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Veteran BJP leader LK Advani is admitted to AIIMS Delhi, where his condition is reported to be stable and under observation. Lal Krishna Advani is credited with the revival of the BJP as a formidable political force in the country. With his Rath Yatra from Somnath in Gujarat in 1992, Lal Krishna Advani catapulted the […]
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha and IOC member Nita Ambani have announced that India’s “rich cultural and sporting heritage” will be on display at the first-ever ‘The India House’ during the Paris Olympics, serving as a “home away from home” for the visiting national delegation. The India House will commemorate the conclusion of […]
Kota, Rajasthan MP Om Birla became the speaker of the Lok Sabha for the second consecutive time. He defeated an eight-term MP from Mavelikara, Kerala K Suresh, in the first contest in five decades for the post. The Indian parliament’s speaker has been elected through consensus for 48 years now, but the election was necessitated […]
The Congress working committee has designated Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. It will be the first time that Rahul Gandhi will take any responsibility for a constitutional post., a fact for which he has been harshly criticised in the past. BJP-led NDA will have to […]
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar engaged in a crucial meeting with Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong on Tuesday, emphasizing the bilateral relationship and the shared interest in its stability and progress. This meeting comes amidst ongoing tensions between India and China due to the unresolved border dispute in eastern Ladakh. In addition to his discussions with […]
The Adani Group’s blood donation drive, organized to celebrate Chairman Gautam Adani’s 62nd birthday, collected an impressive 24,500 units of blood (equivalent to nearly 9,800 liters). This significant contribution has the potential to benefit more than 73,500 patients. Notably, this year’s collection surpassed the previous year’s achievement of 20,621 units. The blood donation drive was […]
JioMart, the e-marketplace arm of Reliance Retail, has taken a significant step toward empowering small-scale sellers and artisans by partnering with JASCOLAMPF (a State Govt Emporium from Jharkhand) and JHARCRAFT (a government undertaking in Jharkhand). This collaboration aims to uplift Jharkhand’s artisans and expand their reach nationwide through the JioMart platform. Numerous artisans from towns […]
The newly elected parliamentarians of India’s parliament are reassembling today for the first session. BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab is appointed Pro-Tem speaker. Congress has said that the BJP broke from the tradition of appointing the senior most member of the house by appointing seven-term MP Mahtab as Pro-Tem speaker. The Congress was pushing for the […]
The death toll from tainted liquor consumption in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu has tragically risen to 54. Over 100 people remain hospitalized after consuming liquor laced with methanol in the district of Kallakurichi, approximately 250 km (150 miles) from Chennai, the state capital. Since Wednesday, nearly 200 individuals have sought medical treatment for […]
The company contracted to conduct the police recruitment (constabulary) examination in Uttar Pradesh in February this year, has been blacklisted by the state’s Yogi government in yet another fresh incident of paper leak. The Ahmedabad-based company that goes by the name, Edutest Solutions Pvt. Ltd, has been found involved in the scam as per preliminary […]
The revered chief priest, Acharya Laxmikant Dixit, who conducted the consecration ceremony at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir, breathed his last on Saturday morning. Dixit, aged 86, had been unwell for several days. His final rites will be performed at the Manikarnika Ghat. The consecration of Lord Ram’s idol took place at the Ayodhya temple on January […]
The Oshiwara police in Mumbai have apprehended two individuals suspected of robbing actor Anupam Kher’s office. The suspects, identified as Majid Sheikh and Mohammad Daler Bahrim Khan, were arrested in the Jogeshwari area of the city. Both are known serial thieves who operate using auto-rickshaws to facilitate their crimes. The robbery at Anupam Kher’s office […]
The Patna High Court on Thursday overturned the November 2023 decision to increase the quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) in government jobs and educational institutions from 50 per cent to 65 per cent, dealing a blow to the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in […]
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has reported that at least 98 Indian citizens lost their lives during this year’s Haj pilgrimage due to natural causes, old age and illness. The pilgrimage witnessed extreme heat and intense temperatures. Approximately 1,75,000 Indians participated in the Hajj this year and the fatalities include four individuals who died […]
While Democrats are in a dilemma over whether to continue with Joe Biden as their presidential candidate or not, due to his apparent health concerns related to age, former US President Donald Trump has issued a Trump card promising a green card to foreign graduates from American universities. The remark is seen as beneficial to […]
The recent appointment of Bhartruhari Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha has ignited a heated debate. Traditionally, the senior-most member of the parliament assumes this crucial role, but Mahtab’s selection deviated from this convention, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition Congress. Bhartruhari Mahtab, born on September 8, 1957, in Agarpada, Odisha, is […]
New Delhi: Students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay were fined and barred from using the institute’s hostel facilities for staging a play during a performing arts event, media reports have said. Some alleged the play insulted the deities Ram and Sita. A purported photo of a penalty letter signed by the institute’s registrar and posted online […]
The Ministry of Education is forced to cancel the UGC-NET June 2024 exam amid reports of malpractice in the exam. The matter has been handed over to the CBI for further investigation. UGC-NET is a test to determine the eligibility for assistant professors in Indian universities. The National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) of […]
The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Pakistani national early Wednesday morning as he attempted to cross the border fence into India in Gujarat’s Kutch district. The detainee, identified as 30-year-old Afzal from Sialkot, Pakistan, was taken into custody near the Vighakot area. According to an official statement by the BSF, at approximately 7:15 am, […]
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his American counterpart Jake Sullivan had extensive conversations on Monday, with the primary goal being the successful implementation of the planned India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). It is also understood that the two top security officials discussed urgent regional and international problems of shared concern. Sullivan […]
