Chennai: Widespread rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday, prompting authorities to declare a holiday for schools in Chennai and many other districts. Overnight rains lashed Chennai and the neighbouring Tiruvallur, Chengelpet and Kancheepuram, besides Villupuram and some areas in the Cauvery delta region. Following sharp showers, authorities declared a day’s holiday for schools…
New Delhi: The government is actively supporting the curiosity and conviction of youths by removing obstacles in their paths through reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told young innovators on Wednesday. Interacting with the innovators during the grand finale of the ‘Smart India Hackathon (SIH)’, Modi asserted that the youth today is developing a feeling of…
Guwahati: In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get the unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied in NRC. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting in view…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Jammu’s uniqueness will not be allowed to diminish and asserted that his government will restore Darbar move. Darbar move is an age-old practice under which the civil secretariat and other government offices used to function six months each in Srinagar and Jammu during summer…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday released a compendium of the complete works of great Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati and hailed his contributions, saying a personality like him comes once in centuries. Emphasizing the efforts made in the past decade to elevate the status of the Tamil language, Modi said, “In…
Digha (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Centre must give protection to minorities in violence-hit Bangladesh, and bring back “those willing to return”. Banerjee also claimed that fake videos were being purposefully circulated, as certain sections were trying to foment communal tension. “We want protection for minorities in Bangladesh. The…
New Delhi: The government is working on the policy of “zero casualties” during disasters in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge of making India a developed country by 2047, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Moving the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 for consideration and passage, Rai said that…
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it believes in “democratising technology” which was not the case during the Congress rule. Responding to a supplementary in the Lok Sabha, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also said that fake narratives is a major challenge faced by societies across the world today. He said the government under…
New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday once again ruled out the possibility of an alliance with the Congress for the Delhi assembly polls, amid reports that the two parties could be jointly contesting the elections. In a post on X, Kejriwal said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be fighting the election on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to former president Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary and said he was a one-of-a-kind public figure – a statesman par excellence, a wonderful administrator and a repository of wisdom. A veteran Congress leader, Mukherjee served as a Union minister in several governments before becoming…
