NEW DELHI, AUG 26 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday informed that the ministry has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The new districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang. In a statement posted on X, Shah said that the creation of new districts will take […]Continue Reading
SRINAGAR, AUG 26: The BJP on Monday released the first list of 44 candidates for the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the polls for which would be held in three phases beginning September 18. The list was released after the party’s Central Election Commission cleared the names during its meeting in national capital yesterday, which […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that a lot of things are happening in India in the 21st century which are strengthening the foundation for a ‘Viksit Bharat’. In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast, he said his Independence Day call for one lakh youth without any political background […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 25 : Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark questioning lack of representation from the marginalised communities in the Miss India beauty pageant. The Union Minister, in a post on X, said, “Now, he wants reservations in Miss India competitions, films, sports! It is not […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 25 : Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources. Durov was travelling aboard his private jet, TF1 said on its website, adding he had been targeted by an […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 24: India’s seasoned opener, Shikhar Dhawan, on Saturday, announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket. The 38-year-old brought the curtains down on his illustrious career by taking to Instagram and sharing an emotional message to announce his decision. He thanked everyone who supported him in his remarkable career, which saw him Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 23: The Ministry of Education has directed all states and union territories to enforce comprehensive safety guidelines across educational institutions to address the growing concerns over child safety in schools. The “Guidelines on School Safety and Security-2021,” developed by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), were Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 23: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred till September 5 hearing on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas seeking bail and challenging the arrest by the CBI in the alleged excise policy sca. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan allowed the CBI to file its counter affidavit in the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 23 : : Under the auspices of UNESCO, `Sharq Taronalari’ (Melodies of the Orient) the 13th International Music Festival will have Indian singer Shibani Kashyap perform. India will be among 62 countries that will be taking part in this festival. ‘Sharq Taronalari’ (to be held between August 26th and 30th) is considered […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 22 : Hours after the Supreme Court of India appealed to the doctors holding nationwide protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata to return to work, the Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of AlIMS, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) and Indira Gandhi Hospital (IGH) in New Delhi […]Continue Reading
