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LUCKNOW: In a bid to blunt the PDA (backwards, Dalits, minorities) push of the Samajwadi Party in the run up to the next big battle, BJP on Sunday inducted six new ministers with three of them backwards and two Dalits.Two junior ministers who were promoted are also backwards while the sole upper caste face in…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology on Monday refuted Congress’ claim that Instagram “blocked” Rahul Gandhi’s reel and photo with newly appointed Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, alleging that the ministry was actively restricting the voices of opposition leaders in the country.Sources told news agency ANI that the ministry had nothing to…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Saturday confirmed that India had successfully conducted a flight-trial of an advanced Agni missile with the multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast on Friday.MIRV technology allows a single ballistic missile to evade defences and deliver multiple nuclear warheads to…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Saturday confirmed that India had conducted the successful flight-trial of an advanced Agni missile with multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) system on Friday. The successful flight-trial of Agni with MIRV system was conducted from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, on Friday.The missile was flight-tested with multiple payloads,…
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Final New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has maintained its policy on sporting relations with Pakistan where a blanket ban on bilateral ties persists. An exemption will continue for multi-nation events such as ICC events, Olympics, Asian Games and others.“In so far as bilateral sports events in each other’s country are…
Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) recorded a robust 15.9 per cent growth in credit during FY2025-26, reflecting strong economic activity and sustained demand across sectors, the Finance Ministry said, PTI reported. Total outstanding bank credit stood at Rs 212.9 lakh crore in March 2026, an increase of Rs 29.2 lakh crore over the previous year. “Amidst…
New Delhi: With no sight of the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) opening for commercial traffic in near future, shipping ministry has shared a list of around 40 India-bound “priority vessels” with the external affairs ministry, suggesting the option of evacuating them through territorial waters of Oman. Oman’s territorial waters is on the south of SoH…
Cyber criminals hacked into the Sri Lankan finance ministry’s computer system and siphoned off $2.5 million, the government said Thursday, the most amount of cash ever stolen by hackers from a state institution in the debt-saddled country.The cyberattack is a major blow to Sri Lanka, which is recovering from a crippling economic crisis in 2022…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to enhance the Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability, the defence ministry on Tuesday signed contracts worth nearly Rs 975 crore for the procurement of critical equipment for T-72 and T-90 tanks.The contracts with defence PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Ltd are for…
Visit restricted countries? Saudi warns of SR30,000 fine, 2-year ban / Image: file Saudi Arabia introduced new travel regulations for its citizens, imposing financial penalties and travel bans on those who visit restricted countries without official approval. The updated rules fall under the Kingdom’s Travel Documents Law, which was implemented through executive regulations approved by…
