PM Modi to visit Prayagraj on Tuesday to help empower women

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on Tuesday and participate in a one-of-its-kind programme to be attended by over two lakh women, his office said. The programme is being held as per Modi’s vision to empower women, especially at the grassroots level, by providing them with necessary skills, incentives and resources, the […]

Hitting back, Rahul Gandhi dares govt to hold debate in Parliament on issues raised by Opposition

New Delhi: Asserting that it is the government’s responsibility to run Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said if the Centre has the courage, it should allow debate on issues of public importance raised by the opposition. “They are attacking democracy. There is a non-stop attack on democracy and that is why we are […]

Army chief calls for global cooperation to handle pandemic-like situation

PUNE: Army chief General M M Naravane on Monday said the outbreak of Covid-19 has taught everyone many lessons, and highlighted the importance of global and regional cooperation while tackling any pandemic-like situation. He was speaking at the inauguration of PANEX-21, a trans-national, multi-agency exercise organised in Pune from December 20 to 22 with a […]

Reiterat their strong support for a peaceful, secure and stable Afghanistan

Reiterat their strong support for a peaceful, secure and stable Afghanistan

New Delhi: India and five Central Asian countries on Sunday called for providing immediate humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan and asserted that Afghan territory must not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing terrorist activities. At the third India-Central Asia Dialogue, the countries also reiterated their strong support for a peaceful, secure […]

So far no response from Centre on Judicial Infrastructure Corporation, aid to lawyers: CJI NV Ramana

So far no response from Centre on Judicial Infrastructure Corporation, aid to lawyers: CJI NV Ramana

WARANGAL: The Centre is yet to respond to some of the issues such as setting up Judicial Infrastructure Corporation and financial help to lawyers who lost livelihood due to COVID-19, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Sunday here. Inaugurating the court complex, Justice Ramana said though the proposals for setting up a Judicial […]

Centre to soon set up national university for cooperative management: Union Minister Amit Shah

PUNE: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the Centre will soon set up a national university for cooperative management courses. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM) here, Shah added that the government is also coming up with a new cooperative policy soon. […]

COVID-19 PANDEMIC: India sees single-day rise of 7,081 Covid cases, 264 more deaths

New Delhi: With 7,081 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to 3,47,40,275, while the active cases declined to 83,913, the lowest in 570 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 4,77,422 with 264 daily fatalities, according […]

Bill which seeks to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar listed for introduction in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: A bill on electoral reforms which seeks to link electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplicacy, is listed for introduction in Lok Sabha on Monday. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters “for […]

US, Russia, others conveyed that equipment for Indian forces has to be produced in India: Defence Minister Rajnath

US, Russia, others conveyed that equipment for Indian forces has to be produced in India: Defence Minister Rajnath

NEW DELHI: India has very clearly conveyed to the US, Russia, France and many of its partner countries that military platforms and equipment required by the Indian armed forces to deal with myriad security challenges have to be manufactured in the country, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. Referring to regional geopolitical developments, Singh […]

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 84,565; 7,145 new infections found

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 84,565; 7,145 new infections found

NEW DELHI: India logged 7,145 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,33,194, while the active cases declined to 84,565, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,77,158 with 289 more fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The daily rise […]