Nitish govt gets to work to bring 27 lakh migrants, students back but says it’ll take months
Patna: The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government is in a bind following the Centre’s decision to allow the interstate movement of migrant labourers, students and tourists from 4 May onwards. As ThePrint had reported earlier, Bihar has shown a reluctance to evacuate its students and migrant workers stranded across the country, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar putting the onus on the Modi government […]
PM Modi Holds Meeting To Discuss Strategies To Attract Foreign Investments, Boost Economy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a “comprehensive” meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments into India as well as to promote local investments in order to give a boost to the economy against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. An official statement said the meeting discussed that a scheme should be […]
PMO asks ministries to submit reform plans for next 6 months as Covid hits routine work
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has sought short-term action plans from ministries in the backdrop of several important routine government work taking a backseat amid the Covid-19 outbreak in India. According to sources, the PMO has asked the ministries to submit 10 reforms or initiatives that they would be able to implement in six […]
Rishi Kapoor, Bollywood’s original chocolate boy, dies at 67, Amitabh Bachchan says ‘he’s destroyed’
Actor Rishi Kapoor has died at 67 after a two-year battle with leukaemia. Rishi breathed his last at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. His wife and actor Neetu Kapoor was by his side. “Yes, he is no more,” Rishi’s elder brother Randhir Kapoor told Hindustan Times. A statement from the family read: Our dear […]
India plans to import Covid-19 test kits, medical devices from US, says Ambassador Sandhu
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will import Covid-19 test kits and other medical devices from the United Stated even as American firms have expressed their intent to sell these products to India, according to Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu. According to the ambassador, Prime Minister Modi and US President Donald Trump had […]
US President Trump, White House unfollow Modi on Twitter
Srinagar: President of United States Donald Trump and the official Twitter handle of the President of the United States of America – The White House – has unfollowed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the social media platform. Only a few days ago, the White House handle had started following Twitter handles related to India, which […]
Govt Must Protect Salaries, Wages Of Workers: P Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday urged the government to announce a scheme to protect the salaries and wages of 12 crore people as employers are facing financial crunch in the wake of the COVID-19-induced lockdown. He also called upon the government to announce a financial package for the MSME sector, as proposed by […]
Govt estimates show Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata could see big spike in Covid cases by 15 May
New Delhi: The districts of Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and all of Delhi could see a massive jump in Covid-19 cases by 15 May, according to estimates by the central government. The Union health ministry made a comprehensive list of the number of projected cases in major city-districts, and also the estimated date by which these districts […]
‘Loss to the world of cinema, theatre’: PM Modi mourns Irrfan Khan’s death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the death of Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who died in a Mumbai hospital earlier in the day, saying he will be remembered for his “versatile performances”. Irrfan Khan died at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai, where he was admitted for treatment of a colon infection on Tuesday. “Irrfan Khan’s demise is […]
Planet Is Slowly Slipping Out Of Our Hands, It Is Time To Debunk The Growth Model
Delhi has a clear sky now, so does London. The pollution levels have gone down in several cities across the world. The wildlife movement has increased in the Similipal sanctuary in Odisha. Reason: the sharp reduction in human activities. The deadly virus has nailed down the principal destroyer of nature – the human being! With […]
