Category Articles: India/World

PM Modi to Release 23rd PM-KISAN Instalment; Gujarat Farmers to Get Rs 1,025 Crore

June 19, 2026
PM Modi to Release 23rd PM-KISAN Instalment; Gujarat Farmers to Get Rs 1,025 Crore

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana tomorrow, June 20, from Hooghly (Tarakeswar) in West Bengal. On this occasion, the Prime Minister will virtually interact with crores of farmers across the country and address them. Under the 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN, Modi will release more than Rs 18,880 crore to over 9.44 crore farmer families across the country. Of this, more than Rs 1,025 crore will be dir...Read More

Mukesh Ambani Announces Jio Platforms IPO at RIL AGM; DRHP to Be Filed With SEBI

June 19, 2026
Mukesh Ambani Announces Jio Platforms IPO at RIL AGM; DRHP to Be Filed With SEBI

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on June 19 announced that its subsidiary, Jio Platforms Ltd, has received board approval to move ahead with its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The company plans to issue up to 27 crore fresh equity shares with a face value of ₹10 each. Addressing shareholders at the company's 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM), RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said Jio Platforms will file its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with market regula...Read More

Parimal Nathwani Elected to Rajya Sabha for Fourth Term from Jharkhand

June 18, 2026
Parimal Nathwani Elected to Rajya Sabha for Fourth Term from Jharkhand

Ranchi: Parimal Nathwani has been elected to the Rajya Sabha for a fourth term representing the state of Jharkhand. It should be noted that there were three candidates in the fray for two Rajya Sabha seats in the state. Nathwani, who previously served two consecutive terms as an Independent MP from Jharkhand between 2008 and 2020, holds the distinct record of being the longest-serving Independent Member of Parliament in the history of the Rajya Sabha. Following a tenure representing Andhra Pr...Read More

Kutch Professor Stuck in Congo Amid Border Restrictions Due to Ebola to Return Home Safely

June 17, 2026
Kutch Professor Stuck in Congo Amid Border Restrictions Due to Ebola to Return Home Safely

Gandhinagar: Timely intervention by the Gujarat government has helped Dr. Amin Sama, an assistant professor from Bhuj in Kutch, return home safely after being stranded for nearly a month in Goma city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Dr. Sama, a faculty member at Shri R.R. Lalan College, had travelled to Rwanda on May 15 and later entered Goma in the DRC to meet a childhood friend before proceeding to Tanzania. However, just two days later, Rwanda closed its border with the DRC amid ...Read More

Gujarat HC Seeks State’s Stand on Use of Private Vehicles by Ride-Hailing Apps Like Rapido

June 17, 2026
Gujarat HC Seeks State’s Stand on Use of Private Vehicles by Ride-Hailing Apps Like Rapido

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to spell out its stand on the use of privately registered vehicles for commercial passenger transport while hearing a petition challenging the operations of ride-hailing platform Rapido. The direction came during the hearing of a petition filed by the Rickshaw Welfare Association, which alleged that Rapido allows privately registered vehicles to ferry passengers for profit, in violation of existing transport laws. The court has ...Read More

JioStar Takes TATA IPL 2026 Reach to All-Time High of Over 1.2 Billion

June 15, 2026
JioStar Takes TATA IPL 2026 Reach to All-Time High of Over 1.2 Billion

Mumbai: JioStar today announced that recently concluded season of TATA IPL became the most-watched ever in the league’s history. Besides delivering record-breaking growth across television and digital platforms, JioStar reaffirmed the league’s position as India’s biggest sporting and entertainment spectacle, a press release said. As per the company, TATA IPL 2026 reach soared over an astounding 1.2 billion, reflecting a growth of 7% year-on-year. The season, marked by new heroes, never-...Read More

Jio Platforms Surges into Global Top 20 in latest WIPO Patents Ranking

June 15, 2026
Jio Platforms Surges into Global Top 20 in latest WIPO Patents Ranking

Mumbai: Jio Platforms (JPL), the technology arm of Reliance Industries Limited, surged into the global top 20 in the latest Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) rankings released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) recently. The report ranks top PCT applicants based on published data. JPL climbed 320 places on the list for year 2025, making it one of the fastest-rising innovators globally and placing it among an elite group of global technology leaders, including Huawei, Samsung...Read More

Tribal Forum Renews Demand to Bar Converted Persons from ST Benefits at Janjati Samagam

June 13, 2026
Tribal Forum Renews Demand to Bar Converted Persons from ST Benefits at Janjati Samagam

New Delhi: As part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, the 'Janjati Samagam 2026' was organised at the Red Fort Maidan in Delhi on May 24. Lakhs of tribal people from more than 500 tribal communities across the country participated in this Samagam with traditional attire, folk songs, folk dances, musical instruments and cultural symbols. A sight of tribal culture was seen on the roads of the capital, Delhi, when huge processions started from various places, inclu...Read More

Salangpur-Style Kashtabhanjan Dev Temple to Be Built in Kansas, USA

June 12, 2026
Salangpur-Style Kashtabhanjan Dev Temple to Be Built in Kansas, USA

Ahmedabad: Devotees of Kashtabhanjan Dev Hanuman Ji of Salangpur Dham living in the United States of America will no longer have to travel to India to have darshan of their deity, as a Shri Kashtabhanjan Dev temple, modeled on Salangpur Dham, will be built on 40 bighas of land in Kansas City. A 108-foot-tall Panchadhatu statue of the 'King of Salangpur' will be installed there before the construction of the temple begins. Following the announcement of the grand resolution during the Shri Kash...Read More

Ahmedabad Civic Body Plans Key Road-Widening Project in Raipur

June 11, 2026
Ahmedabad Civic Body Plans Key Road-Widening Project in Raipur

Ahemdabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is set to undertake the widening of a key road in Raipur from 15 metres to 24 metres to address persistent traffic congestion in the area, Standing Committee Chairman Kamlesh Patel said on Thursday. According to Patel, road widening will impact 42 properties comprising 36 commercial properties and six residential properties. The survey conducted by AMC revealed that tenants and business owners have been staying in these properties for many...Read More