Category: Politics

Increasing the pace of development of Uttar Pradesh, the Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated two National Highway projects with an investment of more than Rs 3,300 crore in Lucknow today. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath along with Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of State, Shri General V.K. Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Brajesh Pathak, Union Minister of State, Shri Kaushal Kishore, State Ministers Shri Jitin Prasad, Shri Aseem Arun, Member of Parliament, Shri Subrat Pathak, MP Dr. Ashok Bajpai and…

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is coming with the third edition of its most prestigious ‘Global India Maritime Summit’ this year. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) in the august presence of Shri Shripad Y. Naik, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Shri Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways will officially launch the Curtain Raiser of Global Maritime India Summit 2023 event on July 18, 2023at St. Regis, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The objective of this event is…

Union Minister for Education & Skill development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan addressed Chintan Shivir organized by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in New Delhi today. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Ministry of Electronics and IT; Secretary, MSDE Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari and senior officials of the Ministry attended the Shivir. To foster the growth of entrepreneurship in India, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  organised “Chintan Shvir”, aimed at bringing together various stakeholders, including central ministries, State governments, organizations, institutions,…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of former Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Oommen Chandy. Shri Modi also recalled his various interactions with him, particularly when they both served as Chief Ministers of their respective states. In a tweet, Prime Minister said; “In the passing away of Shri Oommen Chandy Ji, we have lost a humble and dedicated leader who devoted his life to public service and worked towards the progress of Kerala. I recall my various interactions with him, particularly…

Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal congratulated the state of Maharashtra for being awarded the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Amravati. While addressing the launch ceremony of PM MITRA Textile Park, Amravati today, the Minister emphasized that the addition of PM MITRA Park would further strengthen the rapid progress of Maharashtra. Shri Piyush Goyal said that given Maharashtra’s significant contributions across the entire textile value chain, from Farm to Fiber to Factory…

Minister for Education, Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance, Mr. Lawrence Wong today felicitated the winners of 3rd Edition of Singapore – India Hackathon in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. A tool to help regulators detect potential suspects of insider trading created by students of Nanyang Technological University, Amity University, and Dwarkadas College of Engineering took the top student prize at the third edition of the Singapore-India Hackathon, jointly organised by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) of Ministry of Education, India and Nanyang…

Muslims see common personal laws as interference with religion BJP says Muslim personal code is discriminatory and needs reform Analysts see it as BJP bid to mobilize Hindu voters Nine months before a general election, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have dusted off a potentially divisive plan to enact a common set of personal laws for all, irrespective of religion. Currently, India’s Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and large tribal populations follow their own personal laws and customs, alongside an optional secular code, for…

An Indian student in Australia’s Sydney was brutally attacked by a mob of Khalistani separatists.  He alleged that the mob was repeatedly raising the slogan “Khalistan Zindabad”.  He alleged that one of the attackers opened the left side door of the vehicle and hit him with an iron road on his cheekbone under his left eye.  Two of them were doing video recording on their phones while 4-5 were hitting me from all sides,” he added.  Indian mission and diplomats have been subject to Khalistan supporters since the beginning of…

The water level in Yamuna, which stood at 208.63 metres at 10 pm on Thursday, went down to 208.40 at 9 am in the morning today. However, the current water level is still three metres above the danger mark. The rising water level in the Yamuna River has paralysed the normal life of the people in the city. The government has ordered the closure of schools due to flood-like situations. Government employees, except those in emergency services, have been asked to work from home. Private offices have also been advised…

A love-struck couple from arch-rivals India and Pakistan, who met in a gaming chatroom before sneaking across borders to be together, say their passion trumped national rivalries or fear of religious backlash. Sachin Meena, 22, an unmarried Indian shopkeeping assistant and a Hindu, connected with 27-year-old Seema Haider, a married Pakistani mother of four and a Muslim, playing the online shooting game PUBG during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. “We became friends and our friendship turned to love and our chats became longer — every morning and night — before…