesday. While Lakshya, a world championship bronze medallist and ranked 20th in...

NIA arrests PFI master weapon trainer in Karnataka

June 15, 2023

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Popular Front of India (PFI) master weapons trainer living under an assumed identity in Karnataka for his involvement in the Nizamabad terror conspiracy case, the agency said on Wednesday. The 33-year-old accused has been identified as Nossam Mohamed Yunus, alias Yunus, of...

Shaktikanta das receives ‘Governor of the Year’ award

June 15, 2023

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das received the ‘Governor of the Year’ award at London’s Central Banking Awards 2023. The winners of the Central Banking Awards 2023 were announced in late March this year. Two top prizes went to the National Bank of Ukraine, the 2023 Central Bank of...

Karnataka food grain guarantee faces significant setback

June 15, 2023

The implementation of the Karnataka Congress government’s second guarantee, the Anna Bhagya scheme, which aimed to provide 10 kg of food grains per person per month to all Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, has faced a significant setback. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has issued...

US trade advocacy body proposes USD 500 billion trade ambition

June 15, 2023

A trade advocacy group that represents US businesses has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden to work towards achieving bilateral trade of USD 500 billion per year. The two countries achieved bilateral trade of USD 190 billion last year. “By reaching that ambitious bilateral trade target (of...

Kejriwal meets CPI leader D Raja to garner support

June 15, 2023

The Centre’s ordinance on control of services in Delhi will be among the key issues that will come up for discussion at an upcoming meeting of Opposition parties, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday after meeting CPI leader D Raja to garner support against the government’s measure. The Communist...

Opposition blames AAP for misusing power of assembly committee

June 15, 2023

With Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar becoming the latest civil servant to be summoned by the assembly’s committee on petitions on Monday, the jurisdiction of such panels has come under the spotlight. Opposition leaders say the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is misusing the powers of assembly committees, while the...

Mann opposes move to give Beas water to Himachal

June 15, 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday vehemently opposed the Union Government’s decision to waive off the conditions for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to draw water for Himachal Pradesh’s Water Supply and Irrigation schemes. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister said that it is...

Statewide violence erupts during nomination filing

June 15, 2023

Violence rocked parts of West Bengal over the filing of nominations for the July 8 panchayat poll as activists of the ruling TMC and opposition parties clashed prompting the police to use force to disperse the mob. The violence over filing of nominations continued unabated for the fifth consecutive day...

Survey launched in Tripura to increase fish output

June 15, 2023

To boost fish production in Tripura, the fisheries department has undertaken a statewide survey to identify non-functional water bodies which can be used for developing pisciculture, a minister said on Wednesday. The northeastern state, where individual fish consumption stands at 19 kg on an average every year, produces 8,284 MT...

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