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Kejriwal lines up meetings with Mamata, Pawar, Uddhav

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 23 May and then presidents of all opposition parties across the country in the coming days to seek support against the Centre bringing an ordinance to give the control over the bureaucracy in the NCT back to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor.

Centre's ordinance: Nitish extends support to Kejriwal

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday extended his support to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal against the Centre bringing in an ordinance to give the control of the bureaucracy back to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor.

Resist unilateral attempts to change status quo: PM

Institutions created in last century do not reflect realities of present, says Modi; seeks reforms

Rare moment: PNG PM touches Modi's feet on his arrival

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Sunday, a rare moment was seen at Port Moresby airport where PNG Prime Minister James Marape touched his feet and sought his blessings (photo).

Maritime studies and maritime law awareness programmne at Ranchi

Centurion University's School of Maritime Studies organized an awareness program on Maritime Law and Future of Maritime Studies at Ranchi, Jharkhand Captain Ajit Tapno, DG Shipping Department, Government of India was the chief guest at the function organized in collaboration with V-Ships, Bombay and Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar and said that Jharkhand is rich in natural resources and minerals.

Telangana governor inaugurates Read India-Lead India Campaign with NBT-India

Hon'ble Governor of Telangana, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurated the 'Read India-Lead India at Rajbhavan, Campaign' Hyderabad on 15 May 2023 in the presence of Shri J Bhavani Shankar, Joint Secretary to Governor and Shri Yuvraj Malik, Director National Book Trust, India.

E Rly GM inspects construction projects, Howrah division

Amar Prakash Dwivedi, General Manager/Eastern Railway inspected various stations over Howrah Division on Tuesday May 16, 2023 along with the concerned Principal Heads of Departments of Headquarters.

GM inspects Kolkata Metro railway stations

P Uday Kumar Reddy, General Manager, Metro Railway inspected the Majerhat station of Joka-Esplanade Corridor (Purple Line). on May 13, 2023.

An area of New Age darkness

Long before Mohun Bagan had Pele over for the 1977 match against New York Cosmos at Eden Gardens, the club, during their year-long platinum jubilee bash in 1964, got Tatabanya to play in Kolkata, showing what \"Socialist\" football - supposedly an earlier glimpse of *** tiki taka, *** meant. Fair and square stuff, no jiggery-pokery there.

Kolkata Knights find themselves thwarted

At the end, one solitary run made the difference, but thereby hung La tale. A drama with twists and turns and a disappointed hero in an unbeaten Rinku Singh.

Pakistan Cabinet backs military court trials

The Pakistan federal cabinet has approved decisions taken in a National Security Committee (NSC), wherein it was decided that the protesters who ransacked and vandalised military installations on May 9 would be tried under the Army Act and the Official Secrets Act.

EU launches centre to support Kenya's transition toward digital economy

The EU, Germany and Estonia have launched a four-billion-shilling (about $29 million) digital transformation centre (DTC) to support Kenya's transition toward a human-centred digital economy.

Search for four kids missing after deadly Amazon plane crash leaves Colombia on edge

The crash happened in the early hours of May 1 when the Cessna single-engine propeller plane with six passengers and a pilot declared an emergency due to an engine failure.

Maryam Nawaz, Pak military, political leaders on TTP hitlist

The names of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah are on a \"hitlist\" of terrorist outfits which are planning to launch attacks on leaders of the armed forces, intelligence agencies and politicians, the media reported.

Turkey: Erdogan meets 3rd party candidate as first round election results announced

Turkey's Supreme Election Board on Friday confirmed the results of the first round of Turkey's presidential election in which neither incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, receiving the majority support needed for an outright victory.

Atomic bomb survivors look to summit as a sliver of hope' for N-disarmament

This weekend's summit of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations in Hiroshima provides a rare and possibly final-chance for survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to push for nuclear disarmament before a global audience.

7.1-magnitude quake jolts Loyalty Islands

An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands Saturday- just a day after a 7.7-magnitude temblor struck the region, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

G7 urges China to press Russia to end Ukraine war, respect Taiwan's status

Cooperation with China is needed given its global role and economicsize, the group said.

Ambitious BJP not looking to revive alliance with Akalis Dal in Punjab

Amidst speculation over the possibility of former allies Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) re-uniting in order to mount a challenge to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the main Opposition Congress in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the saffron outfit appears determined to make new ground in Punjab politics by continuing solo than be the Akali Dal's 'minor partner' again.

'Is Demo 2.0 prompted by Gates-fundedagency?'

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the decision of Reserve Bank of India to withdraw banknotes of Rs 2,000 demonetisation and posed questions about the role of the Bill Gates-owned Better than Cash Alliance in making the decision.

Army's border tourism initiative gives economy a boost

With peace prevailing along the Line of Control (LoC) and the international border (IB) following the renewed ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, the Indian Army and BSF have gradually opened some forward posts for tourists with the aim to boost the economy of these areas.

BJP has murdered democracy in the country: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the hands of the entire Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are drenched with the unpardonable crime of 'murder of democracy' in the country.

'Direct challenge to SC': Kejriwal calls ordinance disgusting joke

Delhi CM says Centre's late-night ordinance on control of services violates basis structure of the Constitution

Public awareness against increased influenza in country

India is currently witnessing a significant rise in influenza infection across the country.

Surat airport gears up for holistic development with world-class facilities

Surat, the financial capital of Gujarat and hub for diamond and textile business in India attracts air travellers in large numbers.

PNB's net profit up

Net profit for Q4 FY23 was at Rs1159 crore and grew by 473.6% on YoY basis. Operating Profit was at Rs 5866 crore during Q4 FY23 grew by 11.4% on YoY basis.

NMDC invites additional secretary CVC for session on preventive vigilance

India's largest producer of iron ore, NMDC organised a session on Preventive Vigilance at its headquarters in Hyderabad on May 17, 2023.

GAIL reports highest annual revenue of Rs 1,44,302 crore for FY 2023

GAIL (India) Ltd reported Revenue from Operations of Rs 1,44,302 crores in FY23 as against Rs 91,646 crores in FY22.

67% of firms to outsource key security functions as cyber attacks spike

About 67 per cent of Indian enterprises are looking at outsourcing key areas of their security landscape to manage security service providers (MSSPs) in the next three years, according to a new IDC report.

Bandhan Bank reports net profit of ₹808 crore for 4th quarter ended March

Bandhan Bank recorded a net profit of Rs 808 crore for the fourth quarter (January to March) during the financial year 2022-2023.