Retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Navneet Kumar Sehgal has been appointed as Chairman of Prasar Bharati for three years or until he attains the age of 70, whichever is earlier. He takes over the charge from Surya Prakash. An order from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated, “In exercise of the powers […]
“Drone Didis, Lakhpati Didis scripting new chapters of success”: PM Modi
Coming out in praise of women and hailing the determination and perseverance of the country’s ‘Nari Shakti’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the ‘Drone Didis’ and ‘Lakhpati Didis’ are scripting new chapters of success. PM Modi on Monday handed over 1000 drones to 1,000 Namo Drone Didis across […]
Amit Shah launches National Cooperative Database to capture vital information about India’s vast cooperative sector
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched the National Cooperative Database here in the National Capital on Friday to capture vital information about India’s vast cooperative sector. The launch of database–an important initiative of the Ministry of Cooperation to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sahakar […]
“Earlier governments were not interested in completing projects on time”: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that governments prior to the year 2014 never shown interest in the timely completion of projects adding that those projects that remained stuck in the previous governments were completed under the tenure of BJP-led Centre in the past 10 years. Prime Minister in […]
PM Modi hails Supreme Court’s judgement on immunity to lawmakers in bribery cases
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday that legislators cannot claim immunity from prosecution in bribery cases related to casting votes or giving speech in Parliament or Legislative Assembly. “SWAGATAM! A great judgment by the Supreme Court which will ensure clean politics and deepen people’s faith […]
Ministry of Defence signs 5 major capital acquisition contracts worth over Rs 30,000 cr
In a major boost to the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative as part of ‘Aatmanirbharta in Defence’, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,125.39 crore on Friday in Delhi. The contracts were exchanged in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane. Out of the five contracts, […]
TADA court acquits Abdul Karim Tunda in 1993 serial blasts case
The Terrorist and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court on Thursday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda, the main accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case. The court acquitted Tunda due to a lack of evidence. Advocate Shafqat Sultani of Tunda said that the CBI failed to present any strong evidence against […]
INSAT-3DS Mission: All four planned Liquid Apogee Motor firings completed, says ISRO
Days after the successful launch of its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday that all four planned Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings of the mission are completed. It further stated that the spacecraft is now in the geosynchronous orbit. “INSAT-3DS update: All four planned Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) […]
‘Govt leaving no stone unturned to ensure farmer welfare’: PM Modi
The central government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure farmer welfare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while addressing farmers at the golden jubilee celebrations of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation in Ahmedabad. “We are leaving no stone unturned to ensure farmer welfare. The government has built […]
President Droupadi Murmu condoles death of eminent Jurist Fali S Nariman
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday condoled the passing away of the eminent jurist and Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman who passed on Wednesday early morning at the age of 95 in national capital. The former Additional Solicitor General of India died at his residence around 1 am. In a post on X President wrote, ” I am […]
ISRO launches weather monitoring satellite INSAT-3DS
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday conducted a successful launch of its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS aboard GSLV F14 at 5.35 pm from the Sriharikota spaceport. The satellite will study weather forecasts and natural disaster warnings. In its 16th mission, the GSLV deployed the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers […]
Sammelan being organised to celebrate 20 years of community radio
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is organising a regional Community Radio Sammelan (South) on February 13 and 14 at Anna University, Chennai to celebrate 20 years of community radio in India. All 117 community radio stations of southern states and Union Territories will be participating in the event. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, is also […]
“ISRO never competes with anybody,” says top space agency official
Sudheer Kumar, Director, Capacity Building and Public Outreach, Indian Space Research Organisation, said on Sunday that ISRO never competes with anybody and flourishes well in collaboration with the other space agencies. He was responding to the possibility of ISRO becoming a global hub for rocket launches in the future. Speaking […]
Former PM PV Narasimha Rao to be conferred Bharat Ratna: PM Modi
Former Prime Minister and veteran leader of Congress, Late P V Narasimha Rao will be conferred with the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. Taking to X, PM Modi said that as a distinguished scholar and statesman, Narasimha Rao served India extensively in […]
ODOP scheme has become foundation stone of self-reliant India: UP CM Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday inaugurated 13 projects of industrial estates and the One District, One Product programme of common facility centres and said that ODOP scheme has become the foundation stone of self-reliant India. According to an official release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), “Traditional […]