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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2020 today through video conferencing. Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan will also be present on the occasion. To promote scientific temper in society, Ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences in association with […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed all to come forward unitedly to make New India through Atma Nirbhar Bharat .He said that we all should come forward with forgetting our differences and make a new nation. Mr Modi was speaking virtually at the Aligarh Muslim University hundred year celebrations. He said […]
The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous Games to be a part of Khelo India Youth Games 2021, scheduled to take place in Haryana. The games include, Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba. Speaking about the decision, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said, India has a rich heritage of indigenous […]
A number of European countries have imposed travel bans on the UK after it reported a more-infectious coronavirus variant. Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium have decided to halt flights. An European Union meeting today will discuss a more co-ordinated response to the new challenge. The new variant […]
The country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 95.53 per cent, as more than 25 thousand COVID patients have recovered during the last 24 hours. Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 96 lakh six thousand. The actual caseload currently comprises only 3.02 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold Virtual Summit with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc today. During the Summit, the two leaders will exchange views on wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues and provide guidance for the future development of India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. In 2020, both countries continued high-level exchanges. Vice-President […]
The government has asked farmers to choose a date for next round of talks. In a letter to farmer Unions, joint secretary in the Agriculture Ministry Vivek Agrawal urged them for a dialogue to resolve the issue. He said the Centre is making all efforts to find an appropriate solution […]
Star Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has equalled Brazilian legend Pele’s record of 643 goals for a single club by scoring for Barcelona against Valencia. Messi has achieved the feat in a Spanish league match where both the teams ended in a 2-2 draw yesterday. Football legend Pele scored 643 goals […]
PrimeMinister Narendra Modi today visited Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in New Delhiand paid tributes to the courageous Guru Teg Bahadur who made supreme sacrificefor a noble cause, a few centuries ago. In a tweet, Mr Modi said thathe prayed this morning at the historic Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in NewDelhi […]
In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has imposed tighter coronavirus curbs and largely reversed plans to ease restrictions over Christmas as the country battles a new more infectious strain of the Corona virus. The number of cases in England has soared in the last two weeks because of a variant […]
The country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 95.46 per cent as more than 29 thousand COVID patients have recovered during the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 95 lakh 50 thousand. India’s COVID recoveries have witnessed a steep […]
Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth 11.86 crore rupees belonging to former chief minister Farooq Abdullah and some others in connection with Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam. While the book value of these attached properties is 11.86 crore rupees, their market value is about 60 to 70 crore rupees. […]
Election Commission of India has issued advisory to Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry for transfer and posting of officers connected with conduct of assembly elections to be held next year. ECI has advised that government officers directly connected with the conduct of elections must not be posted […]
The Prime Minister said even during the pandemic, when the whole world is troubled for investment, record FDI and FPI have come to India as the world trusts the Indian economy now. He gave a call for the industry to increase the domestic investment drastically in line with the increased […]
All India Football Federation (AIFF) has formally announced its candidature to host the AFC Asian Cup 2027 and deliver a brighter future together for football in India and across Asia. Unveiling its plans at the launch in New Delhi, AIFF showcased the unrivalled potential of hosting Asia’s flagship football event in […]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealled to rich nations to support the purchase of coronavirus vaccines for poor countries. Mr. Guterres said, it is not with vaccine nationalism that we are going to defeat the COVID, it is with international cooperation. He said, the U.N.-backed COVAX programme needs 5 billion […]
Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for fully tapping the immense tourism potential of the North-Eastern states and stressed the need to improve air connectivity to the region. He said that eco-tourism and cultural tourism can become the mainstay of development in the North-East if the tourism potential was fully […]
In Cricket, India were 9 for one in their second innings against Australia at Adelaide in the first Test of the 4-match series at stumps on day 2. Mayank Aggarwal and Jasprit Bumrah were at the crease when stumps were drawn. The visitors lead by 62 runs. Earlier, India bowled […]
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal today said that there is tremendous scope for Australian investment into India as India has eased its FDI norms and opened up different sectors. Addressing the CII session on Enhancing India Australia Bilateral Economic and Trade Relationship, Mr Goyal said that India has also opened up […]
The country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 95.40 per cent, as more than 31 thousand COVID patients have recovered during the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 95 lakh 20 thousand. The actual caseload currently comprises only 3.14 […]
The Prime Minister assured that the intention of the government is as holy as the river of Maa Ganga and Maa Narmada. He said, the government has stopped black marketing of urea. Prime Minister Modi said that the opposition parties are spreading the illusion that the MSP system will end. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the government is ready to talk to farmers on every issue. Addressing more than 50 lakh farmers of Madhya Pradesh at the Kisan Mahasammelan organized at Raisen virtually today, the Prime Minister assured to address the concerns of farmers on recent agricultural reforms. He […]
In Jammu and Kashmir, polling is now on for the 7th phase of District Development Council elections. In this phase, 31 DDC constituencies are electing their representatives. Of these, 13 are in Kashmir Valley and 18 in Jammu division. AIR correspondent reports that, amid severe cold and elaborate security arrangements, […]
