PM Modi pays homage to those who lost lives during Partition
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders on Sunday paid homage to those who lost their lives during the Partition as the Congress accused the ruling party of using the traumatic events as a “fodder” for its political battles. On the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’, BJP president J P Nadda also […]
Pakistan to attend SCO counter-terror drills in India: FO
Islamabad: Pakistan will attend the counter-terrorism drills hosted by India under the ambit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in October, despite a chill in bilateral ties, a media report said on Saturday. While Pakistani and Indian military contingents have taken part in counter-terrorism exercises together, this will be the first time that Pakistan will […]
President Murmu to address the nation on eve of Independence Day
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will deliver her maiden address to the nation on Sunday on the eve of the 76th Independence Day, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement. The president’s address will be broadcast from 7 PM on the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan […]
Didn’t let China intrude into India’s territory: Rajnath
Jodhpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India did not let China enter its territory and appealed to political parties not to politicise issues related to the country’s security. Whatever are the comments and beliefs, India did not let anybody trespass on its territory, he said. The government has accorded top priority to the […]
Tales of heroism of soldiers to be included in school curriculum: Union Minister
New Delhi: The education ministry will work with the defence ministry to include tales of valour of India’s soldiers in the last 75 years into school curriculum and textbooks, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday. “To strengthen the sense of ‘responsibility towards the nation’ from an early age, the education ministry in consultation with […]
India-born author Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
New York: Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight’s Children’, was stabbed and suffered a neck wound when a man stormed the stage during an event here on Friday while he was getting ready to deliver a lecture, New York Police said. Rushdie, 75, who suffered years of death threats for […]
PM celebrates Raksha Bandhan with daughters of PMO staff members
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Raksha Bandhan on Thursday with the daughters of his office staffers tying rakhis on his wrist. He gave them a national flag each for the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ programme. “A very special Raksha Bandhan with these youngsters,” the prime minister tweeted and posted pictures from the event. Officials […]
India to start supplying petrol with 20 pc ethanol from April 2023
Panipat (Haryana): India will start supplying petrol with 20 per cent ethanol at select petrol pumps from April next year and will ramp up supplies thereafter as it looks to cut oil import dependence and address environmental issues. Oil Minister Hardeep Puri said a fifth of petrol will be made up of ethanol by 2025. […]
Parliament adjourned sine die four days ahead of schedule
New Delhi: The Monsoon sesion of Parliament ended on Monday four days ahead of schedule. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the house sine die, saying it met for 16 days and passed seven legislations. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, whose tenure will end on August 10, adjourned the house sine die, saying that […]
UGC-NET exam postponed, will be conducted in September
New Delhi: The second phase of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test has been postponed and will be conducted between September 20 and 30, a top official said on Monday. It was earlier scheduled to be conducted between August 12 and 14. “The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the first phase of UGC-NET December 2021 […]
