NEW DELHI, JUL 11: The Railways has planned to operate a special “Swarnim Bharat Yatra” tourist train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme, commencing on 14 August from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. The “Swarnim Bharat Yatra” train is aimed at commemorating India’s Independence Day with a 9-night, 10-day tour covering key historical and cultural sites associated […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 10 : A 4.4 magnitude tremor jolted Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) at 9:04 am, just as people were getting ready for work. The tremor lasted for 5–10 seconds. So far, no damage has been reported. Apart from Delhi, the tremors were also felt in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Faridabad […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 9 : “Farmers and rural workers will also join the protest across the country,” Amarjeet Kaur of AITUC told news agency PTI. She added, “The government has ignored our 17-point demand list and hasn’t even called the annual labour conference in the last 10 years.” The scale of the disruption is expected […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 5 : In an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Islamabad has no knowledge of the whereabouts of Masood Azhar, chief of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and claimed the country would arrest him if India provided credible evidence that he was on Pakistani soil. Bhutto […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 3 : In an apparent snub to China, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday asserted that the decision on the Incarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution and the Dalai Lama himself and no one else. On Wednesday, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said that the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 3: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of three Indian nationals working at the Diamond Cement Factory in the Malian city of Kayes following a coordinated armed attack on July 1. The Indian government has expressed deep concern over the incident and called on the authorities in […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUL 2 : Pakistani news channels and social media accounts of celebrities that were banned during India’s Operation Sindoor in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack have appeared again, suggesting that the restrictions have been lifted. However, no official announcement lifting the ban has been made by the government so far. The Instagram accounts […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUL 2: In the wake of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah linking heart-related deaths in Hassan district to Covid vaccine, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said extensive studies by ICMR and AIIMS have conclusively established no linkages between coronavirus vaccines and sudden deaths. Siddaramaiah had on Tuesday said “hasty approval and Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 2 : In a big diplomatic win for New Delhi, the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping — comprising India, the United States, Japan and Australia — condemned the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, calling for the perpetrators, organisers and financiers to be brought […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 1 : Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday unveiled “RailOne”, a pioneering railway application designed as a one-stop digital solution for all passenger-related services. The launch took place during the 40th Foundation Day celebration of the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). The RailOne is set to revolutionise the passenger Continue Reading
