New Delhi: Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday launched PM e-VIDYA Channel 31, a DTH channel dedicated to sign language. “A historic chapter has been added to the welfare of Divyangs in the form of a new Act which enlarges the scope of the legal framework. The National Education Policy 2020 has stressed…
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday allocated portfolios among the newly appointed ministers in his government, consolidating power within the coalition following its strong electoral victory. Soren kept key departments such as Home and Personnel to himself, while allotting other major portfolios like Finance, Health and Panchayati Raj to Congress legislators. The lone…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved on Friday the opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas and 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. It also gave its nod to expanding one Kendriya Vidyalaya. The opening of these new Kendriya Vidyalayas will provide an opportunity for over 82,000 students to receive affordable and high-quality…
New Delhi: Asserting that previous governments weighed development to votes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the progress of the northeast was not given much emphasis earlier due to fewer population and votes in the region. Inaugurating the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav here to celebrate the vibrancy of the northeast, he said the government of Atal…
Shambhu: A ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers on Friday began its foot march to Delhi from their protest site at Shambhu border, but was stopped a few metres away by a multilayered barricading. The security personnel used teargas as some farmers reached near the barricades put up on the Haryana side of the Shambhu border. Haryana…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said a wad of currency notes was recovered by security staff from the seat allotted to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi. The currency was recovered from seat no. 222, which is allotted to Singhvi, on Thursday after the sitting of the House, he said. The assertion triggered…
New Delhi: Congress MP Hibi Eden has submitted a notice to move a privilege motion against BJP MP Sambit Patra for his remarks calling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi “traitor of the highest order”, asserting that the usage of “completely defamatory and unparliamentary words” has clearly violated constitutional norms. In his letter to Lok Sabha…
Kolkata: Bangladesh has summoned Shikder Mohammad Ashrafur Rahman, the Acting Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata, for urgent consultations following protests over attacks on Hindu minorities. Rahman, who is also Minister of Political Affairs, stationed in Kolkata, has returned to Dhaka. “Ashrafur Rahman was called for urgent consultations following ongoing protests outside our mission in Kolkata….
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said there is a pressing need to defend, protect and safeguard the ideals of B R Ambedkar as also his “finest” contribution – the Constitution of India. “On the Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Babasaheb Dr Ambedkar, we express our heartfelt gratitude to the ardent champion of the Constitution…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to the main architect of the Constitution, B R Ambedkar, on his death anniversary, saying his tireless fight for equality and human dignity continues to inspire generations. Ambedkar came from a Dalit family and rose to become one of the most important figures in Indian…
