Kevin Pietersen, the renowned cricketer, expressed his admiration for Lucknow Airport, calling it "world-class." He applauded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's vision for transforming the airport into a modern facility. Pietersen's remarks highlighted the significant improvements made at the airport and underscored the government's commitment to enhancing infrastructure in the region. This recognition from a well-known sports figure reflects the growing reputation of Uttar Pradesh's development under CM Yogi's leadership.
29 April,2024 12:21 PM IST
Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government has taken big step to implement the Uniform Civil Code. In a landmark decision, the Uttarakhand cabinet approved a draft report related to UCC on February 04. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the UCC bill will be tabled in the upcoming Assembly session. The Uniform Civil Code proposes uniform civil laws for all communities in the state of Uttarakhand. If implemented, Uttarakhand will become the first Indian state to adopt UCC after independence. UCC will provide a legal framework for uniform marriage, divorce, land for all citizens, irrespective of their religion. The passage of UCC bill will mark fulfillment of a major poll promise made by BJP to the people of the state.
05 February,2024 12:07 PM IST
EAM S Jaishankar called on UK PM Rishi Sunak, First Lady Akshata Murty at 10 Downing Street on November 12 on the occasion of Diwali 2023. S Jaishankar conveyed the best wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Diwali. Jaishankar along with his wife, Kyoko Jaishankar met UK PM and presented a cricket bat signed by Indian batting great Virat Kohli. Taking to his official handle on X, EAM Jaishankar shared details about his meeting with the UK PM. India and UK are actively engaged in reframing the relationship for contemporary times. During his UK visit, EAM S Jaishankar celebrated Diwali by offering prayers at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is Europe’s first authentic and traditionally built Hindu temple. The External Affairs Minister is currently on a 5-day official visit to the United Kingdom.
13 November,2023 05:00 PM IST
Taking a stand against the party leadership and holding hands with his own trusted leaders, Ajit Pawar decided to join hands with the BJP in the future and was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister in the Shinde-Fadnavis cabinet on July 2. Twelve days after nine MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) including Ajit Pawar were sworn in as ministers, the Maharashtra cabinet expansion has taken place and the issue of cabinet portfolio redistribution has finally been settled. The leaders of Ajit Pawar's group have got all the powerful portfolios. Ajit Pawar has been given the finance and planning portfolio despite the opposition of ministers and MLAs from the Shinde group, while Dhananjay Munde has been given the agriculture portfolio. Let us take a look at the list of newly sworn in NCP Leaders and their portfolios.
14 July,2023 06:36 PM IST | Mumbai
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday announced that Versova–Bandra Sea Link will be named as Veer Savarkar Setu and Mumbai Trans Harbour Link to be renamed as Atal Bihari Vajpayee Smruti Nhava Sheva Atal Setu. The decision to rename MTHL was taken in the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Other than this, Maharashtra cabinet also decided to expand the limit of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yogana from ₹2 lakh to ₹5 lakh. Last month, Eknath Shinde, had announced that Versova-Bandra Sea Link will be named after Savarkar. The decision was approved by the cabinet today.The upcoming Versova-Bandra Sea link will connect Andheri to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link as part of the coastal road project. The MTHL will connect Mumbai to Navi Mumbai. The construction work of the sea link is expected to be over by the end.
28 June,2023 06:06 PM IST | Mumbai
Bhupendra Patel took oath as Gujarat’s chief minister. He sworn in as the chief minister for the second time. Patel was administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat. Several BJP leaders including Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh were present for the ceremony.
14 December,2022 02:53 PM IST
Sunak has appointed a new cabinet. Jeremy Hunt, Ben Wallace, and Dominic Raab were retained. Female faces of cabinet: Braverman, Mordaunt, Keegan. As a result of Liz Truss' resignations and resignations, Rishi Sunak is reshuffling his cabinet.
26 October,2022 08:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray took a jibe at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Leaders from MVA were seen protesting outside Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan for the Monsoon Session.
23 August,2022 10:46 PM IST | Mumbai
In an interview with ANI, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi speaks about the role of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in India's freedom struggle. She also takes a potshot at the new Maharashtra Government for not including any women minister in the cabinet.
16 August,2022 10:23 PM IST | Mumbai
Union Minister Anurag Thakur recently announced free Covid-19 precaution doses for the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive starting from July 15. The drive will be held as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence. The objective of the move is to speed-up the vaccination drive.
14 July,2022 02:11 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
