Modi to unveil Gandhi plaque in Singapore
Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a plaque at the Clifford Pier in Singapore next week to commemorate the immersion of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes in the country’s waters. Modi will arrive in Singapore on May 31 on a three-day visit. In 1948, Gandhi’s ashes were sent to various parts of India and the world, […]
Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy wins floor test
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday won the confidence motion by a voice vote in the hung assembly moments after the opposition BJP staged a walkout ahead of the floor test. “The confidence motion has been put to vote and won by voice vote in favour of Kumaraswamy,” Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar told the […]
Modi meets Netherlands PM Mark Rutte: Both countries decide to strengthen bilateral ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte during which both sides decided to deepen engagement in a range of areas including trade, investment, energy and agriculture. After the talks, PM Modi, in his media statement, said his commitment towards economic reforms will remain strong. He said besides bilateral matters, […]
Security forces free to respond if Pakistan opens fire: Rajnath Singh
As Pakistani Rangers continued shelling on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the security forces have a free hand to respond as they deem fit if the neighbouring country continued the offensive. Speaking at the Border Security Force’s (BSF) 16th investiture ceremony function here, Singh […]
Justice Yaqoob Mir sworn in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
SRINAGAR, MAY 21: Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir senior most judge of J&K High Court who was appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court by President of India was today administered oath of Office as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court by Governor of Meghalaya Ganga Prasad Chaurasia at Raj Bhawan, Shillong in an impressive […]
Annual Plan 2018-19 worth Rs 184.20 cr approved by DDB Udhampur
UDHAMPUR, MAY-21:- The District Development Board, which met here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Forest, Ecology & Environment Rajiv Jasrotia, approved annual plan of Rs.184.20 crore for district Udhampur. . Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. […]
Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka is unholy: Amit Shah
New Delhi: “This is what I call an unholy alliance,” BJP national president Amit Shah today commented on the Congress and Janata Dal Secular ((JD(S)) which has come together to form the government in Karnataka. Amit Shah said the Congress-JD(S) alliance was against the people’s mandate. Calling the mandate in Karnataka anti-Congress and JD(S), Amit Shah […]
India will take seriously Pak’s call for peace: Defence minister
Any comment from Islamabad calling for peace between the two countries will be taken seriously by India, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today in the backdrop of the Pakistan Army chief favouring talks to resolve lingering disputes. The minister also said the armed forces will “fully honour” the government’s decision not to launch any operations […]
Sex bias kills 240,000 infant girls in India yearly, study shows
PARIS: Almost a quarter-of-a-million girls younger than five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society’s preference for sons, a gender discrimination study found on Tuesday. This was over and above those aborted simply for being female, researchers wrote in The Lancet medical journal. “Gender-based discrimination towards girls doesn’t simply prevent them […]
UP govt’s ‘shagun’ to newly-weds include condoms, pregnancy test
Allahabad: In a bid to promote family planning, the Uttar Pradesh state health department has started distributing a special gift (shagun) to all newly-weds, an official said. The gift comprises marriage registration form, a pack of condoms, contraceptive pills, home pregnancy testing kit along with awareness material and other daily utility items like comb, bindi, mirror, […]
