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PM Modi, HM Shah greets NDRF on its raising day

19 Jan 2023

Lauding NDRF personnel for their commendable efforts in assisting people in the "most challenging circumstances", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is making many efforts to "strengthen disaster management apparatus" in the country. The prime minister said this while greeting the National Disaster Response Force on its raising...

Girls wearing burqa denied entry in UP college, professors cite ‘uniform dress code’

19 Jan 2023

Some students of the Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad were denied entry to the college for wearing a burqa despite the prescribed uniform code for the students here. The students claim that their institution forbids them from wearing burqas on campus and forces them to remove them at the...

New Zealand PM Ardern to step down in February

19 Jan 2023

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation from the PM post on Thursday. Additionally, Jacinda also revealed that she would not stand in the race for the post of PM in the general elections to be held in October. Jacinda has said to step down next month. New...

EC announces Assembly polling dates for Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura

18 Jan 2023

The Election Commission published the calendar for Assembly elections in the northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland, which will take place in February and March of this year. On March 2, 2023, the results of all three states will be announced. "Voting for Assembly elections in Tripura will be...

EAM Jaishankar reaches Maldives, reaffirms India-Maldives development ties are strong

18 Jan 2023

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reached Maldives on Wednesday on his fourth visit to the island country after assuming office in 2019. "Delighted to arrive in Maldives for my fourth visit as External Affairs Minister. Thank FM @abdulla_shahid for the warm welcome. The synergies of India's Neighborhood First and Maldives'...

Microsoft to lay off thousands of employees: Report

18 Jan 2023

Microsoft is set to lay off thousands of employees today. According to reports, thousands of roles would be cut, with the software giant looking to cut around 5 per cent of its workforce or about 11,000 roles. The layoffs at Microsoft will be in the Human Resources and Engineering departments....

Tamil Nadu: Around 60 injured during Jallikattu event at Avaniyapuram in Madurai

16 Jan 2023

A top district official claimed on Monday that over 60 people were injured, with 20 of them seriously, in a Jallikattu event in Avaniyapuram. "Yesterday, we had around 60 injured people, 20 were a little serious and were referred to Rajaji Hospital. 40 others with minor injuries were given first...

PM’s Delhi roadshow: Several roads to be closed, traffic to be diverted

15 Jan 2023

In anticipation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow in the national capital on Monday, Delhi Police has issued a traffic advice. "The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a road show with broad public involvement on Sansad Marg from Patel Chowk to the Sansad Marg-Jai Singh Road Junction on January...

PM to flag-off Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express train today

15 Jan 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express train linking Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam through video link on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. This will be the Indian Railways' ninth Vande Bharat Express train. Earlier on Saturday, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw performed a pre-launch inspection of the Vande Bharat...

Experts on further easing retail inflation

14 Jan 2023

According to the most recent figures from the Ministry of Statistics, retail inflation in India was 5.72 percent in December. The most recent numbers, announced on Thursday, revealed a slight reduction in retail inflation and continued moderation in comparison to the previous month. The retail inflation rate in India was...