President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate a new campus and attend the first convocation ceremony of Patanjali University in Haridwar today. “The entire university is dedicated to the service of the nation. President Ram Nath Kovind is coming to inaugurate its new campus and for the first convocation. It is our good fortune that we can back to […]
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Don’t buy Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet warns Government of India
The Department of Telecommunications has warned Indian citizens to not buy Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Services In India as the same is not yet licensed in the country. In a statement, the telecom department told Elon Musk’s company to “get a licence before offering Satellite-based services.” The government pointed out that ‘Starlink […]
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Tibetan govt-in-exile president raises concern over construction of dams on Brahmaputra river
Penpa Tsering, President of the Tibetan government-in-exile, has raised concern regarding the building of a dam on the Brahmaputra River by China and believes that the mega project can have serious implications on lower riparian countries like India, and Bangladesh. Tsering said, “China has been building multiple dams on all the rivers that […]
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Farmers’ protest: Tractor rally scheduled on November 29 postponed
The farmers protesting against farm laws have postponed the tractor rally scheduled on November 29, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here, Farmer leader Darshan Pal Singh said, “After a meeting, Samyukt Kisan Morcha has decided to postpone the proposed tractor rally to Parliament on November […]
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PM Modi directs officials to increase second dose coverage of Covid-19 vaccine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday directed the top officials to increase the second dose coverage of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country. PM Modi chaired a meeting of top officials which lasted for almost two hours where he reviewed the public health preparedness and vaccination-related situation for Covid-19, as per the […]
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India now ranks third in organ transplantation, behind USA, China: Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that India now ranks third in the world in organ transplantation, only behind USA and China as per the data available on the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) website. While addressing the 12th Indian Organ Donation Day, the Health Minister […]
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PM Modi : Need to be proactive in light of new Covid variant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting with top officials on Covid-19 and said that we need to be proactive in light of the new variant while laying emphasis on the precautions to contain the virus. PM Modi was briefed about the Covid-19 situation across the world, including new […]
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PM Modi chairs meet on Covid situation, vaccination
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting on the situation relating to COVID-19 and vaccination with top officials. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, Principal Secretary to PM Modi, PK Mishra, and NITI Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul among others attended the meeting. India reported 8,318 fresh COVID-19 […]
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Omicron: Know everything about new coronavirus variant ?
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has an already stressed world more worried. The variant, first discovered in Botswana in southern Africa, is believed to be spreading faster than the delta variant – the world-dominant strain. However, the scientists are saying that more studies are needed to understand if the […]
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India reported 8,318 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
India reported 8,318 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Health Ministry. As many as 465 people succumbed to the COIVD-19 infection in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 4,67,933. With 10,967 fresh recoveries, the total recoveries stand at 3,39,88,797. The recovery rate is […]
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Meeting of Parliamentary panel on agriculture adjourned; only 6 out of 29 members turn up
A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture was adjourned on Friday due to a lack of quorum. Only six out of 29 MPs turned up for the meeting which was supposed to be briefed on ‘doubling of farmers’ income. Apart from the Committee Chairman of the Parvatagouda, Pratap […]
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PM Modi to chair meeting with top officials on Covid-19 situation, vaccination today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meet on the situation relating to COVID-19 and vaccination with top government officials today at 10:30 am. India on Friday reported 10,549 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. With this, the active cases stand at 1,10,133. The active caseload now accounts for less […]
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Centre to invest 64,000 cr in health sector over next 5 years, says Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that about Rs 64,000 crore will be invested by the Centre in creating health infrastructure in the country over the next five years. The Union Minister, who was on a day-long tour to Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh, while interacting with healthcare workers at Khandro Drowa Zangmo District Hospital, […]
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Union Minister Athawale demands strict action against farmer leaders continuing the protest
Slamming farmer leaders for not ending agitation despite Centre’s decision to repeal three farm laws, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday demanded strict action against those who are not going back home. Athawale said, “Farmer leaders were saying that till the law is not repealed they will not return home. When the Union […]
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Indo- France military exercise, ‘Ex SHAKTI 2021’ ends in France
After 12 days of intense joint military training, the 6th edition of Indo- France military exercise, ‘Ex SHAKTI 2021’ concludes in France on Thursday. “The military exercise culminated on November 25 after twelve days of intense joint military training, exhibiting their combat power and dominance over the extremist groups in simulated Counter Insurgency / […]