Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday underlined the importance of the aviation industry for the Indian economy and said that the government has set a target of creating 220 new airports by 2025. Scindia made the announcement in the Lok Sabha while responding to demands for grants of the civil aviation ministry for 2022-23. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the Birbhum violence which broke out in West Bengal a day ago and killed as many as eight people. Modi also offered to extend all possible help from the Union government to the Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government with regards […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told Parliament he was “emotionally forced” to announce the construction of Majuli bridge by ex-Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal. Gadkari said, “He was compelled by Sonowal to make the announcement of building Majauli Bridge over Brahmaputra so that it helped him win the elections in the state.”Gadkari said that he announce the […]
Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday took oath as the Uttarakhand chief minister during a ceremony held at Parade Ground here in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Apart from Dhami, eight ministers were also administered the oath by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd).This is 46-year-old Dhami’s second consecutive stint as chief minister.Speculation […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that proper action would be taken against the perpetrators of violence in Birbhum district, where eight people were charred to death in a village the day before. Banerjee said she would be visiting the district on Thursday to take stock of the situation there.”Strict action will […]
The ministry of home affairs revoked the provisions of the Disaster Management Act for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) containment measures in view of “overall improvement in the situation and preparedness of the government” to deal with the pandemic. The health ministry advisories on Covid containment measures, however, will continue, including the use of face masks. Union […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated people, especially farmers, MSMEs and exporters, as India achieved its target of reaching $400 billion from exports in the current fiscal, a first. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister described the landmark as a ‘key milestone’ in the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. “India set an ambitious target of $400 […]
Tributes for Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar have started pouring in as India observes the death anniversary of the iconic freedom fighters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the spirit of sacrificing their lives for the motherland will always inspire the countrymen. “On Martyrs’ Day, salutations to Veer Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, the […]
At least 11 migrant workers were charred to death after a fire broke out at an iron and plastic scrap warehouse at Bhoiguda in Hyderabad on Wednesday, police said. The bodies recovered so far are believed to be of migrant labourers from Bihar. A police officer said the fire broke out around 4 am when […]