The government is expected to commit to banning foreign governments from owning British newspapers and magazines - effectively blocking an Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph. Sky News understands the commitment will see the government pledge to ban the foreign state ownership, influence or control of newspapers …...Read More
Foreign governments face ban on owning British newspapers - effectively blocking Abu Dhabi-led Telegraph takeover
India poised to become semiconductor manufacturing hub providing vast employment opportunities, says expert
March 13, 2024 08:16 pm | Updated 08:16 pm IST - TADEPALLIGUDEM BITSILICA Manager M. Naga Sitaram on Wednesday said that India is set to become a semircondutor manufacturing hub providing vast employment opportunities. BITSILICA is a Hyderabad-based firm engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductors and embedded industry. Addressing the …...Read More
Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer asks Collectors to implement poll code strictly
March 13, 2024 08:15 pm | Updated 08:15 pm IST - GUNTUR Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena has instructed the district Collectors to ensure strict implementation of the Election Code once the Election Commission of India (ECI) announces the schedule. Mr. Meena conducted a meeting with …...Read More
Don’t fall into BJP trap and take to streets over CAA, Mehbooba tells Muslims
March 13, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated 08:45 pm IST - SRINAGAR Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the move to notify the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was to trigger communal tension, and appealed to Muslims not to fall into the “BJP’s …...Read More
LS polls: Training for district officials held in Kollam
March 13, 2024 08:13 pm | Updated 08:13 pm IST - KOLLAM In the run up to the General elections, the district administration in Kollam has undertaken training of its officials beginning with the introduction of election apps – which are devised by the Election Commission of India as well …...Read More
KPCC’s Political Affairs Committee calls for relentless struggle against CAA
March 13, 2024 08:12 pm | Updated 08:12 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has called for a relentless struggle to annul the discriminatory and patently anti-Muslim Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA). KPCC acting president M.M. Hassan stressed the need …...Read More
Border Commission to be reconstituted to ensure one member functions from Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi
March 13, 2024 08:11 pm | Updated 09:19 pm IST - Belagavi The Karnataka State Border and Rivers Protection Commission will be reconstituted to see that one of the members will function from the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi. The commission will be reconstituted in a comprehensive manner including members from …...Read More
Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar to be officially called ‘Ahilyanagar’
March 13, 2024 08:09 pm | Updated 08:09 pm IST - Pune: The Maharashtra Cabinet on March 13 formally approved the renaming of Ahmednagar district to ‘Ahilyanagar’ after the 18th century Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar. The decision to rename the district had already been announced by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde …...Read More
Lok Sabha election 2024 | BJP names 72 more candidates; Anurag Thakur, M.L. Khattar, Piyush Goyal among nominees
March 13, 2024 08:08 pm | Updated 08:39 pm IST - New Delhi The BJP on March 13 named 72 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Anurag Singh Thakur, and former chief ministers Manohar Lal Khattar, Trivendra Singh Rawat and Basavaraj …...Read More
President approves Uttarakhand’s UCC Bill
March 13, 2024 08:06 pm | Updated 08:19 pm IST - New Delhi: Uttarakhand has now become the first State in India to have a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Act after President Droupadi Murmu approved the State’s UCC Bill, 2024. The Bill, which has kept tribals out of its ambit, …...Read More
