As Covid restricts the movements of human beings, it allows flora and fauna to flourish. Had it not been for the pandemic, many travellers would have booked tickets to Shillong in Meghalaya for the India International Cherry Blossom Festival which has been cancelled this year. Shillong hosts the only Cherry Blossoms festival in India which […]
In a first, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has become the first monetary authority in the world to have more than 1 million followers on its official Twitter handle. It is followed by as many as 10,00,513 people around the world. The achievement is impressive as the 85-year-old Reserve Bank of India was also […]
The process for admission to nursery classes in Chandigarh will commence in more than 70 private schools of the city from December 2. Along with this, admission to entry-level classes in government schools will also be started. Due to the Covid pandemic, this time the draw of lots will be held online. It has been […]
Uttarakhand chief minister (CM) Trivendra Singh Rawat said that Kumbh Mela will be held in its “divine form” at Haridwar in 2021 despite the challenges being faced due to Covid-19 pandemic. Rawat attended a meeting with office-bearers of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad (ABAP) regarding the preparations for the 2021 Kumbh Mela, which will begin […]
The farmers in Punjab have decided to lift their train blockade from Monday – November 23, to allow all goods and passenger trains, in response to the appeal by Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh at a meeting with the Kisan Unions. Soon after the announcement, the CM urged the central government to reciprocate […]
Now, Hafed markets will open in every district of Haryana where farmers’ produce and other daily items will be sold. The purpose of this is to increase the income of the farmers. Cooperative Minister of Haryana Dr. Banwari Lal said that with the aim of promoting cooperatives in the agricultural production sector and to provide […]
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar’s ‘The CHAMPS Foundation’, has come to the aid of ailing hockey Olympian Mohinder Pal Singh. 58-year-old Singh has been suffering from a kidney ailment and is on dialysis waiting for a donor for transplant. He was recently also provided financial assistance by the sports ministry. “I had been reading in […]
Canada visa applicants who have submitted online applications for family class priority—spouses, partners and children category—can enrol biometrics at the Canada Visa Applications Centres in six cities from November 25. The cities are Delhi, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru. As per the directive, limited visa services will resume across India. An appointment is mandatory […]
The sequel to 2018’s Black Panther will begin filming in July in Atlanta next year. The film is currently scheduled to be released on May 6, 2022. The sequel was sidelined after Chadwick Boseman’s sudden demise following which filmmaker Ryan Coogler and Marvel navigated their way through grief. The studios had earlier planned to begin […]
21 Nov 2020: A leadership talk on the theme ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat‘ was organised today at Chitkara University, wherein eminent experts from the top echelons of the industry and government disseminated knowledge and experience. The leadership talk was an outcome of Chitkara University’s unrelenting focus on nation-building through knowledge dissemination, especially in the backdrop of a […]