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.
Jammu: Police on Sunday said it has arrested three Pakistan-linked militant associates and recovered six grenades from them, foiling a plot to attack a temple in the border district of Poonch and disturb communal harmony. Poonch Senior Superintendent of Police Ramesh Kumar Angral said “the arrested persons were planning to carry out a grenade attack … Read more
New Delhi: The union transport ministry on Sunday extended the validity of motor vehicle documents like driving licence (DL), registration certificate (RC) and permits till March 31, 2021, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) had earlier issued advisories dated March 30, 2020, June 09, 2020 and … Read more
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers agitating against the three new Central agriculture laws stayed put at their agitations venues near Delhi, which is going through a harsh spell of winter, unrelenting in their demand of withdrawal of the legislations. The farmers had reached Singhu border over a month ago. The protesting farmer unions had on … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to substitute foreign-made products they use with items produced in India, and said they should make this resolution for the country in the new year. In his last ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast of the year, he said people have supported the ‘vocal for local’ … Read more
Srinagar: With the onset of winter, the likelihood of Pakistan making desperate attempts to raise tensions along the Line of Control to divert attention from its internal issues can’t be ruled out, according to a top Army commander here. In an interaction, Lt Gen B S Raju, who heads the strategically-located XV Corps of the … Read more
India has scaled a significant peak in the fight against the global pandemic. Daily new caseload dropped below 19,000 after 6 months. 18,732 were added to the national tally in the last 24 hours. The new added cases were 18,653 on 1st July, 2020. India’s total Active Caseload has fallen to 2.78 lakh (2,78,690) today. This is the lowest after 170 days. The total … Read more
The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series titled “Secrets and Delights of Indian Cuisine” held on 26th December 2020 focused on Indian Cuisine and its importance. Food in India is a vibrant assortment of uncountable dishes, cooking styles and it is distinctly characterised by the subtle and sophisticated use of spices, grains, vegetables and … Read more
The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu today paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister, P V Narasimha Rao and said the bold economic reforms initiated by him have helped in accelerating the country’s development. Releasing a Telugu book titled “Viplava Tapasvi: PV” written by senior journalist, A Krishna Rao in Hyderabad, the Vice … Read more
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has extended the validity of vehicular documents like DLs, RCs, Permits etc till 31st Mach 2021 in the light of need to prevent spread of Covid -19. Ministry has today issued a directory to the States and Union Territory administrations in the regard. MoRTH had earlier … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘New Bhaupur- New Khurja section’ of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) on 29th December, 2020 at 11 AM via video conferencing. During the event, Prime Minister will also inaugurate EDFC’s Operation Control Centre (OCC) at Prayagraj. Governor of Uttar Pradesh Shrimati Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh … Read more
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated several development projects in Manipur today. Amit Shah inaugurated the e-office and Thoubal Multipurpose Project (Thoubal Dam) in Imphal through virtual mode. He also laid the foundation stone of seven major development projects, including the Churachandpur Medical College, IT-SEZ at Mantripukhri, Manipur Bhawan in Dwarka, New Delhi and … Read more
Ministry of Tourism’s Regional Office, Indiatourism Mumbai launched its Domestic Tourism marketing campaign ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ under the theme ‘Explore Incredible India’ with a successful brand activation event in the Reliance Mall , Borivali, Mumbai from 25th Dec. 2020 to 31st Dec. 2020. In time when destinations in India are unlocking and with objective to woo the … Read more
Islamabad: Four Pakistan Army personnel were killed when a military helicopter crashed during a casualty evacuation due to technical reasons in Gilgit-Baltistan, the army said on Sunday. The chopper crashed in Minimarg area of Astore district on Saturday evening, the army said in a statement. It was transporting the body of a soldier to the … Read more
My dear countrymen, Namaskar. Today is the 27th of December. Just four days later, 2021 is about to usher in. In a way, today’s Mann Ki Baat is the concluding Mann Ki Baat of 2020. The next Mann Ki Baat will commence in 2021. Friends, numerous letters written by you are there in front of me. … Read more
Srinagar: With the onset of winter, the likelihood of Pakistan making desperate attempts to raise tensions along the Line of Control to divert attention from its internal issues can’t be ruled out, according to a top Army commander here. In an interaction, Lt Gen B S Raju, who heads the strategically-located XV Corps of the … Read more
Jammu: A 75-MM mortar shell was on Saturday recovered from a railway track near here, an official of the Government Railway Police (GRP) said. The shell without having a fuse was found on the track by a patrolling party of Railway police at Kunjwani and was subsequently removed by the bomb disposal squad, the official … Read more
New Delhi: India’s daily new COVID-19 fatality count was reported below 300 after over six months, taking the death toll to 1,47,343, while the infection tally rose to 1,01,69,118, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. A total of 251 more deaths and 22,273 new infections were reported in a 24-hour … Read more
New Delhi: The protesting farmer unions on Saturday decided to resume their dialogue with the government and have proposed December 29 as the date for the next round of talks, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said. The decision was taken at a meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting at … Read more
Jammu: The six-year rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2014 will be remembered as the “most peaceful period in the history of Jammu and Kashmir since 1990”, Union Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Shah also lauded Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and his administration for conducting peaceful and transparent District Development Council (DDC) polls … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister’s Office said the scheme will ensure universal health coverage, and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal on 28th December 2020 at 4:30 PM via video conferencing. Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal will also be present on the occasion. The multi-commodity train service will carry vegetables such as cauliflower, … Read more
This year has been an “Year of Grit and Victories” for Indian Railways. Faced with daunting and unprecedented Covid related challenges, under the guidance and vision of PM, Indian Railways has not only been able to keep national supply chain running and move millions of people back home in most adverse circumstances but has also … Read more
The exponential rise in recoveries in tandem with lower daily new cases has resulted in consistent decline in the active cases and low mortality. Total recovered cases are nearing 97.5 lakh (97,40,108) today. India’s cumulative recoveries are highest in the world. The rising recoveries have also improved the Recovery Rate to 95.78% today. India’s present active caseload of 2,81,667 consists of 2.77% of India’s … Read more
A total of 20 films have bagged awards at the International Science Film Festival of India (ISFFI) 2020, which was held as part of the sixth India International Science Festival 2020 held from December 22-25. Six films bagged the awards for the international categories and 14 for the national categories. In the international categories, the … Read more
The 1000-year old heritage art – the Monpa Handmade Paper of Arunachal Pradesh – which was driven to the extinction, has come to life once again, with the committed efforts of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The art of making Monpa handmade paper originated over 1000 years ago. Gradually the art became an integral … Read more
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated/laid the foundation stone for various developmental projects in Diu today (December 26, 2020). These includes inauguration of – first academic session of IIIT Vadodara-International Campus Diu; and Kamleshwar School, Ghoghla; laying of foundation stone for – construction of a school at Saudwadi; improvement of 1.3 kilometers heritage walk-way on … Read more
Udaipur : On Saturday, the NWR inaugurated the Ajmer-Udaipur electrified railway route with the successful trip of a goods train between Madar and RanaPratap Nagar station. The locomotive with an electric engine started off from Madar in Ajmer from 3.20am, reached Udaipur’s station at 10.45am.The DRM, Ajmer division NK Parsuramka termed it as a historical moment for … Read more
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 27 highway projects in Assam today. Chief Minister of the State Sarbanand Sonowal presided over the function. These projects carry a road length of nearly 439 kilometers, involving construction value of Rs. 2,366 crore. These projects will ease the … Read more
The Central Government is gearing up for the roll out of COVID19 vaccine across the country. As the vaccine administrators will play an important role in the vaccination process, training of trainers and those who shall administer the vaccine has been taken up across various States. To strengthen the capacity of our human resource for … Read more
India’s active caseload has further slipped under 3% today, comprising merely 2.78% of the total cases. The trend of more daily recoveries than the daily cases has led to a continuous contraction of India’s Active Caseload which presently stands at 2,81,919 today. Continuing with the trend of the last 28 days, India has reported more daily recoveries … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed at the centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan today through video conference. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said Visva-Bharati’s hundred year journey is very special and a matter of pride for every Indian. He said the University is a true embodiment of Gurudev’s contemplation, vision and hard work … Read more
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched a Mobile Application “Swachhata Abhiyan” in the presence of Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ram Das Athawale and Krishan Pal Gurjar in New Delhi today. In the absence of any authentic data base regarding the location of insanitary latrines, it has been … Read more
The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the nation on the eve of Christmas today. Following is the full text of his message in English & Hindi – “I convey my warm greetings and best wishes to all our fellow citizens on the auspicious occasion of Christmas. Christmas is a celebration of the birth … Read more
