Lucknow: Ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Lucknow Monday for a two-day visit to promote transparency and explain the electoral process to the voters...
Tokyo: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Monday began his official visit to Japan with meeting some of the leading CEOs and business leaders and strengthen the India-Japan economic partnership. Goyal is visiting Japan from August 24-27, travelling to Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka while leading...
Lucknow: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, Monday conducted searches at nine premises spread across Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and Ghaziabad and Haryana's Faridabad in connection with an alleged money laundering case involving the fraudulent availment and passing of bogus Input Tax Credit (ITC),...
Amravati: A devastating fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the District Women’s Hospital in Maharashtra's Amravati during the early hours of Monday. Three infants suffocated to death due to heavy smoke, while six others are currently undergoing treatment at a...
Raipur: A speeding SUV collided with Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap’s convoy near Junwani near the Jagdalpur-Kondagaon border Sunday, leaving at least six people, including four policemen, injured, officials said. However, the minister remained safe and did not suffer any serious injuries. A woman personal...
Port Louis: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed possibilities for furthering cooperation in the energy sector, the Indian High Commission said Sunday. "Hon'ble Minister called on Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of...
Bhavnagar: Two more people have died after consuming methanol-laced spurious liquor in Bhavnagar district, taking the death toll in Gujarat’s latest hooch tragedy to 13, while three to five patients remain under treatment, officials said Sunday. Bhavnagar District Collector Manish Kumar Bansal said Mukesh Manilal...
New Delhi: No new strain of H1N1 has been identified and there is no cause for panic, sources at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said Sunday amid an increase in swine flu cases in Delhi and other parts of the country. The Influenza...
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party will convene a meeting of its national working committee Monday to review the status of the commitments made by the Centre after the withdrawal of its nationwide agitation on July 25, saying the government is yet to formally communicate the...
New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, will visit Japan from 24 to 27 August 2026, travelling to Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, leading India’s largest-ever business delegation to Japan, comprising more than 200 business representatives and spanning sectors ranging from manufacturing, semiconductors,...
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