Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang held a high-level meeting at Mintokgang Gangtok to address a recent calamity that caused significant property damage and disrupted road connectivity, power, food supply, and mobile networks. Officials provided detailed briefings on the damage, highlighting critical road and bridge disruptions, and discussed immediate relief measures including emergency services and
India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation surged to 2.61 per cent in May 2024. This is the highest rate in 15 months since February 2023, when it stood at 3.85 per cent, before dropping to 1.41 per cent in March 2023. The data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry today shows that
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge came down heavily on the government on the NEET issue on Friday. Alleging a scam in the NEET examination, he said that the government has misused the National Testing Agency and has massively rigged the marks and ranks. In a tweet, Mr. Kharge raised questions over the government’s action saying that the
The bodies of the deceased people from Uttar Pradesh died in the fire incident in Kuwait will reach to their respective places on Saturday. Three people from Uttar Pradesh have lost their lives in the tragic fire incident in Kuwait. The relief commissioner of state informed that the bodies will reach Delhi today evening and
India’s Equity Benchmark Indices registered gains amid mixed global cues on Friday. The Sensex rose 182 points, or 0.24 percent, to close at 76,992. Nifty gained 67 points, or 0.29 percent, to settle at 23,465. In the Global Crude Market, Brent Crude is trading at 82.65 dollars per Barrel, WTI Crude is trading at 78.39
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G7 Summit at Apulia in Italy on Friday. Mr Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon. The two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen partnership including in areas of defence, nuclear, space, education, climate action, digital public infrastructure, critical
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one person following massive searches across Nashik in Maharashtra in connection with the human trafficking and cyber frauds case on Friday. The accused named Sudarshan Darade of Nashik is the sixth person to be arrested in the case in less than three weeks. NIA had earlier, on 27th May
The two day India-IORA Cruise Tourism Conference concluded in New Delhi on Friday. Officials and experts from the Indian Ocean Rim Association, IORA Member States including Bangladesh, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Seychelles and Tanzania participated in the Conference. External Affairs Ministry said that the Conference provided a platform for stakeholders to
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Central government is committed to protect the interests of NEET examinees. He assured the students that all their concerns will be addressed with fairness and equity and no student will be at a disadvantage. In a social media post on Friday, Mr. Pradhan said, facts related to
The Mumbai International Film Festival will be held at Chennai from 15th June to 21st June. The festival aims to provide a wider range of appreciation of films by students and cinema lovers. Speaking exclusively to Akashavani, the Regional head of the National Film Development Corporation, Rohini Gowthaman said that this is the first time