While there is a spate of incidents of self-immolations by Tibetans in protest against the Chinese colonial rule, a complete silence among world governments puts a question mark on the global community’s commitment to human rights and the ‘rule of law’. Tibet Press reported that March 27 this year marked the […]
PM Modi lauds Central schemes for empowering farmers
Ahead of the harvest season and the festival of Baisakhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi” and other schemes are giving new strength to crores of farmers in the country. PM Modi on Sunday in a tweet while sharing details of the […]
Auto, cab drivers call for strike on April 12 in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula
The auto-rickshaw and taxi union in Chandigarh has called for a strike on Tuesday to protest the rising CNG and fuel prices. The “Cab Auto Sanyukt Morcha (CASM)” will be holding “Chakka jam” in Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula on Tuesday (April 12). The CASM has exempted emergency services from the […]
West Bengal: Police seize 208 kg ganja from a truck in Siliguri, driver held
The Siliguri Metropolitan Police on Saturday seized 208 kilograms of ganja from a truck at Jatiakali More in West Bengal’s Siliguri and arrested the driver of the truck. A statement issued by the police said, “Today on 09/04/22 evening acting on source information Officers of New Jalpaiguri police station under […]
Four Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan’s air defense identification zone
Four Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday, local media reported. The aircraft was identified as a Shenyang J-11 fighter jet, a Shaanxi Y-8 EW electronic warfare plane, and in a rare appearance near Taiwan, a CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter and a Russian-made Mi-17 cargo […]
Bank Fraud case: BJP leader Pravin Darekar summoned second time for questioning on April 11
Mumbai police have sent a notice to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pravin Darekar in a Bank fraud case and asked him to appear for questioning on Monday at 11 am. A case has been registered against Darekar at MRA Marg police station. Earlier on April 4 as well, […]
PM Modi extends greetings on Ram Navami
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended greetings on the occasion of the Ram Navami and wished happiness, peace and prosperity for all. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “Happy Ram Navami to the people of the country. May everyone get happiness, peace and prosperity in life by the grace […]
J-K administration to train 5,000 youths for their bright future
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday interacted with the hundreds of youths and local citizens while addressing the “Sahi Raasta” programme organised by the Indian Army in Pattan, Baramulla. The cultural programme encourages youth to stay away from bad activities and indulge themselves in moral deeds. In […]
PM Modi to address foundation day event of Gujarat’s Umiya Mata temple today
On the occasion of Ram Navami, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 14th foundation day celebration of Umiya Mata Temple at Gathila, Junagadh in Gujarat on Sunday at 1 pm via video conferencing. The inauguration of the temple was also done by him in 2008 when he was the […]
UGC India’s Twitter account hacked
The official Twitter account of the University Grants Commission (UGC) India was hacked on Sunday. Notably, this is the third prominent Twitter account that has been hacked in the past two days including the UP Chief Minister’s Office and the Indian Meteorological Department of India. The breach has come to […]