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On June 24, the Union Labour and Employment Ministry told the parliamentary standing committee on labour that it did not have any data on female labour force participation in the country. “We are waiting for the data. The ministry said it would need 10 days to compile this,” Lok Sabha member from Odisha Bhartuhari Mahtab, […]
In Gujarat’s rural areas, reliance on female sterilization for married women aged 15-49 years has increased by 2.3 percentage points, from 33.6 per cent in 2015-16 to 35.9 per cent in 2019-20. The good news: More than half the Gujarati women are increasingly using modern contraception as a method for family planning, according to therecently released Phase 1 of the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-5). The bad: Nearly 7 out […]
After a cloudburst in Bhagsu village near Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh recorded a record high rainfall of 79.4mm, whereas 21.2 mm is normal in the area according to IMD(Indian Meteorological Department) . Many videos of the havoc in the Kangra district have gone viral, especially Dharamshala. Several horrifying videos are posted on Twitter showing […]
The Office of International Religious Freedom, US State Department condemned India on the death of Stan Swamy in custody and called out India to understand the importance of the human rights activists in a democracy. Stan Swamy died due to COVID-19 while waiting to receive bail on July 5, 2021, in a hospital, in Mumbai. […]
NCC is now made a General Elective Credit Course under the Choice Based Credit System course for the students of colleges affiliated to the University of Ladakh after getting a nod from VC Shri Chewang Phunchok. This comes after a number of meetings held between VC of the University of Ladakh and officials of NCC […]
Two years into his second term and months before some key states go to polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out his first major overhaul of his council of ministers a day after a gubernatorial reshuffle, removing several ministers holding key portfolios and inducting new faces. One of the rare occasions when the move was known in advance, it […]
The new council of ministers is the youngest ever yet in the history of the Indian parliament. The average age is 58 years and 14 are under 50 years of age. July 7th was a day of new beginnings for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which underwent a mega cabinet expansion. In what the country […]
Following is the final list and portfolios of ministers included in the cabinet reshuffle of Prime MInister Narendra Modi. Caste calculations, a fresh image and a very visible effort to change the image of his ministry is reflected in the new cabinet which has seen lots of senior ministers including health minister Dr Harshvardan, RaviS […]
The President of India, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has appointed the following members of the Council of Ministers. He can appoint up to 81 members in his government (15% of the Lok Sabha strength). The strength of the Council of Ministers before the current resignations stood at 53. A total of 43 […]
Name it, ‘reunion’ or ‘reconciliation’ but the BJP and Shiv Sena are onto something, especially after Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Modi in Delhi, in what political leaders define as an extempore. As we wait for details to emerge from the roughly 45-minute-long meeting, lets assume for now it was ‘peace talk’ on the table. […]
Munchi Cama was a happy,friendly, affable man. A co owner of India’s oldest newspaper Mumbai Samachar, he was accessible too all and loved Gujarati food. He passed away this morning. Just within 48 hours of Mumbai Samachar celebrating its’ 200nd birthday. Vibes of India pays tribute to Munchi Sheth.
TMC MPS in West Bengal in a letter has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the removal of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. In the letter signed by MPs Derek O’Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Mahua Moitra, it is stated that “Suvendu Adhikari, an accused in various offences being investigated by CBI and ED and […]
Doctors are the existing form of God, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the doctor’s fraternity on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day. The Programme was organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Like every year, the country is celebrating National Doctors’ Day today on July 1 to honour the contributions of the doctors. […]
Indians take pride in the diversity, tolerance and freedom of all religions, but have little in common and prefer to live separately, states a new Pew Research Center survey. The findings are relevant, given that India is home to most Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, has one of the majority Muslim populations in the world and is also home to millions […]
Decades ago, the Indian dream was to immigrate to the USA for better education and a better standard of living. Today, many Indians are moving to Canada as against the USA, since the Canadian visa process for students and immigrants is relatively liberal and simplified. A bright-eyed student with a dream to settle in the […]
“Show yourself softness, kindness, compassion as no one knows your body and soul better than you.” said Seema Sondhi, creator of Seema Sondhi – The Yoga Studio, during the first session of the Sayfty Self-Care Summit. Have you heard of chair pull-ups? It is easier than regular pull-ups. Sondhi taught it to the 50 women […]
Naresh Parmar Jammu & Kashmir has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country due to its unique door-to-door vaccination policy. However, the distribution of vaccines remains disproportionate, with Jammu getting a much greater proportion of the vaccines. Srinagar has received less than half the doses as Jammu, finds the India COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker […]
