Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Union Budget for 2022-23 would be of great help in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground and asserted that the decision to set up a National Digital University could address the problem of shortage of seats in educational institutes in the country. Addressing a webinar […]
Prohibitory orders were reportedly imposed in Karnataka’s Shivamogga in the wake of the killing of a Bajrang Dal worker. A Bajrang Dal activist, 26-year-old Harsha, was allegedly murdered late on Sunday in Shivamogga following which security was tightened in the city. According to latest reports, Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed in the town. […]
Beijing doused its Olympic flame on Sunday night, closing a Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage over the doping scandal that enveloped 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva. Chinese President Xi Jinping was on hand for the snowflake-themed ceremony at the Bird’s Nest stadium, where International Olympic […]
A 55-year-old man, suffering from acute constipation and abdominal pain, was on Sunday operated upon by a team of doctors here who extracted a glass tumbler from his colon. The hospital in Madipur locality of the town, has, quite understandably, piqued the curiosity of medical experts and laypeople alike, all of whom have been left […]
The Ministry of External Affairs has decided to withdraw the families of Indian diplomats in Ukraine even as in a fresh advisory the Indian Embassy in Kyiv asked Indian nationals to leave the country temporarily if their stay is not essential. The advisory came following rising tensions between the NATO countries and Russia over the […]
The Election Commission has restrained Bollywood actor Sonu Sood from visiting polling stations in Moga over complaints that he was influencing voters. Sood’s car was impounded on Sunday to stop him from going to booths. This comes after a complaint from a supporter of Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Barjinder Singh alias Makhan Brar. Meanwhile, District […]
Retirement fund body EPFO is mulling a new pension product for organised sector workers who are getting basic wages of more than Rs 15,000 per month and are not mandatorily covered under its Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95). At present, all those employees in the organised sector whose basic wage (basic pay plus dearness allowance) […]
Punjab, on Sunday, witnessed a voter turnout of 69.65 per cent till 5pm. Punjab is expected to witness a multi-cornered contest among the ruling Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP alliance, BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt) and the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha. Over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,304 candidates including 93 women. The voting will start at 8 […]