New Delhi: India has launched two special category visas for international students intending to pursue higher education in academic institutions in the country. The ‘e-student visa’ and ‘e-student-x’ visa have been introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs and all applicants will have to use the ‘Study in India’ (SII) portal launched by the government,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a 13-km section of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor from Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh to New Ashok Nagar here. Modi also took a ride on a Namo Bharat train from Sahibabad station to New Ashok Nagar station. During his journey, the prime minister…
Dantewada(Chhatisgarh): Four Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, a senior police official said on Sunday. A head constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was also killed in the face-off, he said. The gunfight broke out on Saturday evening in a forest in south Abujhmaad along the border…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of corruption, saying his party’s goal is to form a ‘PDA’ government by winning the Assembly elections due in 2027. ‘PDA’ is an acronym given by Yadav for ‘picchde, Dalit, alpsankhyak’ (backwards,…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed Arvind Kejriwal for building a “sheesh mahal” for himself instead of creating infrastructure in the capital during his nearly 10-year term as Delhi chief minister, saying the AAP convenor will have to give an account for it. Addressing an event after inaugurating a working women’s…
Panaji: A senior French Navy officer on Saturday said his country wants to promote a free, open and stable Indo-pacific space with all the partners in the region. Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard, commander of the French Carrier Strike Group (CSG) consisting of aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, also said the French Navy wants to enhance…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the additional 13 kilometre Delhi section of Namo Bharat corridor between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar on Sunday, officials said. The inauguration will take place around 11 am and PM Modi will likely to travel from Sahibabad to New Ashok Nagar, they said. The passenger operations will…
New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the appointment of IAS officer Azimul Haque as the CEO of Delhi Waqf Board, and slammed the AAP government for its “callousness” in treating the issue in a “casual” manner without following legal provisions, officials said on Saturday. The post of chief executive officer (CEO) in Delhi…
New Delhi: The draft data protection rules released by the government create a balance between regulation and innovation while protecting citizen rights, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. The government issued draft rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act on Friday for public consultation till February 18. “Rules have to be within…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders of Punjab on Saturday cautioned the people of Delhi against the false promises of Aam Aadmi Party and said they should not fall into the trap of its supremo Arvind Kejriwal whose pledges to the voters of Punjab remain unfulfilled even after three years. They particularly warned the women of…
