India is a vast South Asian country with diverse terrain – from Himalayan peaks to Indian Ocean coastline – and history reaching back 5 millennia. In the north, Mughal Empire landmarks include Delhi’s Red Fort complex, massive Jama Masjid mosque and Agra’s iconic Taj Mahal mausoleum. Pilgrims bathe in the Ganges in Varanasi, and Rishikesh is a yoga center and base for Himalayan trekking.
April 20, 2022, 8:51 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday and discussed the roadmap suggested by poll strategist Prashant Kishor. Party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the discussions around the future roadmap will conclude in another 48-72 … Read more
April 20, 2022, 8:52 pm Itanagar, April 20 : Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra has emphasised on the conduction of more and more games and sports activities to promote a healthy competition among the youths of the state, besides calling for utilizing the services of sports achievers in popularizing various sporting disciplines. … Read more
April 20, 2022, 9:09 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Jahangirpuri has now turned into a political drama for several parties as leaders are blaming each other over violence and anti-encroachment drive in the area. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday evening visited the violence hit Jahangirpuri area to meet victims. “Action of bulldozer was … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:58 pm Shimla April 20 : Congress President Kuldeep Singh Rathore expressed anguish over the increase in cement prices by Rs 35 stating that this is the third time in a few months that cement prices have been increased in the state. Cement prices were increased by Rs 15 per bag three … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:00 pm Kolkata, April 20 : Apparently targeting the Central Government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said industrialists should not be “disturbed” through agencies. Addressing the inaugural session of the sixth Bengal Global Business Summit here, Banerjee also said “industrialists cannot open their mouth”. Banerjee came up with his … Read more
April 20, 2022, 7:27 pm Patna, April 20 : Opposition leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav alleged on Wednesday that the Nitish Kumar government had failed on all fronts over the last 17 years, placing Bihar at the bottom of all states in the country in terms of development indicators. Yadav, in a letter released here which … Read more
Hyderabad, April 20 : Telangana Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday said that the young talent is getting attracted to agriculture and that it will drive future growth. Speaking after inaugurating a three-day, third edition of Agri Tech South, a conference and Exhibition organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at Prof Jayashankar Telangana … Read more
April 20, 2022, 6:52 pm Shivamogga, April 20 : Karnataka Chief Minister on Wednesday said officials have been instructed not to award any works on oral orders in state urban and rural development departments. “Action will be taken against the concerned engineer, assistant engineer, section officers, and in rural areas, PDO and EO will be … Read more
April 20, 2022, 7:06 pm New Delhi, April 20 : To raise awareness about the vital reproductive organ among women and educate health practitioners, pharmaceutical major Bayer launched a nationwide campaign “Preserve The Uterus” on Wednesday. The campaign will be implemented in partnership with federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India, (FOGSI) and the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 7:22 pm Panaji, April 20 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goa t media cell covener Dr Sekhar Salkar on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strip actors Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Ajay Devgan and Askshay Kumar of their Padma awards for featuring in surrogate advertisement promoting tobacco products. In a series … Read more
April 20, 2022, 7:42 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attended the Adijati Maha Sammelan in Dahod and inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 22,000 crore. “Among the projects that have been inaugurated today, one is a scheme related to drinking water … Read more
April 20, 2022, 7:00 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) added 14.12 lakh net subscribers in February, 2022 reflecting expansion in economic activities and job opport ties. “There is consistent increase in the net subscriber addition since October, 2021 showcasing trust in the services rendered by the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 6:40 pm Guwahati, April 20 : Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday for the first time held formal talks on solving the long pending inter-state boundary dispute. A chief minister-level border talk between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh was held in Guwahati. Chief ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh – … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:00 pm Hyderabad, April 20 : A delegation of Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party leaders led by state General Secretary G Premender Reddy on Tuesday urged Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan to take necessary steps for ordering a through probe into the ever-deteriorating law and order situation in the state. A memorandum to this … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:37 pm By Abhishek Bajpai Lucknow, April 20 : After tasting the success in finding offshore markets for its merchandises under ‘One District, One Product’ scheme, the Uttar Pradesh government now plans to focus on boosting exports in services sector to different countries. As part of the exercise, nodal officers will be … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:42 pm Patna, April 20 : Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, leader of the opposition in Bihar’s assembly, slammed the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday for keeping a stoic silence on China establishing two villages on Indian soil and ridiculed the fact that bulldozers were not visible. Yadav tweeted that China had established two … Read more
April 20, 2022, 5:13 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed government after the North Delhi M cipal Corporation carried out demolitions in Jahangirpuri area of Delhi, and called it demolition of India’s constitutional values. “This is a demolition of India’s constitutional values. This is state-sponsored targeting of poor … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:17 pm Islamabad, April 20 : Around 9 children died, 20 others injured and more than 50 houses burned down in a fire incident in Pakistan’s Faiz Mohammed Village near Mahar Town of Dadu District. The fire reportedly broke out in the kitchen of a small hut, which rapidly engulfed the surrounding … Read more
April 20, 2022, 5:09 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Delhi High Court after hearing refused to hear the pleas filed against the demolition drive by M cipality bodies in Jahangirpuri area of Delhi. During the Hanuman Jayanti procession on April 16 nine people including eight police personnel were injured in Jahangirpuri area. It is … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:43 pm Aurangabad/Mumbai, April 20 : NCP Chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase has criticised the Modi government over inflation. In a official statement, Mr Tapase stated that, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation in the country has reached its highest level in 30 years. Attempts were made to show the people the dream … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:44 pm New Delhi, April 20 : The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday reinforced the mask mandate in the national capital making none wearing in public places a p shable offence attracting a fine of Rs 500, officials said. The announcement came after a meeting of DDMA held Wednesday in … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:14 pm Bengaluru, April 20 : Sri Ram Sene President Pramod Muthalik on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to Karnataka government to remove loudspeakers on mosques before May 9. Muthalik warned that his workers will play Hanuman Chalisa, Omkara and Bhajans from various temples and mutts if his demand is not met till … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:26 pm Fatehpur (UP), April 20 : Five persons were killed and 15 injured when their bus overturned after colliding with a tractor trolley in Sultanpur Ghosh area of the district here in Uttar Pradesh. Superintendent of Police Hemraj Meena on Wednesday said on Monday night the bus carrying a marriage party … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:31 pm Agartala, April 20 : Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb when apprising on Home Minister Amit Shah at North Block about development of rehabilitation of displaced Brus of Mizoram in different locations of Tripura on Tuesday, settled Brus in Dhalai district launched agitation accusing the government of non-implementation of the quadripartite … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:40 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced major schemes to promote the AYUSH industry in the country. While speaking at an inaugural session of the Global AYUSH Innovation and Investment Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Modi India is embarking on the era of AYUSH and … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:23 pm Ludhiana, April 20 : Seven members of a family, including a couple and their five children were burnt alive in a fire that broke out in their shanty near Tajpur dump in this industrial town on Wednesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Suresh (54), his wife Raur Devi … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:00 pm Kolkata, April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), a mega show of the West Bengal government inviting investments from the industrialists across the globe, which is being unveiled on Wednesday after a gap of two years owing to global pandemic. … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:31 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will confer the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration on the occasion of Civil Services Day at 1100 hours on Thursday at Vigyan Bhawan. He will also address Civil Servants during the event. Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:29 pm Vijayawada, April 20 : Telugu Desam Party National president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu turned 72 on Wednesday. He celebrated his birthday among the party leaders and activists in the party state office here. Naidu visited goddess Kanaka Durga temple located atop on the Indrakeeladri hill here and … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:31 pm Lucknow, April 20 : Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 across India once again, the Yogi Government is sparing no efforts to expand the healthcare facilities across Uttar Pradesh. Adopting a proactive and multifaceted approach to nullify the spread of deadly infection, the state government has urged people to stay … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:09 pm New Delhi, April 20 : A team of officers of Delhi Fire Service led by Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) called on the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Wednesday. The visit of officers comes during the ongoing Fire Service Week. On this occasion, Chief Justice … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:32 pm Bhopal, Apr 20 : Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and government spokesman Narottam Mishra said on Wednesday that 154 individuals have been placed under arrest thus far in the wake of disturbances at Khargone district headquarters, which is still under curfew. “People are being identified on the basis of video footage. … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:09 pm Jalpaiguri, April 20 : Trinamool Congress leader and tea industrialist Krishna Kumar Kalyani passed away at a private nursing home in Jalpaiguri late Tuesday night. He was 68. Kalyani was admitted to a nursing home in Jalpaiguri on Tuesday afternoon. There was a talk of taking him to Mumbai for … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:14 pm Kolkata, April 20 : West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday inaugurated Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), a mega show of the West Bengal government inviting investments from the industrialists across the globe, after a gap of two years owing to global pandemic. The Governor inaugurated the BGBS in the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:32 pm New Delhi, April 20 : The Delhi High Court agreed to hear on Wednesday afternoon pleas filed against a demolition drive by m cipal authorities in Jahangirpuri area which saw violence days earlier. Nine persons were injured during the April 16 violence. The North Delhi M cipal Corporation (NDMC) had … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:46 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Ceasefire agreements with three Naga groups have been extended for another year, Home Ministry said on Wednesday. The Ministry said in a statement ceasefire agreements are in operation between Government of India and National Socialist Council of Nagaland/NK (NSCN/NK), National Socialist Council of Nagaland/ Reformation … Read more
New Delhi, April 20 : As courts were approached by either parties on Jahangirpuri demolition on the action undertaken by civic body on Wednesday just days after communal violence broke out in the area, political leaders jumped into the frame. CPI-M leader Brinda Karat made a dramatic entry in the northwest Delhi area stopping the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:04 pm Khandwa (MP), Apr 20 : Four minors met a watery grave early Wednesday when a group of about a dozen female pupils went to bathe at a canal near Kothi village in the vicinity of the renowned pilgrim destination Omkareshwar, police said. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:28 pm New Delhi, April 20 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a halt to demolition in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area where communal violence had erupted earlier, ordering the m cipal authorities to maintain a status quo. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said status quo should be … Read more
April 20, 2022, 10:50 am New Delhi April 20 : India registered 2067 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of cases to 4,30,47,594 in the country, as per the Health Ministry data on Wednesday. As many as 40 fresh Covid fatalities were also recorded, taking the total death count in the country, to 5,22,006 … Read more
April 20, 2022, 11:06 am Khandwa (MP), Apr 20 : Four girls met a watery grave on Wednesday while a group of minors was bathing in a canal near the renowned pilgrim destination Omkareshwar, police said quoting preliminary reports. One of the children began drowning and three others also perished in an attempt to save … Read more
April 20, 2022, 7:37 am Aurangabad/Mumbai, April 20 : Maharashtra has recorded 137 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said on Wednesday. With the addition of these new cases, the state’s cumulative case tally has surged to 78,76,141 and the death toll remain to 1,47,830. Meanwhile, 108 … Read more
April 20, 2022, 11:14 am New Delhi, April 20 : Over an hour after a major anti-encroachment demolition drive was taken up by the civic body in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ordered status quo and stayed the North Delhi M cipal Corporation action. The special joint encroachment removal programme in Jahangirpuri … Read more
April 20, 2022, 10:07 am Puducherry, April 20 : Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has transferred Puducherry Chief Secretary Ashwini Kumar to the National Capital, an Order said on Tuesday evening. It posted Rajeev Verma, IAS., presently working in Arunachal Pradesh as the Chief Secretary of the on Territory. It may be noted during the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 10:29 am Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 : ‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri will attend the ‘Ananthapuri Hindu Maha Sammelan’ in Kerala on April 27. The national award winning filmmaker will be the chief guest at the meet that will be inaugurated by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, sources said on Wednesday. “The Tashkent … Read more
April 20, 2022, 9:36 am New Delhi, April 20 : Amid rising mercury in the national capital a nearly 1000-metre stretch in violence-hit Jahangirpuri is awaiting an anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday leading to a surge in police presence in the northwest district. As this was a declared action since last night after media reports surfaced … Read more
April 19, 2022, 11:26 pm Khargone (MP), Apr 19 : A near-total bandh was observed for the second successive day on Tuesday at this curfew-bound district headquarters in response to a clarion call by Hindu organisations even as Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajesh Kumar Rajora and Addl DGP VK Maheshwari took stock of the violence-affected … Read more
April 19, 2022, 9:47 pm New Delhi, April 19 : Chairman of National Commission for Minorities, Iqbal Singh Lalpura along with other members on Tuesday visited Jahangirpuri to take stock of the situation where a communal clash took place. “The commission has also advised the administration to quickly nab all the culprits and take necessary … Read more
April 19, 2022, 8:10 pm New Delhi, April 19 : on Minister for Steel Ram Chandra Prasad Singh on Tuesday directed state-run steel manufacturers to increase their capital expenditure significantly to ensure that the capacity goes up by 80 per cent to 45 MTPA by FY2031. Singh gave this direction to steel companies including Steel … Read more
April 19, 2022, 11:10 pm Gangtok, April 19 : A motorcycle expedition organised by the Army Medical Corps on Tuesday reached Sikkim after driving across the seven states. On reaching the Sikkim Manipal versity, the riders were felicitated and offered traditional Khadas (Scarves) by the Vice-Chancellor Lieutenant General (retd) Rajan S Grewal, at a function … Read more