New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, expressing confidence that bilateral ties between the two countries will continue to strengthen. In a message shared on X, Modi said India and the UK are united by shared democratic values and maintain Read More…
New Delhi: Nearly 11 per cent of India’s groundwater assessment units have been classified as over-exploited, the Centre informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday, while noting that the overall status of groundwater extraction has improved over the past eight years. In a written reply to the Upper House, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Read More…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is expanding its Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) Scheme, aiming to rehabilitate 35,000 persons engaged in begging by the financial year 2030-31. A senior ministry official said the SMILE Beggary Scheme is currently being implemented in 216 cities across the country and Read More…
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a reported incident in which girl students of Classes IX and XI were allegedly frisked, forced to remove their clothes, and assaulted by two teachers at a government school in Liwali village of Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district. According to reports, the Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for a constructive and productive Monsoon Session of Parliament, urging lawmakers to engage in meaningful debates that contribute to the nation’s progress. Addressing the media before the commencement of the session, the Prime Minister drew a parallel between the monsoon season and Parliament’s functioning, expressing hope Read More…
New Delhi: Left parties on Monday strongly condemned the police action against protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) ‘Sansad Chalo’ march in the national capital, accusing the BJP-led Central government of suppressing democratic dissent. The parties reiterated their demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the ongoing controversy. Senior Communist Read More…
New Delhi: Security has been significantly tightened across the national capital ahead of the Parliament protest march organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Prohibitory orders have been imposed in parts of Delhi as authorities step up security measures. A multi-layer security arrangement has been put in place around the Parliament complex, while major roads Read More…
Dubai: India has advised its citizens to postpone all non-essential travel to Iran until the security situation in the country improves, citing increasing instability and conflict. In a revised travel advisory issued on Sunday, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said recent developments have led to a deterioration in the security environment, prompting the need for Read More…
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday temporarily closed five Metro stations amid heightened security arrangements for a protest march organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The affected stations are Rajiv Chowk, Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, and Seva Teerth. In a post on X, the DMRC said the stations would Read More…
New Delhi: Thousands of users across the world, including in India, reported problems accessing Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram on Sunday. According to outage tracking website Downdetector, reports of login and access issues surged during the afternoon before gradually declining a few hours later. Several Facebook users encountered an error message stating: “Account Read More…