The entire state of Nagaland has been declared a disturbed area for six more months. The Home Ministry in a notification said, the Central government is of the opinion that the area comprising the whole of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed […]
The next round of talks between the Central Government and farmers’ unions will be held on 4th of January. The Centre yesterday held the sixth round of talks with representatives of farmers’ unions was in New Delhi. Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Prakash were present in the meeting. Speaking after the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Rajkot in Gujarat at 11 AM today through video conferencing. For the project, 201 acres of land has been allotted. It will be built at an estimated cost of One thousand One […]
US President-elect Joe Biden has alleged that agencies critical to US security have suffered “enormous damage” at the hands of the Trump administration. Mr Biden said his team is not getting the information it needed, including from the Department of Defence, as it makes its transition to power. He was […]
Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has released the report – Action Agenda for an Atma Nirbhar Bharat prepared by Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, TIFAC in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion yesterday, Dr Harsh Vardhan said the ideas contained in the report should be taken forward […]
The Sports Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedures, SOP for conduct of sporting events in country. The SOP said that a COVID task force shall be constituted for each sporting competition by the organizing committee to guide and monitor all athletes and Athlete Support Personnel. This task force will be […]
US President-elect Joe Biden has alleged that agencies critical to US security have suffered “enormous damage” at the hands of the Trump administration. Mr Biden said his team is not getting the information it needed, including from the Department of Defence, as it makes its transition to power. He was […]
Cold wave conditions intensify in northern parts of country after the fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In Himachal Pradesh the minimum temperature dropped on to two notches acorss the state. However, weather remaind dry in most parts of the state. Maximum […]
The COVID-19 recovery rate in the country has touched 95.92 per cent. Total recoveries has reached 98 lakh 7 thousand 5 hundred 69 with 24 thousand 900 recoveries in the last 24 hours. With 16 thousand 4 hundred 32 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, total cases reached […]
The Government has assured that vaccines will work against the new variants of coronavirus and there is no evidence that current vaccines will fail to protect against the new variants reported from the UK and South Africa. Briefing media in New Delhi yesterday, Principal Scientific Advisor K. Vijay Raghavan said […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that infrastructure is the biggest source of any nation’s strength. He said as India is moving fast towards the path of becoming a big economic power, the best connectivity is the priority of the country. Emphasising on the importance of connectivity and infrastructure development […]
The Centre has invited the protesting farmer’ unions for talks today to end the impasse over the three farm laws. This will be the sixth round of talk between the government and farmers to end the deadlock. The Centre has written to the 40 protesting farmers’ unions and invited them […]
World Health Organization’s senior officials have warned that the Coronavirus is not necessarily the big one, and that there is a real chance of another, more serious pandemic spreading across the world. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, the UN agency is learning new things about the virus every day, including […]
Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal has said that Railways should gear up to ensure all last mile connectivity as it speeds up the problem progress of Dedicated Freight Corridors, DFCs in the country. Reviewing the progress of upcoming DFCs, Mr Goyal asked the officials to continue to engage and coordinate […]
In Melbourne Cricket Test, team India trounced Australia by 8 wickets and level the four test series 1-1. Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara got out cheaply. After initial hiccup, Shubman Gill and stand in skipper Ajinkya Rahane kept their cool and reached the target of 70 runs with ease.For Australia […]
The country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has reached to 95.83 per cent. During the last 24 hours, more than 21 thousand COVID patients have recovered. Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 97 lakh 82 thousand. The actual caseload currently comprises only 2.72 per cent […]
The Central Government has invited the protesting farmer unions for talks tomorrow to end the impasse over the three farm laws. This will be the sixth round of talks between the government and farmers to end the deadlock. The Centre had written to the 40 protesting farmer unions and invited […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal through video conferencing on Monday. In his address, Mr Modi said, Kisan Rail service is a measure to increase the income of the farmers and it will bring a big […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, EDFC at 11 AM today through video conferencing. The 351-kilometre New Bhaupur- New Khurja section of EDFC is situated in Uttar Pradesh and is built at a cost of Rs. 5,750 crore. The section […]
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of vehicular documents such as driving licenses (DLs), registration certificates (RCs) and Permits till 31st of March 2021 in the light of need to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Ministry issued a directive to the States and Union Territory […]
India has scaled a significant peak in the fight against the global pandemic. The daily new caseload of Covid 19 has dropped below 19 thousand after six months. The Union Health Ministry said, India’s total active caseload has fallen to around two lakh 78 thousand, which is the lowest after […]
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar met business leaders in Qatar and highlighted the investment opportunities in India. Dr. S Jaishankar reached Doha on Sunday on a two-day visit to the Gulf nation. He began his trip with the India-Qatar Business Roundtable. The External Affairs Minister appreciated the commitment for strengthening business partnerships […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal at 4:30 pm today through video conferencing. The multi-commodity train service will carry vegetables such as cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, drumsticks, chillies, onion, as well as fruits like grapes, oranges, pomegranate, […]
