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India sends 6 tonnes of essential medicines to Afghanistan

New Delhi, June 30 (BPNS) India on Thursday supplied the seventh batch of its medical assistance, consisting of 6 tons of essential medicines, to Afghanistan, as part of its ongoing humanitarian aid. The consignment was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Children Hospital, Kabul, an official statement said. In view of the urgent appeals made by […]

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India successfully places three Singaporean satellites in orbit 

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) June 30 (BPNS)  India on Thursday evening successfully placed into orbit three Singaporean satellites in a text book style. This is the second successful rocket and satellite launch mission from here in 2022. At 6.02 p.m., Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C53 (PSLV-C52) blasted off from the second launch pad at Satish […]

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Gehlot meets Kanhaiya Lal’s family, assures strict punishment for accused

Jaipur, June 30 (BPNS)  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday met the family members of Kanhaiya Lal, who was beheaded in broad daylight inside his tailoring shop by two assailants on a crowded street in Udaipur on Tuesday. Expressing condolences, Gehlot assured all help to the family members of Kanhaiya Lal whom he handed […]

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TN power loom federation urges state government to release Pongal orders earlier

Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) The power loom federation of Tamil Nadu has petitioned the state government to release the orders for making free dhotis and sarees so that they are readied earlier for being  distributed for the Pongal festival of 2023. The petition was forwarded by the Powerloom federation general secretary, L.K.M. Suresh on Thursday […]

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Ministry of New and Renewable energy to felicitate installing  offshore wind turbines in TN

Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) In a move to promote renewable energy and to cater to the country’s growing power demand, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will act as a facilitator to install offshore wind turbines in Tamil Nadu. The central government will float international tenders for the installation of wind turbines as […]

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Egg prices soar in TN, farmers blame hike in fodder prices to be the reason

Chennai, June 30 (BPNS) The prices of eggs in Tamil Nadu have increased with the prices even touching Rs 6 per egg in many parts of the state. Namakkal, the egg capital of South India has cut short its production from 6 crore eggs per day to 5 crore eggs per day as fodder prices […]

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Kerala :19-year-old girl died a month after dog bite, probe ordered

Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (BPNS) A month after getting bitten by a dog and being treated for rabies, a 19-year-old girl passed away in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased is Srilakshmi, of the Mankara area of Palakkad district. It was on May 30 that the dog bit her when she was on her way […]

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Eknath Shinde takes oath as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis his deputy

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Thursday evening took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy. The oath-taking ceremony came a day after former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned from his post in the wake of a major rebellion by […]

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Who is Eknath Shinde? Here’s you need to know more about The auto-rickshaw driver who is set to become chief minister of Maharashtra

Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde will be the next Maharashtra Chief Minister, the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, in a move that very few saw coming. The huge curveball capped the coup in the Sena that unseated Uddhav Thackeray a day ago. Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde met with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and […]