Centre showing bias towards TN in archeological funding: CPI-M MP Su Venkatesan

Centre showing bias towards TN in archeological funding: CPI-M MP Su Venkatesan

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 28 (IANS) Madurai’s CPI-M MP Su Venkatesan on Monday alleged that Tamil Nadu has been systematically sidelined by the Union government in the allocation of funds for archaeological excavations over the past five years. He pointed out that the state received only 9.8 per cent of the total … Read more

Indore Congress councillor booked for funding alleged forced religious conversion

Indore Congress councillor booked for funding alleged forced religious conversion

Follow Us on Google News Indore, June 17 (IANS) Congress Councillor in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Anwar Qadri, has been booked for his alleged involvement in ‘love-jihad’ and ‘funding’ for the nexus operating religious conversion, the police said. A case against Qadri was registered at the Banganga police station in Indore on the basis of … Read more

Govt eases funding rules for R&D, research heads can now approve global tenders up to Rs 200 crore

Govt eases funding rules for R&D, research heads can now approve global tenders up to Rs 200 crore

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) In a major boost to India’s research and innovation sector, the government on Sunday announced key reforms to ease financial restrictions and improve the day-to-day functioning of academic and research institutions. One of the biggest changes is that heads of research institutions will now be … Read more

Indian startups, emerging entities attract over $150 billion funding in a decade: Piyush Goyal

Indian startups, emerging entities attract over $150 billion funding in a decade: Piyush Goyal

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) There has been a surge in private investments in the last 11 years, with Indian startups and emerging entities attracting significant private funding to the tune of over $150 billion in the past decade, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. More than … Read more

Delhi HC rejects Shabir Shah’s bail plea in J&K terror funding case

Delhi HC rejects Shabir Shah’s bail plea in J&K terror funding case

Follow Us on Google News Srinagar, June 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader, Shabir Ahmad Shah, in a terror funding case being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur pronounced … Read more

BJP MP counters Cong allegations over IMF loan to Pakistan, cites historical funding patterns

BJP MP counters Cong allegations over IMF loan to Pakistan, cites historical funding patterns

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) After the Congress party accused the Modi government of “buckling under US pressure” during the IMF Executive Board meeting that approved a loan for Pakistan, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey issued a sharp rebuttal, invoking historical precedents. Dubey, citing declassified documents, said that following the Indo-Pak … Read more

IMF likely to review Pak funding in 2025 second half amid 11 new conditions

IMF likely to review Pak funding in 2025 second half amid 11 new conditions

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to conduct the next funding review for Pakistan in the second half of 2025. According to an official IMF statement, it would maintain ongoing discussions with Pakistani authorities to reach an agreement on the 2026 fiscal year budget … Read more

Country that openly shelters terrorists should not receive IMF funding: Pawan Khera

Country that openly shelters terrorists should not receive IMF funding: Pawan Khera

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Congress leader Pawan Khera has strongly called on the Indian government to oppose any fresh financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Pakistan, citing its continued support to terrorism. Speaking to IANS on Friday, Khera said, “We had already made this demand ten … Read more

Reports on FM Sitharaman asking ADB to cut funding for Pakistan ‘untrue’: Centre

Reports on FM Sitharaman asking ADB to cut funding for Pakistan ‘untrue’: Centre

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Posts circulating on social media alleging that India asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to cut funding for Pakistan are “baseless and untrue”, the government said on Monday. Reports earlier claimed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a meeting with ADB President Masato Kanda, demanded … Read more