Daily Archives: June 8, 2023

Minimum assured return scheme in works; to be launched soon: PFRDA Chairman

New Delhi, 7 Jun: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) chairman Deepak Mohanty on Wednesday said the regulator is working on a pension...

Oppn meeting in Patna: Kharge, Rahul to attend; Cong says ‘will succeed in defeating...

New Delhi, 7 Jun: The Congress on Wednesday announced that its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will attend a meeting...

Government accords priority to keep prices under check: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, 7 Jun: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the government accords priority to keeping prices under check and that...

Goods train derails in Assam, none injured

Guwahati, 7 Jun: A goods train derailed in Assam's Kamrup district on Wednesday but no injuries were reported, a railway official said. The incident took...

Supreme Court seeks report from Registry on urgent listing of plea challenging RBI decision...

New Delhi, 7 Jun: The Supreme Court on June 7 sought a report from its Registry on the issue of urgent listing of a...

Nagaland seeks 5 basic food laboratories with adequate manpower from Centre

Kohima,7 Jun: Nagaland Commissioner and Secretary for Health and Family, Y Kikheto Sema, on Wednesday said that several imported food products in the state...

BJP will win more seats in 2024 Lok Sabha polls than in 2019:...

Meerut (UP), 7 Jun: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) president Tejasvi Surya claimed on June 6 that the BJP will get more seats in...

One out of every five U.S. student visas issued in India: U.S. envoy

New Delhi, 7 Jun: As seen on June 7, one out of every five U.S. student visas was issued in India in 2022, which...

BJP outreach: Jaishankar to meet Afghan Sikh refugee, students from Ukraine

New Delhi, 7 Jun: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will begin on Thursday his two-day outreach programme under the Delhi BJP's month-long campaign to...

Blue, space economy to add value in India’s growth: Jitendra Singh

Mainpuri (UP), 7 Jun: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said lesser explored areas like ocean resources and space will do value addition in...

Wrestlers suspend protest till Jun 15 after meeting Thakur; WFI elections to be held...

New Delhi, 7 Jun: The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday agreed to suspend their agitation till June 15 after the government assured them of filing...

India win two gold on concluding day to finish third at Asian U20 Athletics...

Yecheon, 7 Jun: The Indian women's 4x400m relay team and 1500m runner Laxita Vinod Sandila won a gold medal each to help the country...

Coco Gauff is 0-7 against No. 1 Iga Swiatek after losing to her...

PARIS, 7 Jun: This felt like a game Coco Gauff simply needed to claim if she intended to finally win a set, let alone...

Head onslaught rattles India on opening day

LONDON, 7 Jun: Travis Head struck like a tornado with a counter-attacking hundred that left an out-of-sorts Indian attack bereft of ideas as Australia...

Floodwaters engulf more areas of southern Ukraine after dam breach as hundreds evacuated

Kherson, 7 Jun: Floodwaters from a collapsed dam kept rising in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes in...

Map in India’s new Parliament a cultural one and not political: Nepal PM...

Kathmandu, 7 Jun: Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Wednesday said that he raised the issue relating to the 'Akhanda Bharat' map...

Canadian wildfire smoke spreads ‘hazardous’ air in both countries

NEW YORK, 7 Jun: Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations...

Japan supports Sweden’s NATO membership as defence ministers strengthen ties

Tokyo, 7 Jun: Japan's defence minister expressed his country's support for Sweden's NATO membership during talks on Wednesday with his Swedish counterpart, as the...

Pakistan Army vows to tighten ‘noose of law’ around ‘planners and masterminds’ of...

Islamabad, 7 Jun: Pakistan's powerful army Wednesday vowed to tighten the "noose of law" around "planners and masterminds" who mounted a "hate-ripened and politically-driven...