Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill passed in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill to set up a national agency to fund research across universities in the country. Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh had introduced the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill-2023 on Friday in the Lower House. The bill seeks to set up a […]
Immunisation drive begins in Nagaland to vaccinate 2,064 pregnant women, children
Kohima: The Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 was launched in Nagaland along with the rest of the country on Monday with the target to immunise 2,064 pregnant women and children below 5 years in the state. Principal Director of Health and Family Welfare Vibeituonuo M Sachu launched the programme by administering the first dose to […]
Canada working to ensure safety of all diplomatic representatives following threats against Indian officials: Govt
Canada’s public safety department has said it is working to ensure the safety and security of all diplomatic representatives in the country following the circulation of an online video in connection with threats against Indian diplomats, underlining that there is no place in the country for the “incitement of violence.” The statement by Public Safety […]
Pakistani intruder arrested along LoC in Poonch
POONCH: A 22-year-old Pakistani intruder was arrested along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, officials said. Abu Wahab Ali, a resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), was taken into custody by a joint party of the Army and police from Dabi-Basuni village in the Balakote sector, the officials said. No […]
Rs 16,484 crore from central fund under Jal Jeevan Mission lying unused with states, govt says
NEW DELHI: Rs 16,484 crore from the central fund under the Jal Jeevan Mission is lying unused with states and Union Territories, the government said on Monday. The mission aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water to all rural households by 2024. Water, being a state subject, the states plan, implement, operate and maintain […]
Two Pakistani drones recovered near IB in Punjab’s Amritsar, Tarn Taran
TARN TARAN: Two Pakistani drones were recovered near the India-Pakistan International Border in two separate incidents in Punjab’s Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, a BSF official said on Monday. At around 10 pm on Sunday near Rattan Khurd village in Amritsar, Border Security Force (BSF) troops heard the buzzing sound of an unmanned aerial vehicle […]
Amit Shah introduces Delhi services bill in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: A bill to replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Monday Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 for consideration after the Upper House, which was adjourned […]
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passed in Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI: The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, passed in Lok Sabha on Monday. Speaking on the floor of Lok Sabha, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “The world today is discussing and praising the government’s Digital India initiative. Many countries want to implement some of these UPI, Aadhaar in their respective countries.” “Villages and rural […]
Mehbooba Mufti asks party workers to prepare for upcoming ULB, Panchayat polls in J&K
JAMMU: With Urban Local Bodies (ULB) and Panchayats completing their five-year term later this year, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked the party workers to prepare for the polls. ”ULB and Panchayat elections are round the corner and I want my workers to prepare and fight the elections without considering the […]
Reinstatement of Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership a temporary relief: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya
BHOPAL: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday said the reinstatement of Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership is a temporary relief to the Congress leader till the matter is finally settled. The Lok Sabha membership of Gandhi was restored on Monday, days after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction by a Gujarat court in a defamation […]
