Category: Breaking News

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will visit Maharashtra from December 6 to 9, 2021.   On December 6, 2021, the President will visit Raigad Fort and pay tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.  On December 7, 2021, the President will visit Air Force Station, Lohegaon, Pune where he will witness flying display and interact with Air Warriors.   On December 8, 2021, the President will present President’s Standard to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron in Mumbai.  

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas. The Prime Minister also paid floral tribute to Babasaheb at Parliament. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over India’s vaccination drive crossing another important milestone. Over 50% of the eligible population are now fully vaccinated in India. In response to a tweet by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Prime Minister said; “India’s vaccination drive crosses another important milestone. Important to keep this momentum to strengthen the fight against  COVID-19.  And yes, keep following all other COVID-19 related protocols including masking up and social distancing.

Stating that the resource base and their best use separates the developing economies from the developed, Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for a wider debate on the ‘freebies’ being doled out to ensure the most effective utilization of the scarce resources in the country. He called for harmonizing the expenditure on freebies under welfare obligations of the governments with developmental needs and urged the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament to examine this aspect to enable wider public discussion. Shri…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the passing away of the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri K. Rosaiah Garu. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “Saddened by the passing away of Shri K. Rosaiah Garu. I recall my interactions with him when we both served as Chief Ministers and later when he was Tamil Nadu Governor. His contributions to public service will be remembered. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti.”

The AK-203 assault rifles, which will replace the in-service INSAS rifles inducted more than three decades ago, will be manufactured at a facility in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi. The government has cleared a plan for the joint production of more than 500,000 AK-203 assault rifles with Russia to boost self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector. The decision comes ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India on December 6 for an annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The Cabinet Committee…

At the end of the India-Russia annual summit, a joint statement will be published, which will reflect the discussions, agreements and agreements signed during and on the eve of the summit. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 6, to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following the discussions, India and Russia will sign 10 bilateral agreements in various areas including some semi-confidential ones, said Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov. “About 10 bilateral agreements will be signed, which are quite important and include some semi-confidential ones,” TASS…

PM will lay the foundation stone of 11 development projects. This includes Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor which will be built at a cost of around Rs 8,300 crore. PM Modi in Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dehradun to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore today. “A significant focus of the visit will be on projects to improve road infrastructure, which will make travel smooth and safer, and also increase tourism in the region. This is in line with the vision of the…

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation General VK Singh said that the Airports Authority of India is working on FRT based Biometric Boarding System as part of the first phase of Digi Yatra Implementation at four airports namely Varanasi, Pune, Kolkata, and Vijayawada. The Airports Authority of India has engaged NEC Corporation Private Limited for implementing the technology as part of the DigiYatra policy, which seeks to promote paperless air travel and a seamless journey from entering an airport till boarding a plane. The proposed Digi Yatra Central Eco-system is planned to go live in March…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high level meeting today to review the preparedness of States and Central Ministries & concerned agencies to deal with the situation arising out of the likely formation of Cyclone Jawad. Prime Minister directed officials to take every possible measure to ensure that people are safely evacuated and to ensure maintenance of all essential services such as Power, Telecommunications, health, drinking water etc. and that they are restored immediately in the event of any disruption. He further directed them to ensure adequate storage of…