Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have asked Union ministers to actively participate in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, a mega outreach campaign aimed at highlighting central schemes.According to sources, addressing a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Tuesday, the prime minister said the outreach programme is part of making a “viksit...
All the forty-one workers who were trapped inside Uttarakhand’s Silkyari tunnel since November 12 were evacuated safely today. The rescued workers were draped in orange marigold flower garlands and were greeted by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister VK Singh.The trapped workers were pulled out through 57 metres of steel pipe on...
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the stand of the Centre and city government on a petition challenging provisions allowing only female candidates to apply for admission to B.Sc (Hons) Nursing courses offered by AIIMS, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Delhi University. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Mamohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna...
Noting that the world today is still significantly ‘Western’ in terms of its intellectual concepts, traditions, and construct, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday laid emphasis on strengthening Indian strategic culture and devoting more energies to native knowledge and traditions to create international relations with Indian characteristics. “Is it not necessary that we...
: Fights operations were hit today evening as rain coupled with strong winds lashed parts of Delhi-NCR. The rain is also expected to give a little respite from the high pollution levels. Delhi’s air quality inched closer to the severe category early this morning. Amid complaints of contaminated water in Delhi’s New Friends Colony and...
India’s space economy is all set to reach USD 40 billion by 2040, and scientists will also enjoy a better working environment, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said. The Minister of State for Science and Technology & Atomic Energy and Space (Independent Charge) said that some foreign agencies like the AKD have predicted that this figure...
A higher dose of the COVID-19 drug, dexamethasone, may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia journal. The study looked at how well a strong dose of dexamethasone worked for COVID-19 patients. It considered factors...
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said denial of legal aid creates an existential challenge to the vulnerable and said affirmative initiatives and policies can help overcome such problems faced by the weaker sections. He also said that the Global South should shed the shackles of its colonial past and strive together to reverse the...
The US embassy has implemented modifications to the visa application process for Indian students. These changes came into effect on Monday (November 27), according to information shared by the embassy on X (formerly Twitter). These changes apply to all embassies in Indian cities. Prospective students seeking to study in the US under the F, M,...
India faced with terror attacks and infiltration of terrorists under the Congress-led UPA regime, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said, adding the country’s stature has now increased on the world stage under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing poll rallies in poll-bound Telangana’s Mahabubnagar district, he said the country’s borders have been secured...