Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will on Thursday present his coalition government's maiden Budget for fiscal 2018-19, an official said on Wednesday."Kumaraswamy will present the full-fledged Budget for 2018-19 of the JD-S and Congress coalition government in the Assembly as he holds the Finance portfolio," the official in the CM's Office told IANS.Though Congress Legislature Party...
Panaji, July 4 (IANS) Over a cup of tea and a batatawada (potato chop) served on a paper plate, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday evening engaged with Goa's editors over his illness, his willpower to overcome it and, perhaps for the first time, expressed anguish at the lack of quality young leadership in the state.The meeting was held in...
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday said that a "historic struggle" by the farmers "forced" the government to hike Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Kharif crops, though it is "not the price" what Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised before 2014 Lok sabha elections."The MSP announcements of Kharif 2018-19 is a small victory for...
Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Belgium's national team trained on Wednesday at the team's base camp in the Guchkovo sport complex near Moscow, ahead of their 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil.Friday's match against Brazil will see two World Cup titans go head-to-head, with Belgium's coach Roberto Martinez leading the training two days after his squad vanquished Japan 3-2...
By Sanjeev PalNew Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The family that was found hanging in their north Delhi house on June 30 began preparations at least 10 days before its alleged "mass suicide", police said. As per a video footage obtained from a premises opposite the family house, the family bought goods used in rituals, five tables and bandage from shops...
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) In a bid to serve customers better with one and two-day delivery options, Amazon India on Wednesday announced launch of its third fulfilment centre in West Bengal.Spread over 140,000 square feet with over 600,000 cubic feet of storage space, this centre is one of the five announced for 2018."We have been consistently investing in our infrastructure...
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the Centre to amend laws to provide for death penalty even for first-time drug smugglers and peddlers.In his letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the Chief Minister pointed out that the existing NDPS Act, 1985, provides for death penalty for certain offences, if these are committed for...
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Cabinet on Wednesday approved India's accession to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Copyright Treaty, and WIPO Performers and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) extending copyright coverage to the internet and digital spheres, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.Briefing reporters here following a Cabinet meeting, he said both treaties provide the framework for creators and rights...
Wimbledon, July 4 (IANS) World No 11 Madison Keys and five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams reached the third round of the Wimbledon tennis championships here on Wednesday.Keys defeated World No 91 Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 16 minutes to secure her spot in the Grand Slam tournament's third round for the fifth time in her...
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) In a volte face, apparently under pressure from the West Bengal government, Jadavpur University authorities on Wednesday decided to do away with the decades-old system of holding entrance tests for admission to six under-graduate courses, triggering protests from students and current and former teachers.A week earlier, the varsity's Executive Council had declared that admission tests would...
