NEW DELHI: Peace and tranquillity in border areas is a pre-requisite for development of bilateral relationship with China, and the two sides will be discussing de-escalation and effective management of activities in these areas in the coming days, external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.A brief uproar was also witnessed following…
Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) MUMBAI: Chief minister-designate Devendra Fadnavis has roped in 61 high-ranking bureaucrats for protocol duty for the swearing-in ceremony on Dec 5, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. This will be the first time in the recent past that such a large number…
NEW DELHI: Deal-making in India’s healthcare sector has surged in recent years, with hospitals now commanding the largest share of foreign direct investment (FDI) within the sector. In FY24, hospitals accounted for 50% of the FDI in total healthcare, translating to $1.5 billion. This marks a significant increase, as the share of hospitals in healthcare…
NEW DELHI: It was the ubiquitous ‘Sikh moderates vs radicals’ tug-of-war on display as history-sheeter and highly-radicalised pro-Khalistan terrorist Narain Singh Chaura aimed his weapon at former Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, scion of the ‘moderate’ Badal family.According to an ex-IPS officer from Punjab, the sensational assassination attempt by a terrorist who has been…
NEW DELHI: CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis visited Varsha – the chief minister’s official residence, on Wednesday evening to once again persuade caretaker CM Eknath Shinde to join govt as deputy chief minister and finalise the power-sharing formula. Sources said that Shinde agreed to take oath as deputy CM with Fadnavis’s assurance that the portfolio allocation would…
MUMBAI: Seeking to project unity in Mahayuti, BJP’s legislative party leader Devendra Fadnavis said, “The chief minister’s post is just a technical agreement between us.”At a presser with Fadnavis and NCP’s Ajit Pawar, outgoing CM Eknath Shinde evaded a reply when asked if he would join the govt. “Wait till evening,” he said, only for…
CM Oath Ceremony: देवेंद्र फडणवीस तीसरी बार महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में शपथ लेने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं. इन सब के बीच एक बात की चर्चा हर ओर हो रही. मुख्यमंत्री शपथ ग्रहण समारोह के लिए जो निमंत्रण पत्र भेजे गए हैं, उसने सभी को चौंकाया भी और थोड़ा भावुक भी किया. मुख्य…
KAITHAL: Ahead of farmers’ call for Delhi, the rapid action police force, formed for riot control, are being trained at the police line in Kaithal district. According to a police spokesperson, following the orders of Haryana’s director general of police, Shatrujeet Kapoor, SP Rajesh Kalia, three companies have been formed by the district police to…
Azad Maidan Mumbai: देवेंद्र फडणवीस महाराष्ट्र के अगले मुख्यमंत्री होंगे, जो कल (5 दिसंबर, 2024) शाम 5:00 बजे मुंबई के आजाद मैदान में शपथ लेंगे. शपथ ग्रहण के पहले आजाद मैदान में समारोह की तैयारियां जारी है. देवेंद्र फडणवीस की शपथ ग्रहण के समय प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के साथ-साथ एनडीए शासित राज्यों के तमाम मुख्यमंत्री…
