The tenure of the current Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (Irdai) chairperson, Debasish Panda, is set to end on March 13, and the Ministry of Finance has invited applications for the post.
The Kannada actress Ranya Rao gold smuggling case is slowly but surely assuming the proportions of a full-blown political war between the opposition BJP and the ruling Congress regime in the state, with accusations and counter-accusations heating up the political temperature.
The Tamil Nadu language war echoed in Parliament after the two houses reconvened on Monday after the recess.
For years, saffron cultivation in India has been synonymous with the Kashmir Valley, but the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has changed the narrative. Through innovative technology, scientific planning and farmer training, NECTAR has successfully cultivated saffron in the north-east, opening new doors of opportunity for local farmers.
Inviting a minister for a cultural programme by Gauhati Press Club (earlier Guwahati Press Club) seemingly touched the wrong chord, as the issue has gone out of proportion
"The one who is kept in custody is not afraid - she is a true Congress leader, will not give up! Satyagraha will not stop," Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
CM Nitish Kumar said, "We are of the view that caste census should be carried out across India. Earlier also, a delegation of 10 parties had met PM Narendra Modi to press for a caste census. Within a few days, all the parties in Bihar will work out to conduct a caste census in the state context. I am hopeful that there will be a consensus among all the parties."
After rising over three year high level of $80 a barrel earlier this week, global benchmark came down to $78 a barrel and now is again up to $81 a barrel while OPEC+ deciding to stick to its marginal production easing plan and market remaining tight.
Uma Bharti in a series of tweets in Hindi said Congress general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh Mrs. Vadra and other Congress leaders do not have the right to speak on issues over which they are speaking.
"The silence from the Modi govt makes them complicit?" read the tweet.
