While inaugurating the world’s largest longest river cruise titled Ganga Vilas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “a new age of tourism in India”, but on the other hand, Congress general secretary in charge communications Jairam Ramesh has termed the service “obscene”. Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader said that the service […]
Karnataka govt directed CID to investigate complaints against Santro Ravi: Araga Jnanendra
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Monday said that the state government has directed the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the complaints against Santro Ravi, an alleged kingpin of a human trafficking racket. Karnataka Home Minister said, “The state government has directed the CID to investigate the complaints against Santro Ravi, […]
G20 Health Working Group meeting to be held in Thiruvananthapuram
The first Health Working Group meeting under G20 India Presidency will be held between January 18-20 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. In a significant milestone, India assumed the presidency of the G20 on December 1, 2022. India is currently part of the G20 Troika comprising Indonesia, India and Brazil, marking the first […]
Birsa Munda Airport of Ranchi gets Instrument Landing System
The Airports Authority of India has commissioned Facility Performance Category-I Instrument Landing System (ILS) for Runway-31 at its Birsa Munda airport at Ranchi in Jharkhand, the authority said on Monday. The new ILS replaced the existing facility that had completed its recommended life span. Birsa Munda Airport has been witnessing a steady increase in […]
SC refuses to entertain plea seeking intervention to declare Joshimath subsidence natural disaster
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking the top court’s intervention to declare Joshimath subsidence, a natural disaster. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala permitted the petitioner to approach the Uttarakhand High Court with the plea. […]
Uri, Pulwama attacks planned by Govt of India alleges National Conference leader Mustafa Kemal
Terror strikes in Uri in 2016 and the Pulwama attack of 2019 were “orchestrated” by the Central government according to National Conference (NC) leader Sheikh Mustafa Kamal who on Monday alleged that there were no photos or bodies of the soldiers and that those who had lost their lives in the two terror attacks […]
44 Sikh delegates arrive from Pakistan to visit Gurudwaras in Delhi, Amritsar
A total of 44 Pakistani Sikh delegates on Monday arrived in India from Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah border to visit gurudwaras in Delhi and Amritsar. “We have arrived from Pakistan’s Peshawar, Sindh and other areas to visit the Gurudwaras of Delhi and Amritsar,” a Pakistani Sikh delegate Harbhajan Singh told . Another delegate Sardar Karam Singh said, […]
PM Modi congratulates Agniveers on being pioneers of path-breaking Agnipath Scheme
Addressing the first batch of Agniveers of the three Services, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated them on being the “pioneers of the path-breaking Agnipath Scheme.” The prime minister highlighted that this transformative policy will be a game changer in strengthening our Armed Forces and making them future-ready for the challenges that lie ahead. […]
PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interact with Agniveers though video conference
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with Agniveers through a video conference. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was also present during the virtual meeting with the Agniveers. Under the Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14 last year, the three services are recruiting youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years […]
Schools closed till Jan 18 in Udaipur, Bikaner as mercury drops in Rajasthan
Amid the severe cold wave prevailing over Rajasthan, schools in Udaipur and Bikaner remain closed on Monday. Additional District Collector of Udaipur City, Prabha Gautam on Sunday declared holiday for all students up to Class 8 from January 16 to 18 to relieve the students from the extreme cold wave. She said that the […]
UP: Ghazipur village mourns death of its four residents in Nepal plane crash
The plane crash in Nepal’s Pokhara has made the Alawalpur Afga village of Ghazipur inconsolable, as among the five Indians who were killed in the Yeti Airlines aircraft crash on Sunday, four were residents of this UP district. The deceased are identified as Abhishek Kushwaha, Vishal Sharma, Sonu and Anil Rajbhar. All of them […]
Delhi Assembly: BJP MLAs sport oxygen cylinders, gas masks
MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday turned up to participate in the Delhi Assembly session carrying oxygen cylinders and wearing oxygen masks to highlight the issue of air pollution in the national capital. The fourth part of the Assembly Session began today at 11 am. The BJP and […]
Black box of crashed Nepal plane recovered
The black box of the Yeti Airlines aircraft, which crashed a day ago with 72 people on board has been recovered, Nepal airport authorities said on Monday. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft from Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara minutes before landing on Sunday. A total of 68 bodies have been recovered […]
Delhi HC dismisses review plea challenging CJI Chandrachud appointment, finds no error in earlier order
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a review plea moved against an order dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud. The Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vikas Mahajan while dismissing the review plea said, the petitioner […]
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill introduce Indian cricket team’s special trio
After clinching the ODI series against Sri Lanka by 3-0, India batters Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill introduced the throwdown specialists Raghu, Nuwan and Daya in a great gesture during their interview and credited the trio for team’s success. A destructive powerplay spell from Mohammed Siraj continued Sri Lanka’s downfall […]