Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act to expose the activities of Pakistan and its mistreatment of religious minorities instead of opposing the legislation. He made the remark at an event organised by the Siddaganga Math in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district. The Trinamool Congress accused the Centre of adopting […]
New Delhi General Manoj Mukund Naravane took charge as the 28th Chief of Army Staff on Tuesday even as General Bipin Rawat retired after serving three years as the Army Chief. After being appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, General Mukund Naravane said: “It is an honour to be given this responsibility.” When asked […]
New Delhi Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has been named as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff. General Rawat was named the Chief of Defence Staff just a day before he was to retire from service after completeing a full three-year term as the Chief of Army Staff. General Rawat is the first officer […]
New Delhi The Indian Railways has claimed that zero passenger death was witnessed in the current financial year, that is, 2019-20, which is for the first time in the 166-year-long history of railways. “Safety First: First time in 166 years, Indian Railways had zero passenger deaths in the current financial year,” tweeted Railway Minister Piyush […]
Kargil: 145 days after restrictions were imposed and internet communications were blocked in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, mobile internet was restored this morning in Kargil, part of the union territory of Ladakh. Internet services, however, are yet to be restored in Kashmir Valley. The restoration of mobile internet connections comes over four months after the […]
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a national plan involving an expenditure of Rs 6,000 crore to save groundwater. The Union Cabinet has already approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana. PM Modi launched the plan on the 95th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “The scheme will promote panchayat led ground […]
New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Tuesday (December 24) approved the proposal to update the National Population Register. According to the Census commission, the objective of the National Population Register will be to create a comprehensive identity database of every resident of the country. The census will kickstart from April 1, 2020. According to the law, […]
Hyderabad The Telangana High Court on Saturday directed re-postmortem of the bodies of four accused in the gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian near here last month, who were killed in an alleged encounter on December 6. The bodies of the four accused are currently preserved in the state-run Gandhi Hospital here as per […]
Hyderabad Families of the four accused who were killed in Telangana encounter, have filed a plea in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking of FIR, investigation, and criminal action against Telangana police personnel who were involved in the encounter. Earlier, a PIL was filed in the SC seeking an SIT probe, monitored by former apex […]
New Delhi The all-powerful GST Council, in its 38th meeting here on Wednesday, voted for uniform rate of 28% on lotteries across the country. Despite pressure to boost revenues amidst a shortfall, the GST Council chose not to tamper with the rates. It was decided to extend the annual date of GSTR 9 filing to […]