Four Census officials, including two women, were allegedly assaulted while carrying out survey work in Dhenkanal district of Odisha on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in the Mahimanagar area under the Kamakshyanagar Notified Area Council (NAC) during the morning hours. According to officials, the team—comprising three enumerators and one supervisor—had visited the locality Read More…
M A Sudheer Babu Pattambi, Agri-science Journalist Earth is often described as our mother, and the soil beneath our feet as the one that nurtures and sustains us. Every year on April 22, the world comes together to observe World Earth Day, a reminder of our shared responsibility to protect the planet. The origins of Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to more than one crore civil servants across the country, urging them to place citizens at the centre of every decision and adopt the guiding principle of “Nagrik Devo Bhava” — the idea that the citizen is paramount in public service. In his message, sent ahead of Civil Services Read More…
New Delhi: The National Science Centre will host a series of events on April 22 to mark World Earth Day 2026, bringing together students and science enthusiasts under the global theme “Our Power, Our Planet.” The celebration will begin at 10:00 AM with a popular science lecture titled “Exploring Antarctica: A Journey to the White Read More…
In a socially significant initiative, an NGO in Maharashtra’s Parbhani organised a traditional baby shower for two HIV-positive pregnant women, aiming to challenge stigma and promote awareness around HIV. The event, held last week, celebrated motherhood with dignity and compassion. Organisers said the initiative was intended to dispel common myths about HIV and highlight that, Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India and South Korea are set to elevate their partnership to a “futuristic” level, as he welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on his first visit to India in eight years. During a joint press statement, Modi highlighted that bilateral trade between the two countries has Read More…
New Delhi: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, will visit Odisha on tomorrow, for a day-long programme focused on development and public infrastructure. During her visit to Rourkela, the President will inaugurate a Planetarium and Science Centre aimed at promoting scientific awareness and education. She will also launch the Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path at a Read More…
Cooch Behar/Siliguri: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was responsible for the failure of the Constitution amendment bill aimed at implementing women’s reservation in legislatures from 2029. Kharge asserted that while the Opposition supported women’s quota, it had opposed only the delimitation bill linked to the proposal. He accused Read More…
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday criticised the Opposition over its stance on the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ Bill, alleging that their actions amounted to an insult to women. Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters, Yadav compared the Opposition’s behaviour to the ‘Cheer Haran’ (disrobing) of Draupadi in the Mahabharata, Read More…
Kanpur: A shocking incident has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, where a man allegedly killed his 11-year-old twin daughters, leaving the family devastated. According to reports, the accused, identified as Shashi Ranjan Mishra (48), is suspected of drugging and then slitting the throats of the two children inside their residence in Kidwai Nagar. Read More…