Prataprao Jadhav on Monday said the government is strengthening preventive healthcare in the country through the promotion of yoga and naturopathy. Chairing the fourth meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Ayush, Jadhav said yoga and naturopathy are increasingly being recognised as effective complementary approaches for managing non-communicable diseases and mental health Read More…
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday rejected DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s claim that the Congress party played a role in the BJP’s electoral success.Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Pradhan said that in a democracy, it is the people who ultimately decide election outcomes and leadership.“In a democracy, people are the ultimate leader. They decide whom Read More…
NEW DELHI: A Muslim organisation on Sunday urged community members to avoid slaughter of cows as sacrifice during Eid-ul-Azha, pointing out that in light of legal restrictions and apprehension of unrest, it is appropriate to offer another animal as a sacrifice. The All India Pasmanda Ulema Board (AIPUB) made the assertion in response to a Read More…
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has also declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security. Following the developments, the Government of India advised Read More…
Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the tragic incident in Karwar district in which several people drowned after being swept away by strong river currents. According to police sources, eight members of a family, including seven women, lost their lives while two others remain missing in the incident that occurred in the Tatte Hakkalu Read More…
Narendra Modi on Sunday shared candid photographs with two children on Instagram, saying that “two young friends” had visited Seva Teerth, the integrated administrative complex in New Delhi that houses the Prime Minister’s Office. The photos showed Modi interacting warmly with a toddler boy and a young girl inside his office. According to reports, the Read More…
Counting of votes for the repoll in the Falta Assembly constituency began at 8 am on Sunday amid tight security arrangements, an Election Commission official said. The repoll was held on May 21 in all 285 booths of the constituency after voting conducted on April 29 during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly Read More…
A violent clash broke out between two groups of inmates inside the jail in Kapurthala on Saturday night, sources said. According to reports, prisoners vandalised jail property, damaged the wall of barrack number four and allegedly attempted to set a section of the prison on fire. Following the incident, senior police and prison officials reached Read More…
Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials to make weather warning systems in Uttar Pradesh more accurate, faster and people-centric. Chairing a review meeting of the relief and disaster management department, the chief minister said timely and accurate information during natural disasters can help save many lives. Adityanath instructed officials to ensure that weather forecasts and Read More…
Bhupender Yadav on Saturday said Project Cheetah is not only a wildlife conservation initiative but also an effort to correct a historical wrong committed by humanity. He was speaking at the launch of the book Bringing the Cheetah Back to India authored by Prashant Agrawal, who led negotiations for the return of cheetahs to India. Read More…