New Delhi: The Delhi University will start a multi-disciplinary centre on tribal studies to educate students about the contribution of tribal leaders to society during various eras of Indian history, a senior varsity official said on Wednesday. The proposal in this regard will be presented at a meeting of the Academic Council on Friday, the official…
Lucknow:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare open the third edition of Khelo India University Games on Thursday via video conferencing, his office said. This year, the Khelo India University Games will be held from 25th May to 3rd June in Uttar Pradesh, a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. Over 4,750 athletes…
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking the registration of FIR against those who trolled, abused and threatened to rape and assault cricketer Shubman Gill’s sister, officials said on Wednesday. Gill’s ton in Gujarat Titan’s last game of IPL’s league stage knocked out Royal Challengers Bangalore from…
New Delhi: A US national allegedly carrying six live bullet rounds in his baggage was apprehended by the CISF at the Delhi international airport recently, official sources said on Wednesday. The passenger, who was bound for Helsinki onboard a Finnair flight on May 22 from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, was handed over to the…
New Delhi,: As many as 19 parties, including the Congress, Left, TMC, SP and AAP, on Wednesday announced their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28, saying they find no value in a new building when the “soul of democracy has been sucked out”….
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said India was moving on an unprecedented growth trajectory and will be a “global” leader by 2047, the year it will commemorate a hundred years of Independence. He stressed that the economic progress of the country was deeply connected to its security, and defence forces such as the…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said security of the country’s borders is the priority of the Modi government and it is linked with the national security. Inaugurating a workshop on the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ (VVP) here, Shah also said that developing ‘vibrant villages’ — with all amenities, including education, healthcare facilities —…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday assured her counterpart from Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, that her party would support him in his fight against the Central ordinance to control appointments and transfer of bureaucrats in that city state. After a nearly hour-long meeting here, Banerjee told newspersons that a forthcoming vote in Rajya Sabha…
Srinagar: China not attending the G20 meeting in Srinagar does not make any difference and it is their loss, not India’s, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. Delegates of all G20 countries, barring China, arrived in Srinagar on Monday to attend the third G20 tourism working group meeting. “That (China not attending the meeting)…
Ahmedabad: A court here in Gujarat on Tuesday issued a fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh to appear before it on June 7 in a criminal defamation case lodged by the Gujarat University over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree. The court of Additional…
