New Delhi: The University Grant Commision (UGC) has launched the Annual Capacity Building Plan (ACBP) for the skill enhancement of its employees. It is the first autonomous organisation to have initiated planning for the capacity building of its employees in collaboration with the Capacity Building Commission (CBC). The ACBP is a comprehensive plan outlining interventions essential…
Tiruchirappalli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated a string of projects here and laid the foundation stone for new initiatives, in all worth Rs 20,140 crore. The Prime Minister hailed Tamil Nadu for its cultural inspiration and praised DMDK’s late leader Vijayakanth rooted for nationalism while Chief Minister M K Stalin championed the social…
Bengaluru: As the Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya is coming closer, Karnataka police department has taken up cases for investigation against Ram Mandir activists who allegedly indulged in destruction of property and other cases three decades ago at the height of the movement for Ram Mandir, according to sources. Sources further explained that the police…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu BJP on Monday accused Lok Sabha MP Dayanidhi Maran of ‘degrading’ the profession of hairstylists and alleged that the DMK leader had dubbed dissemination of his remarks vis-a-vis north Indians the ‘work of a jobless barber.’ K Annamalai, BJP state president said on ‘X’: “Degrading someone by profession or language seems…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday attacked the BJP over the alleged involvement of its local leaders in the gang-rape of a BHU student, saying the ruling party gives the slogan of “Beti Bachao” but its actions are of “Beti rulao (making daughters cry)”. Mahila Congress chief Netta D’Souza said that on one hand the…
New Delhi: India has logged 636 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection have increased to 4,394, the health ministry said on Monday. Three new fatalities due to Covid– two from Kerala and one from Tamil Nadu — have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday sought people’s feedback on the progress achieved by India in various sectors in the last 10 years. With Lok Sabha polls months away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘NaMo’ app last month had launched a survey to gauge the popular mood on a variety of issues, including people’s views…
Ayodhya: Scores of people gathered at Ayodhya’s famous Lata Mangeshkar Chowk on Sunday to ring in the new year amid chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’. A group of local residents began streaming in by 11 pm on Sunday night at the iconic roundabout to click selfies and photos. As soon as the clock struck 12…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the New Year on Monday wished people prosperity, peace, and wonderful health. In a post on X, Modi said, “Wishing everyone a splendid 2024! May this year bring forth prosperity, peace and wonderful health for all.” In his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast on Sunday, the PM urged…
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has deployed task groups comprising frontline destroyers and frigates in the central and north Arabian Sea and augmented its force levels in the region to undertake maritime security operations in view of recent attacks on commercial vessels in key shipping lanes. The Navy said on Sunday that it has “substantially…
