(ET) BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday nominated 10 party leaders, including many former state unit chiefs, to the organisation’s national executive. A party statement said the new national executive members are Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Deepak Prakash, Satish Punia and Sanjay Jaiswal, former BJP presidents in Telangana, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Bihar, respectively. Suresh Kashyap, Vishnudeo Sai and Ashwani Sharma, who headed the party in Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Punjab, respectively, Suresh Kashyap, Vishnudeo Sai and Ashwani Sharma, who headed the party in Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Punjab, respectively, before being replaced by the incumbents, are among the other appointees. Chhattisgarh BJP…
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(PTI) The government on Saturday held detailed discussions with domestic industry and global players about huge business opportunities in the Indian toy sector. The meeting was organised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in collaboration with the Toy Association of India. The meeting brought together prominent global and domestic toy manufacturers, retailers, associations, and government officials to discuss the burgeoning opportunities in the domestic toy sector, an official statement said.
(DJ) अगले वर्ष होने वाले लोकसभा चुनाव को लेकर तैयारियों और रणनीति पर चर्चा करने के लिए रविवार को भाजपा की सांगठनिक बैठक प्रदेश कार्यालय में होगी। भाजपा प्रदेश अध्यक्ष भूपेन्द्र सिंह चौधरी की अध्यक्षता में होने वाली इस बैठक में प्रदेश पदाधिकारी, क्षेत्रीय अध्यक्ष और जिला प्रभारी मौजूद रहेंगे। नई दिल्ली में भाजपा प्रदेश अध्यक्ष जेपी नड्डा की ओर से उत्तरी, पश्चिमी और मध्य भारत के राज्यों के साथ चुनावी तैयारियों को लेकर की गई बैठक के एजेंडा को आगे बढ़ाना भी प्रदेश पदाधिकारियों की बैठक में चर्चा का हिस्सा होगा। भाजपा ने महाजनसंपर्क अभियान की समयसीमा को बढ़ा…
(PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday signed an agreement with the Speaker Gombojavyn Zandanshatar of the Great Khural of Mongolia to further strengthen cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries. “I am hopeful that this visit will not only strengthen the existing bond between India and Mongolia but will also open new chapters of friendship between our two Parliaments and people,” Birla said wrapping up his three-day visit to Mongolia. The Mongolian Speaker also gifted Birla a horse as a ceremonial gift, in keeping with a tradition for dignitaries that dates back many years.
(PTI) The Amarnath Yatra was suspended for the second consecutive day on Saturday following incessant rains and landslides, leaving thousands of pilgrims stranded in Jammu and at various places en route to the cave shrine. Union minister Jitendra Singh assured the pilgrims that senior officials are monitoring the situation and requested them not to panic and to follow instructions issued by authorities from time to time. Heavy rains have lashed large parts of Jammu and Kashmir since Thursday night while several high-altitude areas, including Mahaguns Top and adjoining areas near the Amarnath cave shrine, experienced snowfall. Some places witnessed record…
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a Technical Assistance and License Agreement with General Electric Technology GmbH Switzerland for Gas Turbines. The agreement was signed by Mr. Jai Prakash Srivastava Director (Engineering, Research & Development) & Director (Finance – Addl. Charge), BHEL and Mr. Theodoros Stamatiadis Executive Counsel (IP), GE Power (virtually); in the presence of Dr. Nalin Shinghal Chairman & Managing Director BHEL, Mr. Deepesh Nanda, CEO, GE Gas Power South Asia and President & CEO, GE Aero-derivative Business, Gas Power Asia, Mrs. Renuka Gera, Director (Industrial Systems & Products), BHEL and other senior officials of GE and BHEL.…
(PTI) The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of seven judges for appointment as chief justice of seven high courts, including that of Bombay and Gujarat. The three-member collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, made the recommendations on Wednesday and its resolutions were uploaded on the apex court website. It has recommended names for appointment as chief justices of the high courts of Bombay, Gujarat, Telangana, Kerala, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur.
(PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a notification to carry out the ‘social impact assessment’ (SIA) for acquisition of another 2,053 hectare land for the third phase expansion of the upcoming Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar, according to officials. A total of 1,888 hectare of land from 14 villages in Jewar tehsil of Gautam Buddh Nagar is to be acquired, and the SIA is scheduled to be carried out by Gautam Buddh University and completed by this August 30, Arun Vir Singh, the CEO of Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) said. “The notification for acquisition of 2,053 hectare…
(PTI) The navies of India and the US carried out a 11-day military exercise in Kochi that focused on boosting interoperability and operational coordination. The seventh edition of the Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise concludes on Thursday, the Indian Navy said. The two navies have been participating in joint salvage and EOD exercises since 2005.
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has achieved record-breaking performance in the first quarter of the financial year 2023-24 (Q1 FY24) in terms of production and sales. The production of hot metal, crude steel, and saleable steel of 5.037 million tonnes (MT), 4.667 MT, and 4.405 MT, respectively, marked the best ever first quarter results. These figures represent a remarkable growth of 7%, 8%, and 8% respectively in comparison to the previous best. SAIL also attained its highest-ever sales performance in the first quarter by achieving a sales volume of 3.9 MT, thereby marking a growth of around 24% over the CPLY. This record breaking performance by SAIL has come up in the light of its continued focus on maximizing capacity utilization and meeting the…