GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: As the violence in Manipur persists, the Indian government is ramping up efforts to mediate between the Kuki and Meitei communities for lasting peace in the state, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. Addressing a press conference to mark the first 100 days of Prime Minister Modi’s third term on Tuesday, the home […]
NEW DELHI: Medical professionals across the country held a brainstorming session on strengthening the healthcare system, students’ curriculum and learning patterns among other topics. ”To strengthen the healthcare delivery mechanism in both the rural and urban pockets of the country, more medical colleges should come up to tackle the shortage of doctors,” said Vijendra Kumar, […]
GANDHINAGAR: India is unique in terms of diversity, scale, capacity, potential as well as performance and the world feels the country is the best bet for the 21st century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. When the history of the 21st century will be written, the chapter of India’s solar revolution will be written […]
NEW DELHI: Speculations are rife over who will take the reins as Delhi’s next Chief Minister following Arvind Kejriwal’s unexpected announcement of resignation on Sunday. While the BJP claims Kejriwal may replicate the Lalu-Rabri model by appointing his wife Sunita Kejriwal as the new CM, Delhi ministers Atishi and Gopal Rai are seen as leading […]
NEW DELHI: Trinamul Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Monday questioned why petrol prices in India are not decreasing despite a decline in global crude oil prices. In a post on X, the Rajya Sabha MP said the crude oil prices have come down by around 24 per cent in last ten years, but petrol price […]
NEW DELHI: Mafia-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari, who breathed his last in jail in March, had died due to heart attack and not slow poisoning, as alleged by his family members, according to the report of the magisterial probe in the case. The report has been sent to the government by the Banda district administration, sources […]
‘I’m going to resign after two days; ask people whether I’m honest; will give ‘agnipariksha’’ NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he would resign after two days and would demand early polls in Delhi while vowing not to sit in CM’s chair till people give him a “certificate of honesty”. Kejriwal, […]
NAGPUR: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said a political leader once offered to support him if he were to enter the race for the Prime Minister’s post, but he declined the offer stating he did not nurse such an ambition. The senior BJP leader was speaking at a journalism awards function in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city […]
BENGALURU: Karnataka on Sunday marked the ‘International Day of Democracy’ by forming a ‘historic’ 2,500-km-long human chain as a symbol of equality, unity, fraternity, and participative governance. The massive human chain, which according to the Karnataka government will be the “world’s longest”, was formed across the state from Bidar to Chamarajanagar, covering all 31 districts. […]
NEW DELHI: As we mark Engineer’s Day 2024, celebrated on September 15 to honour the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one of India’s greatest engineers, it’s important to reflect on the current state of engineering education, particularly in Gujarat. Sir Visvesvaraya, known for his pioneering work in irrigation, flood control, and water resource management, […]