India

PM Modi to distribute 71,000 appointment letters under Rozgar Mela

11 Apr 2023 13:20 PM IST

The Prime Minister’s Office announced in a release that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute 71,000 appointment letters to newly enrolled recruits under Rozgar Mela via video conferencing on Thursday. The new recruits will work in positions such as Train Manager, Station Master, Senior Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk, Inspector,

Centre to SC: New Data Protection Bill likely to be introduced in Monsoon Session in Parliament

11 Apr 2023 12:50 PM IST

The government would introduce the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill during the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July, Center notified the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The case was scheduled for hearing in August before a five-judge Constitutional Court panel made up of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose,

PM Narendra Modi to launch Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express tomorrow

11 Apr 2023 11:50 AM IST

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will use video conferencing to officially launch Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express train. The inaugural Vande Bharat Express will run between Jaipur and Delhi Cantt. railway station in Rajasthan. The Vande Bharat Express will begin regular service on April 13. It will run from

After mid-flight tussle, DGCA issues advisory to deal with unruly passengers

11 Apr 2023 10:19 AM IST

Amid multiple reports of unruly behavior by passengers onboard flights, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued an advisory to all airlines asking them to action against such behavior during flight operations. The advisory comes in the wake of a London-bound Air India flight returning to Delhi airport following

Union minister Tudu: Officers appointed through UPSC are ‘dacoits’

11 Apr 2023 06:15 AM IST

Senior BJP leader and Central Minister Bisheswar Tudu courted a controversy by claiming that many of the officers appointed through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) are “dacoits”. He alleged that while a “chicken thief” can be punished, an official who runs a mineral mafia cannot be touched as the

NIA raids 14 locations, arrests suspect in maoist conspiracy case

11 Apr 2023 06:13 AM IST

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one person as it carried out searches at 14 locations in a case related to a conspiracy by CPI(Maoist) cadres to attack security forces in Jharkhand last year. The raids were carried out at the premises of suspects at nine locations in Lohardaga

Seven killed, 23 injured after tree falls on tin shed in Maharashtra temple

11 Apr 2023 06:12 AM IST

Seven persons were killed and 23 others injured when a tree fell on a tin shed under which people were standing in a temple premises after heavy wind and rains in Maharashtra’s Akola district, local administration said on Monday. The incident took place at around 7.30 pm on Sunday at

Gujarat Mock drill: Dummy patients brought to hospitals

11 Apr 2023 06:11 AM IST

Dummy patients were brought to various Covid-19 hospitals in Gujarat in ambulances and taken to designated wards by doctors wearing the PPE suit and the availability of oxygen was also checked during a mock drill conducted on Monday to check the preparedness of health system to deal with a surge

On toes to face any emergency, says Goa Health Minister rane

11 Apr 2023 06:11 AM IST

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said health facilities in the state were prepared to tackle any emergency in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. Rane along with other senior officials reviewed preparedness of the state’s health infrastructure as part of the nationwide mock

MP minister: State hospitals hold mock Covid drills to preempt pandemic alarm

11 Apr 2023 06:10 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang on Monday said adequate arrangements were in place in hospitals of the state amid rising Covid-19 cases. Mock drills were conducted at various hospitals in the state on Monday to review their preparedness as part of the nationwide exercise in the wake of

Crops over 7,400 hectares damaged due to Unseasonal rains: Fadnavis

11 Apr 2023 06:09 AM IST

Unseasonal rain in the last two days damaged crops over 7,400 hectares in five districts of the western Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. The intermittent showers affected crops in Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Washim and Buldana districts. “Crops over 7,400 hectares are damaged. The

Chhattisgarh: VHP calls for state bandh following clash, shops remain shut

11 Apr 2023 06:07 AM IST

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for a statewide bandh in Chhattisgarh on Monday after a communal clash in Biranpur village of Bemetara district left one person dead and three policemen injured. All roads leading to the village have been barricaded by the police. Senior security personnel and district