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Chennai, March 10 – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the declaration of Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu as an international airport, a move expected to significantly enhance connectivity and economic prospects in the southern parts of the state...

New Delhi, March 10 – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved on Tuesday the declaration of Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu as an international airport.Located in the Temple City, the Madurai airport is one of the oldest in the state.According to a Cabinet note...

New Delhi, March 10 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028, with an enhanced budget of Rs 8.7 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.The project, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, aims to provide safe and...

New Delhi, March 10 The government on Tuesday eased norms for foreign direct investment from all countries, including China, that share land borders with India, sources said.They said that Press Note 3 of 2020 has been amended in this regard.The decision was taken in a meeting of the Union...

Bhubaneswar, March 3 Members of the women's wing of the Congress staged protests in various parts of Odisha on Tuesday, demanding the removal of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over his alleged connection to the Jeffrey Epstein files.The Mahila Congress activists, led by its state president...

New Delhi, March 3 – In accordance with the "Seva Sankalp Resolution" adopted by the Union Cabinet in its inaugural meeting at "Seva Teerth", the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs convened a meeting of all officials to take an oath to uphold the ethos of "service," an official said on Tuesday...

New Delhi, February 27 A group of prominent Malayalam writers met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and expressed their gratitude for the renaming of Kerala as Keralam.The Union Cabinet approved a proposal by the Kerala government to change the state's name to Keralam on Tuesday. This...

New Delhi, February 27 CPI(M) leader John Brittas launched a fresh attack on Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday for his criticism of the LDF government in Kerala, saying while the latter claimed to be a politician of a "different kind", he chose to be "like any other Congressman" after his...

New Delhi, February 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has outlined an ambitious agenda for reforms and has asked his Cabinet colleagues to prepare a detailed note on the initiatives to be taken in their respective ministries in the coming years.This exercise is part of the Modi government's...

New Delhi, February 27 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his birthday greetings to Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, on Friday.PM Modi wrote on X: “Best wishes to Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar on his birthday. His extensive work towards furthering...

New Delhi, February 25 A gentle transition from "Kerala" to "Keralam" will not trigger an identity extinction event, CPI(M) leader John Brittas said on Wednesday while responding to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who asked what happens to terms such as "Keralite" and "Keralan" now that the state...

Kolkata, February 25 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed on Wednesday that the Union Cabinet's decision to significantly increase the minimum support price (MSP) for raw jute will benefit lakhs of farmers in West Bengal.Amit Malviya, the chief of the BJP's Information Technology (IT)...

Srinagar, February 25 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that the Centre should accept the West Bengal government's demand to rename the state, following the Union Cabinet's approval of a similar proposal for Kerala.The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Kerala...

New Delhi, February 25 – The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', paving the way for a constitutional amendment in Parliament and triggering a fresh political debate. While the BJP welcomed the decision as recognition of the state’s cultural and linguistic...

New Delhi, February 24 Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor offered a witty take on Kerala's name change on Tuesday, asking what happens now to the terms "Keralite" and "Keralan" for the "inhabitants" of the new "Keralam".In a lighter vein, Tharoor said "Keralamite" sounds like a microbe and...

Today, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal to change the name of the State of Kerala to Keralam. After the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefed the media, stating that after Cabinet approval, the President of India will refer a Bill, namely the...

February 24, New Delhi – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the proposal to change the name of the State of ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’.The decision was announced during a Cabinet briefing by Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Kerala government's proposal to rename the state as "Keralam," which draws directly from the region's ancient linguistic and historical roots dating back several centuries.This decision marks the culmination of a long...

Kolkata, February 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that an "understanding" between the BJP and the CPI(M) helped Kerala get a new name, while accusing the Centre of repeatedly ignoring her government’s proposals to name the state ‘Bangla’.Her remarks came after...

New Delhi, February 24 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal by the Kerala government to change the name of the state to Keralam, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.The decision, which comes ahead of the state assembly elections, was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by...