External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will participate in the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process on Afghanistan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan today. Dr Jaishankar reached Dushanbe yesterday on a three day visit. He called on President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani before the commencement of Heart of Asia Conference. Dr […]
Jal Jeevan Mission has achieved a new milestone of providing over 4 Crore rural households with tap water supply. The mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th August, 2019, with the aim to provide tap water supply to every rural home by 2024. Now, 7.24 Crore, more […]
A report on the origins of COVID-19 set to be released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) today finds animal to human transmission the most likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to CNN, the report will find that it is most likely that a bat, somewhere in China or […]
More than six crore eleven lakh doses of Covid19 vaccine have been administered in the country till now. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has informed today that over five lakh eighty two thousand doses have been administered to the beneficiaries in the last 24 hours despite yesterday being a […]
Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three public meetings in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today. Mr Modi will address a public meeting at Palakkad in Kerala in the forenoon. He will address a public meeting at Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu in the afternoon. Prime Minister […]
Campaigning for second phase of Assembly Elections in West Bengal and Assam will end today evening. In West Bengal, campaigning for the second phase of assembly elections will end today. 171 candidates including 19 female candidates are in the fray for 30 seats spread over 4 districts. 9 seats each […]
India and the US kicked off a two-day naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal, reflecting the growing congruence in their defence and military partnership. The exercise, which began yesterday, will conclude today. Indian Navy deployed its warship Shivalik and long-range maritime patrol aircraft P8I in the ‘PASSEX’ exercise while […]
Holi, the festival of colours, is being celebrated throughout the country today. The festival is celebrated in the month of March which not only brings cheers to the people but also brings new lease of life to plants and animals. Holi marks the onset of Spring season. Holi begins with […]
Election Commission has said that 56 bombs were recovered in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday night. Bomb disposal squad has disposed off all the bombs. An FIR was registered against one Tarun and unknown persons for involvement in the racket of manufacturing, transportation and illegal use […]
Maharashtra has recorded above 40,000 new COVID-19 cases. This is the highest single-day surge in the state since the pandemic outbreak last year. The previous highest single-day surge was 36,902 cases, which was recorded on Friday. Besides, 108 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the day, taking the death toll to […]
President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021. The Act provides that the term “government” referred to in any law made by the Legislative Assembly will imply Lieutenant Governor. Parliament passed it last week. President Kovind also gave his […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reasserted on the Mantra of Dawai bhi, Kadai bhi to fight Corona. Sharing his thoughts in the Mann Ki Baat programme of All India Radio today, he appealed to the people to remain committed to this Mantra. He also appealed to every eligible person to […]
In today’s world, there are many interesting career options to choose from and Indian institutes are now offering many unique courses, that helps you earn while learning something that you are passionate about. These are some new-age professions which can fulfil your mind as well as enable you to gain […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Defence of Republic of Korea Suh Wook held bilateral talks on defence cooperation in New Delhi today. The leaders acknowledged that the bilateral defence cooperation has broadened significantly in scale and scope across Tri-Service as well as agencies dealing with defence technology and […]
More than five crore 55 lakh four thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the country so far. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has informed today that over 23 lakh 58 thousand doses of vaccines have been administered to the beneficiaries in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, […]
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that government is ensuring supplies of vaccines to the states as per their per day vaccination capacities. Speaking at the India Economic Conclave, he said, government is keeping a close watch on the number of beneficiaries being vaccinated each day and number of […]
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, and the Director General of Police, Rajasthan over complaints of exponential increase in the incidents of crime against women in the State. The Commission has taken cognizance of complaints alleging exponential increase in the incidents of crime against […]
In view of upcoming festivals, the Centre has asked the States to take all necessary measures to regulate crowds by ensuring strict observance of COVID appropriate behaviours. They include wearing of mask and maintaining social distance. In a letter to State Chief Secretaries while citing upcoming festivals including Holi, Shab- […]
Election Commission has banned the conducting of any exit poll and publicizing their results between 7 AM today and 7.30 PM on 29th of next month. The Commission has notified this period during which publishing or publicizing the result of exit polls by means of the print or electronic media […]
Polling has begun for the first phase of assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal. In Assam, polling began at 7 this morning and will conclude at 6 PM. Voting is taking place for 47 constituencies spread over 12 districts. 264 candidates including 23 women are in fray for 47 […]
There are many different type of programming languages available in today’s technology-driven world, making it quite daunting to opt for one which suits you and can help you get the best result possible from a future perspective. Many professionals have a hard time picking a suitable language for a particular […]
This process is an example of second law of thermodynamics, which states that heat transfers occur spontaneously only from higher to lower temperature bodies. If a hot object comes in contact with any cold object physically, then there will be transfer of energy from hot object to cold object. After […]
India will continue to supply COVID-19 vaccines to partner countries over the coming weeks and months in a phased manner. Official Sources said, India has not imposed any ban on exports of vaccines unlike many other countries. More than 60 million doses of Made in India vaccines have been supplied […]
