India

Jal Jeevan Mission empowers women in Arunachal Pradesh’s Leparada district

28 Jul 2023 09:52 AM IST

There was a time when women of Soi village in Leparada district of Arunachal Pradesh were required to reach the stream flowing near it at the crack of dawn to get clean water for their families. As those who reached late had to be content with turbid water, reaching the

BJP announces ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’ in Madhya Pradesh

28 Jul 2023 09:48 AM IST

In the run-up to the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh due by the year-end, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to take out ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’ (victory resolution march) in parts of the state, a party functionary said. These yatras are likely to be taken out in September,

Kinnaur, Spiti valley cut off from Shimla due to landslides

28 Jul 2023 09:46 AM IST

Kinnaur and Spiti Valley, both tribal districts, have been cut off from Shimla, the state capital, following the blockade of National Highway 5 (Hindustan-Tibet Road) due to falling of rocks and landslides. The National Highway has been blocked at Baroni, Manglad, and Pashada near Jhakri in the Rampur Subdivision of

Out on parole, Dera chief keeps distance from social media

28 Jul 2023 09:44 AM IST

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim has kept his distance from social media this time after coming out on parole from Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail. Ram Rahim is not coming live on social media this time. While a live broadcast by Dera leaders is being continued from the Barnawa Ashram in

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Akhilesh to lead Vikas-Rozgar Yatra from Kannauj

28 Jul 2023 09:43 AM IST

Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has given a significant indication regarding the Lok Sabha elections, stating that a Samajwadi Vikas-Rozgar Yatra will be launched from Kannauj on 6 August under his leadership. This journey will stretch from the Coalmilk plant to the market in Kannauj. The SP chief

Jakhar, delegation meet Governor Purohit to discuss flood issue

28 Jul 2023 09:41 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab Chief Sunil Jakhar, along with his delegation met Governor Banwarilal Purohit in Chandigarh to discuss the recent floods that affected the state of Punjab as well as areas where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state government allegedly “failed” to take measures on time despite warnings

Ruckus in Haryana as Gujjars, Rajputs faceoff over statue

28 Jul 2023 09:40 AM IST

Over the last few days, tension between the Rajput and Gujjar communities in Haryana have been on the rise after the ninth-century ruler Mihir Bhoj was referred to as “Gujjar Pratihar” (referring to the ancient Gujjar-Pratihar dynasty) during an unveiling of his statue in Kaithal. Leaders from the Rajput community

ABDM launched with vision to create national digital health ecosystem: GOI

28 Jul 2023 09:07 AM IST

Lok Sabha MPs Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Benny Behanan, Adoor Prakash, TN Prathapan, and Shrikant Eknath Shinde put a question to the Minister of Health and Family Welfare regarding the accessibility and acceptability of the Healthtech in India. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, the minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel

End to discrimination among labourers

28 Jul 2023 09:03 AM IST

Rajya Sabha MP M. Mohamed Abdulla asked Minister of Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli on Thursday regarding the initiatives taken by government to eliminate discrimination in labour markets to abolish social inequality. In a written reply the minister said that the government has enacted “The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976”, which

NIA arrests prominent gang associate in Moosewala murder case

28 Jul 2023 08:58 AM IST

In a significant stride forward in the terror-gangster-smuggler nexus probe, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday announced the capture of Vikramjeet Singh, alias Vikram Brar, a known confidant of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Brar’s arrest followed his deportation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, a complex operation

Entity supplying rotten chana under PM POSHAN scheme can’t be allowed to continue: Delhi HC

28 Jul 2023 08:54 AM IST

The Delhi High Court has said an entity that provided rotten chana (chickpeas) to school children as part of dry ration kits under the PM-POSHAN Scheme during the Covid pandemic cannot be permitted to continue to supply food items as it brings a bad name to a noble cause initiated

Cong bats for special Manipur Assembly session as Kuki-Zos seek separate administration

28 Jul 2023 08:47 AM IST

The Opposition Congress in Manipur has requested Governor Anusuiya Uikey to convene an emergency session of the assembly to discuss the “ongoing unprecedented turmoil” in the state. The assembly is the most appropriate forum to discuss the situation and get suggestions on how to restore peace in the state rocked