JPC first meeting on Sept 18 on FCRA NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, will hold its first meeting in Parliament on September 18, with BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal as its chairman, news agency ANI reported.The 31-member committee was constituted after the Centre moved a motion…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Putin in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural, the ancient Tamil classic by poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar, during their bilateral meeting in New Delhi ahead of the Brics Summit.The edition, published in 2026 by the…
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has set a time-bound plan to distribute around 33 lakh Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana cards to eligible beneficiaries across the state, with dedicated distribution camps to be organised in 2,008 villages and wards.Health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh said around 31 lakh cards had already reached the districts, while another…
RBI deputy governor Shirish Chandra Murmu, speaking at the Global FinTech Fest in Mumbai on Friday, said digital lending should not merely make the process of extending credit faster. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India wants lenders to ensure that algorithms used to make or materially influence credit decisions can explain why a borrower has…
Jairam Ramesh said the ad was not merely an insult to an individual or community but to ‘the dignity of all Indians’ NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday attacked the government over a controversial US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advertisement targeting “Mr Singh”. The opposition called it an insult to all Indians and questioned…
Tharoor versus Chidambaram on BRICS. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has backed the Brics summit as an important diplomatic opportunity for India, breaking ranks with party colleague P Chidambaram, who has questioned whether recent Brics meetings have delivered tangible benefits.Defending the grouping’s relevance, Tharoor said it gives India a platform…
India hosts the 18th Brics summit in New Delhi NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the 18th Brics summit in New Delhi from September 12-13, with leaders discussing global governance, multilateralism, and the ongoing conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine.As the Brics chair, India has placed the global south at the heart of its…
NPCI Bharat BillPay has proposed a centralised digital infrastructure to connect invoices, payments, reconciliation and financing, to fix the biggest constraints on MSMEs. Mumbai: NPCI Bharat BillPay has proposed a centralised digital infrastructure to connect invoices, payments, reconciliation and financing, to fix the biggest constraints on MSMEs – the difficulty of turning sales into cash…
The aircraft landed safely, the source told PTI. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: An Alliance Air aircraft carrying around 40 people made an emergency landing at Delhi airport on Friday afternoon after an engine failure, according to a source quoted by PTI.The aircraft landed safely, the source said. The airline was operating flight 9I 698 from…
File photo: Five baby orangutans were discovered in a Balasore forest, baffling wildlife officials Indonesia is working to bring back five baby orangutans found in a forest in Odisha, as authorities investigate a suspected international wildlife trafficking network that may have brought the animals thousands of kilometres from their natural habitat.The five orangutans were found…