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Hoping to hone in on his multi-hyphenated popularity, Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal has declared Bhagwant Mann as the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab assembly elections. The 48-year-old two-time Sangrur MP has been a member of the AAP since 2014. From 2012 to 2014, he was a member of […]
The Election Commission of India has selected over a dozen officers to be observers for the upcoming elections from the Gujarat Cadre, for the upcoming polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. The IAS officers whose names have been selected for election observer duties are – Rajesh Manjhu, S K Modi, Swaroop P, […]
No project of citizenship in India can be complete without an institutionalised ethic of civility. To this effect, the project of Swachh Bharat was an important step in building toilets to provide basic sanitary facilities and also a stepping stone to the idea of a dignified life. Access to cleanliness is a necessary mode of […]
Citing the risk of transmission of the Covid-19, the center has told the Supreme Court that it will not be permissible to alter the standard operation procedures for disposal of dead bodies of Covid-19 victims in the Parsi way, which lets the corpses decay in the open. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare […]
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- Muslimeen (AIMIM) led by Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday released the first list of nine candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi is the president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- Muslimeen. An outspoken parliamentarian, Asaduddin Owaisi has been instrumental in persuading the Indian Government to […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided SKIL Infrastructure Executive Chairman Nikhil Gandhi and seized jewellery, including diamonds, worth around Rs 30 crore. ED officials have been carrying out searches of lockers belonging to Gandhi and his relatives at two banks in South Mumbai and Central Mumbai. Gandhi’s company has extensively worked with Government of Gujarat for […]
This Republic Day is all set to showcase the grandest display ever. A set of 75 aircrafts from the Army, Air Force and Navy will take part in the glorious flypast showcasing India’s military strength. In sync with the thematic Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav, this year’s parade will also display five Rafale jets that will […]
‘Yeh desh hai veer jawano ka…’ echoed on the cordoned-off streets of Rajpath as masked policemen guarding the barricades stared at anyone who passed by until they left. The yesteryear song from Naya Daur infused the dewy January wind with an instant sense of patriotism. It overshadowed the cacophony on both sides of the barricades: running traffic […]
A legendary Kathak maestro, Panditji, 83, was at his home in Delhi when he suffered a heart attack. According to reports, he was playing with his grandsons, when, suddenly his health deteriorated and he lost consciousness. He was taken to hospital where he was declared dead. “He was under treatment for the past month. He […]
On January 1, 2022, while the rest of India was either forwarding New Year greetings to friends and family on WhatsApp groups or recuperating from the celebrations of the previous day, Muslim women in India were battling with themselves and with the world outside on how to address the threat, trauma and indignity that they […]
It had merely been hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party announced its first list of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and snarky remarks from the opposition were already underway. Young Yadav turk Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a jibe at his competitor CM Yogi Adityanath, who will for February-March polls from Gorakhpur (Urban) […]
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said that tobacco products should betaxed more and films, OTT platforms and other forms of media thatdisplay the use of such products should also be charged more. Kanoongo was speaking on the subject at a webinar titled ‘FreedomFrom Tobacco: What India Wants’ on the occasion […]
In view of preventing an excess use of chemical fertilisers, the Union Minister for Home and Cooperation, Amit Shah has aimed to motivate at least 50 per cent of the farmers in his Lok Sabha constituency – Gandhinagar to adopt natural ways of farming and give up the use of chemical fertilisers. The Union Minister, […]
India celebrates January 15 as Army Day, a tribute to all brave-hearts who sacrificed their life for the motherland. It is also set aside to hail the office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, given that Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa (KM Cariappa) was appointed the first office bearer on the day in 1949. […]
Poll-bound UP seems to be heading to a gripping climax. While the ruling-BJP is having a difficult time appeasing Brahmins, heavyweight Dalit leaders have decided to abandon ship and join SP instead. Congress could emerge king-maker at best, annihilated at worst. However, it is the BSP’s kismet that remains a mystery. Which way will its […]
There was no respite for the travel industry in 2021 as Covid cases have led to a decrease in international travel. This has resulted in fewer electronic visas granted to foreign travelers by the Indian government. According to the data from Union Home Ministry, India granted as many as 29 lakh E-visas in 2019 which […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will contest forthcoming Assembly elections in the state from the comfort zone of Gorakhpur, according to the first list released by the BJP today. The announcement of the first list of candidates has ended speculations about Yogi Adityanath being fielded from the temple towns of Ayodhya or Mathura. The […]
Each time someone recommends a Dolo 650 as the go-to-paracetamol, there are always a few others who bring up how it was banned a few years ago. Even then, it remains freely available, doctors prescribe the drug with ease and what’s more, is that it emerged as India’s answer to beat the covid blues. Yes!! […]
The Indian government is not in favour of including the antiviral drug – Molnupiravir in the national Covid-19 clinical treatment protocol citing safety issues, said the Director-general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Balram Bhargava while addressing a press conference. The Director-general in his address had pointed out the risk and warrants caution in […]
This story reaffirms faith in humanity. He left his motherland to make it big in the US and then, used all the savings to build back the health infra for tribals in Ahwa, Gujarat. Dr Ashok Patel’s life was cut short by covid last year but not before setting aside a Rs 15 crore corpus […]
