Central Railways has received an overwhelming response by passengers travelling on its Mumbai AC locals with 49.47 lakh passengers travelling during April-June 2023 with revenue earnings of Rs.23.36 crore. In the same quarter of the previous year,
The average duration of the 14th Maharashtra assembly decreased by 60% to a mere six days as compared to 15 days in the 12th assembly, according to a new report by Praja Foundation. Consequently, there was a 34% decline in duration of assembly ses
Taiwan`s Foxconn has withdrawn from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with the billionaire Anil Agarwal-led metals-to-oil conglomerate, Vedanta. Issuing a statement on Monday, the electronics major said it had worked with
The defence ministry has approved six hospitals for empanelment with the Ex Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to offer cashless medical treatment to valiant veterans who selflessly served the nation. The new Health Care O
Over 500 shipments of illicit, and potentially dangerous, unapproved prescription drugs, combination medical devices, and synthetic drug precursors were stopped from reaching American consumers in a bilateral multi-agency operation between the US
India has the potential to be a Green Hydrogen exporter, minister of state (independent charge) science & technology Dr Jitendra Singh has said. Addressing the International Conference of Green Hydrogen 2023 here on Friday, Dr S
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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar-led group on Thursday passed a resolution against the rebel faction led by his nephew Ajit Pawar during the National Executive meeting held in Delhi. It also ratified the expulsion of Prafu
The fifth and final G20 Research and Innovation Ministerial Meeting (RIIG) chaired by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh concluded in Mumbai on Wednesday. Topics including challen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit four states – election-bound Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Rajasthan apart from Uttar Pradesh on July 7-8 and will launch a slew of project worth around Rs 50,000 crore. On July 7, he will
After the Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Summit inception meeting held in Kolkata followed by thematic conferences in Ranchi, Dibrugarh, Dharamshala and Diu, Mumbai will host the G-20 RIIG Summit and Research Ministers’
In a huge blow to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), party supremo Sharad Pawar’s nephew, Ajit Pawar, Sunday switched loyalties once again, joined the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) alliance and took oath as a deputy chief minister of M
29th June is celebrated as ‘Statistics Day’, to mark the birth anniversary of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, in recognition of his valuable contribution in the field of Economics, Planning and Statistics. T
She’s a girl from West Bengal; he’s a boy from Bihar. They speak different languages, but they have a lot in common too. They are both teenaged, students; they desperately wanted to earn to study, to get a certifica
In recognition of the notable contributions made by Professor (late) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the fields of statistics and economic planning, the government has designated 29th June every year, coinciding with his birth anniversary, as &ldq
Union minister of commerce and industry, consumer affairs, food and public distribution and textiles Piyush Goyal highlighted the ``10x`` growth in procurement from Government e-Marketplace (GeM) in the last three years. The minist
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Making no bones about his desire to hold a party position, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has said that he wanted to step down as Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly and instead wanted to have a role in the par
