Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all the state governments to provide necessary infrastructure, stationary, books, and other equipment to child care institutions for online classes within 30 days. A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao ordered that states should ensure that the required number of teachers are also made available to teach […]
A top Indian Navy official, Vice Admiral Srikant, passed away due to coronavirus-related complications at Base Hospital in the national capital on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. He was the Director-General of Project Seabird. The vice admiral, the Navy’s senior-most submariner, was due to retire on December 31. Expressing his condolences, Defence Minister […]
The Indian Railways, through its 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), is organising a recruitment drive in three phases starting from Tuesday for 1.4 lakh vacancies. According to the official release, the first phase of the recruitment exam will commence from December 15 till December 18, 2020, for isolated and ministerial categories. This will be followed […]
Aeroplay Entertainment, a Content Service Provider, has been awarded the contract to provide complete in-flight entertainment (IFE) content by Air India, India’s national carrier. Aeroplay Entertainment is curating an extensive and exclusive entertainment bouquet to redefine the on-board experience of the passengers of India’s flag carrier. Matching Air India’s ethos of being Indian at heart […]
Farmer leaders on Monday started their day-long hunger strike against the Central Government’s new farm laws and more people are expected to join the ongoing agitation at Delhi border points. Harinder Singh Lakhowal, general secretary of Bharti Kisan Union, said that they want to wake up the government. “So, 40 farmer leaders of United Farmers […]
Amid the prevailing deadlock between farmers and Central government over the new farm laws, the Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday informed commuters about routes closed for traffic in view of a large number of farmers camping on the capital’s borders. “Available Open Borders to Haryana are following Borders–Jharoda (Only Single Carriageway/Road), Daurala, Kapashera, Badusarai, Rajokri […]
In a bid to intensify the ongoing protests at Delhi borders, farmers will block the Delhi-Jaipur road on December 12. Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) [BKU (R)] chief Balbir Rajewal said, “We will block the Delhi-Jaipur road on December 12 and will stage a sit-in protest in front of District Collector offices, houses of Bharatiya Janata […]
Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill, who may be the only man to have served in all three defence services — the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force — turned 100 years old on Friday. He served during World War-II and the 1965 India-Pakistan War. Colonel Gill led a unique military career in […]
Due to on-going farmers’ agitation over the rollback of three Farm Bills, the Railways have cancelled, short terminated, short originated and diverted certain trains. Read about the list here: Cancelled trains: 02379 Sealdah – Amritsar express special train JCO 11.12.20 will remain cancelled. Consequently, the 02380 Amritsar – Sealdah special train JCO 13.12.20 will also […]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that Real Time Gross Settlement System or the RTGS facility will now be available to the public for round the clock transactions from December 14, 2020. This comes within one year of operationalising the National Electronics Funds Transfer (NEFT) 24×7. In a statement, the top bank informed that […]