(ET) Tata Steel said its step-down subsidiary, T.S. Global Holdings Pte Ltd (TSGH), has signed definitive agreements with China’s HBIS Group to divest a majority stake in its South East Asia (SEA) business. “TSGH has executed definitive agreements with HBIS Group Co Ltd controlled entity to divest its entire equity stake in NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd (NSH) and Tata Steel (Thailand) Public Co Ltd. (TSTH),” the steel maker said in a regulatory filing. As per the agreements signed in Beijing, the divestment will be made to a company in which 70 per cent equity shares will be held by an entity…
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(Tribune) BJP president Amit Shah, addressing a meeting of Panna Pramukhs in Una today, called upon the workers to ensure 50 per cent votes in favour of the BJP from their respective page. He said three party workers had been selected as Panna Pramukhs from each page of the voter list from a polling station, adding that there were about 2,000 to 2,500 party workers from each Assembly segment. Amit Shah said both Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi had strong roots in Himachal Pradesh. While Vajpayee had his home in Kullu district, Modi had worked here to strengthen the party…
(Tribune) An intense cold wave saw most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering on Tuesday with Shimla recording 0.8 degree Celsius. The hill state is likely to get more snow and rain. “A western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region on January 29 causing widespread rainfall and snow in the state till February 1,” an India Meteorological Department official here told IANS. At many places the night temperature nose-dived to sub-zero, a weather official told IANS. Shimla saw mild snowfall on Monday as well. The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) in Manali have advised people not to venture in…
(ET) Setting its sights on the six crore beneficiaries of the Ujjwala LPG scheme, the poll-bound government has started a programme, Ujjwala Swabhiman Utsav, where petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other ministers will interact with the families through video conferencing. The first such programme took place on January 24, when Pradhan and women and child welfare minister Maneka Gandhi in-teracted with around 50,000 beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme in 30 districts of Odisha through video conferencing from Delhi. The beneficiary women had acknowledged how the scheme helped them and the changes it brought to their lives. The government is now planning…
(Hindustan) प्रगतिशील समाजवादी पार्टी (लोहिया) के अध्यक्ष शिवपाल यादव ने मंगलवार को प्रदेश कार्यकारिणी की पहली बैठक बुलाई है। इसमें पार्टी लोकसभा चुनाव के लिए आगे की रणनीति बनाएगी। इस महत्वपूर्ण बैठक में प्रदेश कार्यकारिणी के नवनियुक्त सभी पदाधिकारी, विशेष आमंत्रित विशेष आमंत्रित सदस्य के रूप में पूर्व मंत्री,पूर्व सांसद,पूर्व विधायक व राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी के लोग इसमें शामिल होंगे। बैठक में देश व प्रदेश के वर्तमान राजनैतिक व आर्थिक परिस्थितियों पर विचार किया जाएगा। प्रगतिशील समाजवादी पार्टी लोहिया के प्रमुख महासचिव वीरपाल सिंह यादव ने बताया कि इसमें पार्टी के संगठन व अगामी कार्यक्रमों की रूपरेखा पर विचार-विमर्श के साथ ही जनता…
(FE) Petrol prices fell on Tuesday after remaining unchanged for six straight sessions across all major cities. Diesel also became cheaper after three days. While petrol is retailing at Rs 71.19 per litre, diesel can be availed at Rs 65.89 a litre in New Delhi. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel are retailing at Rs 76.82 a litre and Rs 69 per litre, respectively, according to data available on the website of the Indian Oil Corporation. In Kolkata and Chennai, petrol is priced at Rs 73.28 per litre and Rs 73.90 per litre, respectively. On the other side, diesel is being sold Rs…
(DJ) दिल्ली के तालकाटोरा स्टेडियम में मंगलवार को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी बच्चों को एग्जाम फोबिया से बचने के टिप्स देंगे। चर्चा में नौवीं से 12वीं कक्षा के छात्र, 25 साल से कम उम्र के स्नातक व स्नातकोत्तर छात्र, अभिभावक और अध्यापक हिस्सा लेंगे। ‘परीक्षा पे चर्चा’ कार्यक्रम दिल्ली से सटे फरीदाबाद के सभी राजकीय विद्यालयों में भी दिखाया जाएगा। इसे लेकर शिक्षा निदेशालय विद्यालय ने शिक्षा विभाग को आदेश जारी कर दिए हैं। यह कार्यक्रम सुबह 11 से दोपहर एक बजे तक आयोजित किया जाएगा। ‘परीक्षा पे चर्चा’ कार्यक्रम में प्रधानमंत्री परीक्षा से जुड़े कई अहम मुद्दों पर चर्चा करेंगे। बता दें परीक्षा…
(DJ) यागराज के कुंभनगर में मंगलवार को कैबिनेट की बैठक कर इतिहास बनाने जा रहे मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ऐतिहासिक फैसले भी कर सकते हैं। सरकार किसानों और गरीबों के साथ ही हिंदुत्व के एजेंडे पर भी कोई महत्वपूर्ण फैसला ले सकती है। संकेत मिल रहे हैं कि कैबिनेट अयोध्या में राम मंदिर निर्माण संबंधी मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट से जल्द फैसला देने के लिए अनुरोध प्रस्ताव ला सकती है। इसके अलावा अयोध्या में श्रीराम की भव्य 251 मीटर ऊंची प्रतिमा निर्माण और सामान्य वर्ग के गरीबों को दस प्रतिशत आरक्षण का मानक तय करने संबंधी प्रस्ताव भी आ सकते हैं। कैबिनेट…
(FE) Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed away today at the age of 88. The former minister was dignosed with Alzheimer’s disease and had been keeping unwell for some time. The founder of Samata Party, he rose to popularity as an anti-Emergency crusader. He had served as defence minister, under then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee between 1998 to 2004. Fernandes had to step down from his post in 2004 after reports of the coffin scam. However, his name was cleared by two commissions later. He had also served as a minister in Morarji Deai government from 1977 to 1980.…
(PTI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced Monday that his party would ensure minimum income guarantee for every poor in the country if it returns to power after the Lok Sabha polls due in April-May. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP of trying to create two Indias — “one of the Rafale scam, Anil Ambani, Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and the other of the poor farmers” Gandhi made the remarks at the ‘Kisaan Abhaar Sammelan’ held here to express gratitude to Chhattisgarh’s people, particularly farmers, for voting the party to power in the state after…