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Karnataka gets Rs.9,700 crore investments at ‘Make in India’ week
Karnataka received Rs.9,700 crore of investment proposals on Wednesday at the week-long 'Make in India' event being held here, an official statement said.
"The investments include Rs.6,000 crore by First Solar for a solar cell unit,…
Now, posters in Jadavpur demand freedom for Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland
A day after pro-Afzal Guru slogans were heard in the prestigious Jadavpur University, its campus was on the boil on Wednesday as posters "seeking independence" for Kashmir and demanding 'freedom' for Manipur and Nagaland were put up by some…
Amitabh Kant to be Niti Aayog’s first full-time CEO
Amitabh Kant, currently secretary in department of industrial policy and promotion, was on Wednesday named the first full-time chief executive of the Niti Aayog, and will have a tenure of two years.
According to a department of personnel…
Ram Madhav meets Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday evening to meet PDP president Mehbooba Mufti to break the stalemate over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary arrived on…
Union Cabinet nod to MoUs on agriculture, allied sectors
The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval to the memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed between India and various countries for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors.
"The MoUs will help in…
Cabinet nod for amendments in two laws
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Delimitation Act, 2002, and the Representation of the People Act, 1950, paving way for the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal to include areas that became part of India…
NITI Aayog CEO to be Telecom Commission member
The government on Wednesday decided that the NITI Aayog chief executive officer would be a part-time member of the Telecom Commission.
Earlier, this membership was given to the secretary of the Planning Commission, which has ceased to…
Fringe elements responsible for anti-national slogans: Jadavpur VC
Kolkata, Feb 17: A day after anti-national slogans echoed in a rally at Jadavpur University, vice chancellor Suranjan Das on Wednesday claimed certain "fringe elements" had indulged in such sloganeering.
He said such slogans by fringe…
Ensure safety of Kanhaiya Kumar, SC to Delhi Police chief
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will be the personal responsibility of Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi to ensure the safety of JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, as it was told that he was severely beaten up while…
Ready to hear ‘alternative’ JNU voice: Centre
As the controversy over JNU protests escalates, the government on Wednesday said it was "ready" to hear an "eloquent, powerful and constructive alternative voice" from the university.
"Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a premier…