Panaji Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai is in favor of holding beauty contests in paddy fields if that serves the purpose of attracting the youth to farming. The minister was responding to the Demands for Grants for Agriculture department in the Legislative Assembly today. He said all attempts should be made to make agriculture an […]
New Delhi Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for maths. The Fields medals are awarded every four years to the most promising mathematicians under the age of 40. New Delhi-born Akshay Venkatesh, 36, who is currently teaching at Stanford University, […]
New Delhi Passengers can now click pictures of filth and dirt at railway stations and send it across to authorities on mobile messaging platform WhatsApp, as part of the Western Railway’s cleanliness drive. Authorities are hopeful that this will ensure clean railway stations and toilets, a senior WR official said. A dedicated staff has been […]
Agra In a close shave, a car carrying four passengers fell after a portion of Agra-Lucknow expressway caved-in today. According to reports, about 16 kms of service lane from Agra caved-in this morning. The road probably caved in due to heavy rains and accumulation of water on the stretch, according to reports. However, no one […]
New Delhi With just a fortnight left for Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to be gearing up to address the nation from the Red Fort. The PM has invited suggestions for his speech from the people. “What are your thoughts and ideas for my 15th August speech? Share them with me. I look […]
New Delhi Ethical hackers on Sunday claimed to have accessed bank account details of TRAI chief R S Sharma and deposited Rs 1 in his bank account to highlight the potential of Aadhaar number being misused. This came a day after Sharma shared his Aadhaar number publicly on Twitter, challenging anyone to show how mere knowledge of 12-digit […]
Srinagar In a big boost to thousands of its personnel, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has equipped its ground staff with hi-tech body cameras which will help them during counter-insurgency operations and tackling law and order-related issues. Announcing the decision to equip the police personnel with hi-tech body cameras was made by Director General of […]
New Delhi In a packed visit to Lucknow this weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in urban development programmes and attend a mega ground-breaking ceremony to launch projects worth Rs 60,000 crore. On Saturday, he will attend an event on Transforming Urban Landscape, the Prime Minister’s Office said. This will mark the third […]
New Delhi The nation on Friday paid homage to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who is fondly remembered as the ‘People’s President’ and the ‘Missile Man of India’ on his third death anniversary. Born on October 15, 1931, in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram, Dr APJ Kalam served as the 11th President of India between 2002 and 2007. […]
PM Narendra Modi’s Rs 98,000 crore bullet train project was lauded when it was first launched in September 2017. The ambitious pet project, which is expected to be completed by August 2022, may have already become a reality. This was found out after a recent audit conducted by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). An […]