India has never posed a threat to any country or society and it thinks for the welfare of the entire world even today amid global conflicts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, asserting that the country is following the ideals of Sikh gurus.Addressing an event from the Red Fort to celebrate the 400th birth […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the status quo until further orders on the issue of demolition of buildings in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of the national capital. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai issued notice to the Centre and others on the plea filed by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind that claimed that […]
India on Thursday reported 2,380 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), 15 per cent higher than the previous day. The number of total fatalities rose to 522,062 after 56 people succumbed to the viral disease in the last 24 hours, according to the data updated on Union health ministry’s website. With latest additions, the […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning to start his India visit, and was accorded a grand welcome along the four-km route from the airport to a hotel in the city.Johnson was received at the Ahmedabad airport by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Governor Acharya Devvrat. Senior state officials and […]
A Panjab University alumnus, Ajay Sood, is the new Principal Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister, said an official announcement. Sood, currently an Honorary Professor at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, replaces K. Vijaya Raghavan who retired recently. Sood was awarded Padma Shri in 2013 for his stellar work in the […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will arrive in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning as part of his two-day India visit, and will be accorded a grand welcome on a four-km route from the city airport to a hotel, officials said.In the city, Johnson will visit the Gandhi Ashram, and later go to Gujarat Biotechnology University, Akshardham […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced to give Rs 1 crore as ex gratia amount to the family of Punjab Police Personnel in case of death in line-of-duty.The Chief Minister was virtually addressing officers and personnel of the Punjab Police using the Punjab Police Technology platform here. Chief Secretary Anirudh Tiwari, Additional Chief […]
The police are tightening the sensational Kodanad heist cum murder case, V K Sasikala, former aide of late Tamili Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, will be questioned for the first time on Thursday. “We have received the police summons. The questioning will be at her T Nagar residence (in Chennai) on Thursday around 10.30,” said […]
In view of a spurt in coronavirus cases in the city, the Delhi government on Wednesday made wearing of masks mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators.Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come up with a […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government over the use of bulldozers in violence-hit areas of Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off “bulldozers of hate” and switch on power plants.He also raised the issue of coal shortage in the country and shared a news report that […]