Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday held a telephone conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to discuss regional developments following recent tensions involving the United States and Israel, as tensions in West Asia escalate.
The 27th Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan memorial lecture was held on Friday in a dignified atmosphere at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla. On this occasion, the newly established "Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Photo Gallery" was also inaugurated within the
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday assured the Contractors Association that he and PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi would facilitate a meeting with the CM to resolve their issues.
Delhi's Saket Court discharged Lawrence Bishnoi, along with two other is a case of a bid to extort Rs. 1 crore from a lawyer. The court discharged Bishnoi and others after noting there is no evidence except the disclosure statement of the accused persons.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday said that Washington's decision on issuing a 30-day waiver to India to purchase certain Russian oil supplies is part of "short-term measures" aimed at keeping global oil prices under control amid supply pressures linked to tensions in the Middle
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited Haridwar on Friday to review the arrangements for the grand event "Jan-Jan Ki Sarkar: Char Saal Bemisaal" to be held in Haridwar on Saturday, March 7. He also issued necessary directions to officials.
As part of the government's support to grassroots organisations, the Chief Minister further announced financial assistance of Rs 51,000 each for all the women's groups present at the event.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Friday, issued strict directions to officials of all departments regarding the ongoing development works in Delhi during a high-level meeting held at the Delhi Secretariat.
"In Mayurbhanj, around four lakh hectares constitute cultivable land, and out of that, 64% has an assured irrigation facility. During Kharif, with rain-fed irrigation, we cover 100% of the cultivable area, but during Rabi, irrigation drops to about one lakh hectares," he told ANI.