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.
Udaipur : Hard work and perseverance has paid off well for Sonal Sharma (26), a girl from a middle class family residing in PratapNagar area of the city here. Sonal , the second of four children, born to a milkman Khyali Lal Sharma has qualified to become a judge in her first attempt at the RJS … Read more
‘Youths give cement-sand to UMC commissioner’ Udaipur : Udaipur Municipal Corporation officials had a tough time dealing with public fury on Thursday. While on one hand vendors, majorly women dumped vegetables and fruits on the streets to protest against the UMC’s encroachment clearance move, on the other hand some youths went to the municipal commissioner’s office with … Read more
Union Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan today said, “It’s not just the science that has been remarkable this year, but the entire spirit of international collaborations too…. And the science diplomacy that went hand in hand with this”. He was addressing the “Science Diplomacy” event … Read more
The ongoing trend of contraction of India’s total active cases continues. The active caseload of the country stands at 2,89,240 today. The share of Active Cases in the total Positive Cases has further shrunk to 2.86%. Following the national trend, 26 States/UTs have less than 10,000 active cases. The daily recoveries exceeding the daily new cases have … Read more
The country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has reached to 95.69 per cent. During the last 24 hours, more than 26 thousand COVID patients have recovered. Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 96.63 lakh. The actual caseload currently comprises only 2.86 per cent of the total positive cases. Presently, the … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tribute to fifth Prime Minister of the country Chaudhary Charan Singh. Mr Modi said, Charan Singh devoted his entire life for development of villages and farmers in the country. He said, during his tenure, Singh launched many farmer-friendly policies. On the occasion of the birth anniversary … Read more
The United States reported 18,197,351 cases and 322,285 deaths on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. topped all countries in the world in both confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths. California, the worst-hit state by coronavirus in the U.S., has seen its hospitals struggling … Read more
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with the Minister of Defence of Japan, Mr Kishi Nobuo today. He congratulated Minister Kishi on his appointment as Minister of Defence and expressed satisfaction at the ongoing defence cooperation between the two countries in spite of the limitations imposed by COVID 19. The two Ministers exchanged … Read more
The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $500 million project to build safe and green national highway corridors in the states of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The project will also enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in mainstreaming safety and green … Read more
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas reviewed the progress of switching over of Industries operating in Delhi to Piped Natural Gas with the Government of NCT of Delhi, GAIL and Indraprastha Gas Limited. About 1644 of Industrial Units spread across 50 industrial areas in Delhi had been identified to switch … Read more
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is launching the second edition of the National Startup Awards(NSA) 2021. Acknowledging the efforts, initiatives and resilience demonstrated by the startups over the period of unprecedent challenges during the pandemic, additional categories have been introduced to NSA 2021. It also aims to recognise innovations focussed towards indigenisation of … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary celebrations of the Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan on 24th December 2020 at 11 AM via video conferencing. The Governor of West Bengal and Union Education Minister will also be present on the occasion. About Visva-Bharati Founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, Visva-Bharati is also the oldest Central … Read more
Interacting with members of the International media from the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the agriculture sector is the backbone of the Indian economy and under the leadership of the Prime Minister Modi the focus will be on doubling farmer’s income by 2022. He explained that the … Read more
Indian Army and Bank of Baroda have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Baroda Military Salary Package‘. The MoU was signed by Lt Gen Ravin Khosla, DG(MP&PS) and Vikramaditya Singh Khichi, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda in presence of Lt Gen Harsha Gupta, Adjutant General, Indian Army who also chaired the meeting. The … Read more
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man posing as an Uttar Pradesh Police officer was arrested for allegedly raping a woman at a hotel in central Delhi’s Paharganj area after luring her, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, is a resident of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, they said. The matter came to light on September 6 when … Read more
Srinagar : The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280 on Tuesday, followed by the BJP which emerged as the single largest party as it won 73 seats … Read more
Jammu : Crime Branch Jammu produced 320 page charge-sheet, against accused duo Retired Veterinary Doctor Rehmatullah Khora age 73 years S/O late Sh. Habibullah Khora R/O Balwan Mohalla Tehsil & District Doda and Sajjad Ahmed Najjar, age 48 years S/O Late Sh. Abdul Gafar R/O H.No. 57 ward No.6, near Jamia Mohalla Kishtwar in case … Read more
