NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with teachers who have been conferred National Teachers Awards at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. The teachers shared their teaching experiences with the Prime Minister and spoke about their interesting techniques to make learning more appealing. The teachers also shared examples of social work […]
NEW DELHI: Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia formally joined the Congress on Friday at the party headquarters in Delhi, ahead of Haryana assembly elections. Before joining the party, Phogat and Punia met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence. After joining the party, Vinesh Phogat acknowledged the support she received […]
NEW DELHI: In a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the 2025 Assembly polls, former Delhi minister and its MLA Rajendra Pal Gautam resigned from the party and joined the Congress here on Friday. Gautam who severed ties with the AAP after his years of association, joined the Congress at the […]
NEW DELHI: Women-led start-ups will place India in the global arena in the years to come, Union minister Jitendra Singh said here Friday. The minister was speaking after virtually inaugurating 8 new NIDHI i-TBIs across India along with a new DST-NIDHI Website at IIT Delhi celebrating eight years of the Department of Science and Technology’s […]
NEW DELHI: A new study by IPE-Global and Esri-India has uncovered a alarming “swapping trend” in India’s climate patterns, where traditionally flood-prone areas are now experiencing droughts and vice versa. The research, which analysed climate data from 1973 to 2023, found that over 85% of Indian districts are vulnerable to extreme weather events, with 45% […]
NEW DELHI: Medical students’ over-reliance on “google mataji” and the diminishing trend of learning by interacting with patients by their bedside while prioritising getting admission to PG courses are major challenges for the country’s medical education system, AIIMS-Delhi Director Dr M Srinivas said. In an exclusive interview with PTI Editors, Dr Srinivas said that reforms […]
NEW DELHI: Underlining that the status of women in any society is an important criterion for its development, President Droupadi Murmu Thursday said it is the responsibility of teachers and parents to educate children in such a way that they always behave in accordance with the dignity of women. The respect of women should not […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for bail and against arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged corruption case rooted in now scrapped 2021-2022 Delhi liquor policy case. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan reserved […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme marking the launch of ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative’ at Surat in Gujarat through video conferencing on Friday. In furtherance to the PM’s vision of water security, the initiative seeks to conserve water with strong emphasis on community partnership and ownership and is driven by […]
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday appealed to all men to recognise the potential of women and support them in realising their dreams. Any obstacle created in the progress of women slows down the pace of development of society and the country, she said while addressing a gathering of beneficiaries of ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ […]