Defence Minister to inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 today
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday will inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt, a significant step towards advancing indigenous innovation and celebrating the growing defence ecosystem of the country. The event is being organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO), under Department of Defence Production, Ministry of […]
Kharge’s comments on PM Modi distasteful: Amit Shah
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered a political controversy with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday terming them “disgraceful”. “Yesterday, the Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji has outperformed himself, his leaders and his party in being absolutely distasteful and disgraceful in his speech. In a bitter display of […]
BJP attacks Oppn-ruled states over unemployment
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday attacked Opposition-ruled states for their failure to address unemployment. Citing data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) from July 2023 to June 2024, Pradhan highlighted the glaring disparities in job creation in states led by Opposition parties. According to the survey, Kerala, ruled by the Opposition, recorded one […]
Congress ‘anti-Dalit’ party, it ‘insulted’ Kumari Selja: Amit Shah at rally in Haryana
Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, calling it an “anti-Dalit” party and said it “insulted” Dalit leaders like Kumari Selja and Ashok Tanwar. Shah also lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on reservation and asserted that if there is anybody who can protect the […]
Panels set up to probe collapse of Shivaji statue, build new one
Maharashtra Government has set up a technical committee comprising engineers, IIT experts and Navy officials to probe reasons behind the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj statue at Malvan in coastal Konkan, an official said. A release issued by the Chief Minister’s office after midnight said the government has also constituted a committee to build a “grand […]
PM Modi celebrates ‘Raksha Bandhan’ with school children
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday celebrated the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan with school children, who tied rakhis on his wrist. The special event organised at his New Delhi residence, was marked with joy and warmth, as young girls from various schools gathered around the Prime Minister to tie the sacred thread (rakhi) on […]
Two killed, 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai Mail derail in Jharkhand
JAMSHEDPUR/RANCHI/KOLKATA: Two persons were killed and 20 others injured as at least 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred at 3.45 AM near Barabamboo, around 80 km from Jamshedpur, under the Chakradharpur Division of the South Eastern Railway (SER), they said. […]
Rahul Gandhi likely to speak on Union Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha today
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi is likely to speak on the Union Budget 2024 at 2 pm in the Lower House today. According to the sources, Congress MPs believe that, as the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul must address the House. Earlier, in a meeting with Congress Lok Sabha MPs, Rahul Gandhi stated that […]
Holistic Agriculture Development Program
Recently Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, stressed upon the concerned officers of Agriculture and allied departments to improve their performance or face action. She was reviewing the progress of the departments under Holistic Agriculture Development Program in the District Level Committee (DLC) meeting here today. Expressing serious displeasure over the dismal performance of the Agriculture and […]
NEET-UG row rocks Parliament: Kharge calls for review of entire education system under SC supervision in RS
The stand-off between the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the Congress-led INDIA bloc continued on Monday with the opposition staging a walk-out from the Lok Sabha over its demand for a discussion on the NEET row. Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, called for a review of the entire education […]
