NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the multi-state Bharat Jodo Yatra has been “deepest and most beautiful experience” of his life on the eve of the culmination of the Kanyakumari to Srinagar march on Sunday.“Bharat Jodo Yatra received a great response in the country. We saw the resilience and strength of the people … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday levied a fine of Rs 10 lakh on GoFirst airline after its Bengaluru-Delhi flight on January 9 took off without 55 passengers. Earlier this month, the regulator issued a show cause notice to the airline and issued the penalty on Friday after examining its … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid an apparent discord between the government and judiciary over the appointment of judges, law minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday sought to support the views of a retired high court judge, who said the Supreme Court “hijacked” the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges itself.Rijiju shared the video of an interview of Justice … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah of the Congress has exuded confidence that he will win Kolar seat in the Karnataka assembly elections later this year, and win even if PM Modi or Union home minister Amit Shah campaigned against him for BJP. “Let (BJP national general secretary) B L Santhosh come, BJP national … Read more
NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Saturday said all three services of the armed forces are ready to face any challenge as a formidable instrument of the nation.Addressing a gathering of ex-servicemen on the occasion of the seventh Armed Forces Veterans Day celebrations here, he said the Indian armed forces is highly professional … Read more
MORIGAON (ASSAM): A vehicle carrying the mother of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with a minor accident on National Highway 37 in Morigaon district on Tuesday, an official said.However, no injuries were reported in the accident.“Sarma’s mother Mrinalini Devi and brother Diganta Biswa Sarma were travelling from Guwahati to Diphu in Karbi Anglong … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister’s Office will hold a high-level meeting on the Joshimath crisis on Sunday afternoon amid alarm in the Uttarakhand region due to sinking of land and cracks in houses at several places.P K Mishra, the principal secretary to the prime minister, will hold the review meeting with the cabinet secretary, other … Read more
NEW DELHI: Fresh explosions rocked Upper Dangri village in Rajouri, J&K where four people were killed on Sunday in what appeared to be a targeted attack on a community.Two people suffered injuries in the explosions on Monday morning, not far from the site of Sunday’s terrorist attack that targeted three houses. Further details are awaited.J&K … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Friday approved the revision of pension for ex-servicemen and their widows under the ‘one-rank, one-pension’ (OROP) scheme with effect from July 2019. The decision of the Cabinet was announced by I&B minister Anurag Thakur who emphasised that it was the Modi government that implemented OROP in 2015 that had been … Read more
NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will work towards bringing a balanced perspective on all genders in the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and in its textbooks, said the report of a parliamentary panel.NCERT is currently designing the four curriculum frameworks – early childhood education, school education, teacher education and … Read more