Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday resigned as Delhi chief minister, even as the party supported Atishi to take over that position. Kejriwal, facing corruption allegations in an excise policy case, was granted
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will provide funds to Maharashtra government for making Mumbai Metroplolitan Region (MMR) a global financial hub. An MoU between MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) and WEF was signed
NITI Aayog on Wednesday released an Expert Group report, titled ‘Future Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response — A Framework for Action’. The expert group in the report has provided a blueprint for the country to prepare fo
The union ministry of health & family welfare has approved the introduction of the BPaLM regimen, a novel treatment for Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) under its National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) as a highly effective and sho
One of the busiest and oldest railway systems in the world, Indian Railways, is the country’s lifeline. Prime minister Narendra Modi has given increased focus on the modernisation of the national transporter. As per the
Dr. T.V. Somanathan on Friday took over as Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India after the superannuation of Rajiv Gauba. Dr. Somanathan is an IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre (1987 batch). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Calcutta Univers
India’s per capita consumption of edible oil has seen a dramatic rise in the recent decades, reaching 19.7 kg/year. This surge in demand has significantly outpaced domestic production, leading to a heavy reliance on imports to meet both dome
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, has approved three projects of the ministry of railways with a total estimated cost of approximately Rs. 6,456 crore. The approved projects
In a momentous celebration marking the first National Space Day, minister of state (independent charge) for science and technology Dr. Jitendra Singh announced here on Friday that an Indian will land on the surface of Moon, fifteen years from now,
* Out of the 755 sitting MPs and 3,938 sitting MLAs whose election affidavits were analysed, 151 have declared cases related to crimes against women. * Among these 151 MPs/MLAs, 16 are sitting MPs and 135 are sitting MLAs.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced the schedule for the elections to the assemblies of Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana. While the border state will have elections in three phases, on September 18, September 25 and October 1
The top officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) made a two-day of visit of Haryana ending Tuesday and held a detailed and comprehensive review of the preparedness for the forthcoming assembly elections. The term of the
Critically acclaimed actor Adil Hussain is known for his award-winning performances in independent and commercial cinema as well as Indo-European art-house films and theatre. His body of work include films like Oscar-winning ‘Life of Pi&rsqu
The Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act, 2015 (MRTPS Act) was enacted for transparent, efficient and timely delivery of public services to citizens and to bring in transparency and accountability among the public authorities. Geetanjali M
Environmentalist Bittu Sahgal says that if he had his way, every meeting of every legislative assembly and the large corporation will have the words, ‘Remember Mithi River’ on the top. He was referring to the July 26, 2005 floods in Mu
The government of India has taken a variety of steps to popularise the understanding of the Constitution and to increase the awareness about the legal rights. Through the Department of Justice as the nodal department, it has launched the Citizens&
A show-cause notice was issued by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, a provisionally recommended candidate of the Civil Services Examination-2022 (CSE-2022) on July 18 for fraudulently availing attempts beyo
A new study has investigated the influence of ‘Kindlins’ – adapter proteins that exist inside cells of vertebrates – in various cancers. Since this protein is central to many signaling pathways, targeting it could lead to n
India experienced an unrelenting heatwave this summer with temperatures crossing 50 degree Celsius. Average temperature has been on a steady rise. New findings by the EU’s climate change monitoring services, C3S, now say that since June 2023
