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Maha MLA’s son among 7 students killed in Wardha, PM condoles
Nagpur, Jan 25 (UNI) Seven medical students, including a BJP MLA's son, were killed in a car accident in Wardha district, Maharashtra police said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of young lives and…
Frequent elections hamper progress: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jan 25: Saying frequent elections hamper the country's progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people, academics, experts and intellectuals to discuss the idea of 'One nation, One election". Modi made the…
President: Armed forces will benefit from better gender balance
“Whether you are a doctor or a lawyer, a shopkeeper or an office-worker, a sanitation employee or a laborer, doing one's duty well and efficiently is the first and foremost contribution you make to the nation,” he added.
Yashwant Sinha: BJP has failed to fulfill all its promises
Panaji, Jan 25 (UNI) Former union minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday accused Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government of having failed to fulfill its promises and fooling the people. ''The BJP government has failed Indians on several fronts,…
Former union minister RPN Singh joins BJP
New Delhi, Jan 25: Former union minister RPN Singh on Tuesday quit the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Anurag Thakur, and Jyotiraditya…
President RN Kovind to address Nation on Republic Day Eve
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) President of India, Ram Nath Kovind will address the countrymen on the eve of Republic Day,
today evening. The address will be aired on Door Darshan, All India Radio and other regional channels at 7 pm.…
Court directs VS Achuthanandan to pay Rs 10.10 lakh to Oommen Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (UNI) The Principal Sub Court-I here on Monday directed former chief minister and CPI(M) veteran VS Achuthanandan to pay Rs 10.10 lakhs as compensation to former chief minister and senior Congress leader…
70 held for protesting against Covid SOPs in Belgium
Brussels, Jan 24 (UNI/Xinhua) Police fired water cannon and tear gas during a protest against Covid-19 restrictive measures here. Some 50,000 people staged the protest in the streets of the Belgian capital, according to authorities on…
Goa BJP: Resignation of former CM Laxmikant Parsekar is ‘unfortunate’
Panaji, Jan 23 (UNI) Goa BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade on Sunday said that resignation of former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar from the party was 'unfortunate'. Addressing a press conference in the city, he said, ''Parsekar is a…
Attempts made to negate contributions of great leaders: Modi
New Delhi, Jan 23 (UNI) In a veiled attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that "attempts were made to negate the contributions of many great leaders" in India's struggle for independence but now "the nation…
R’Day Parade: Army to showcase evolution of uniforms and rifles
New Delhi, Jan 23 (UNI) The Republic Day marching contingents of the Indian Army on Rajpath this year will showcase different uniforms evolved over the years, starting from 1950 to 2022, Maj Gen Alok Kakkar said on Sunday. There…
Union Minister for HUAD Hardeep Puri visits Central Vista Avenue project
NEW DELHI, JAN 22 (UNI)- The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri visited the Central Vista Avenue, in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Union Minister reviewed the progress of the mega…
Hindu Front For Justice moves SC seeking to be impleaded in hate speech case
New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) National President of Hindu Front For Justice Vishnu Gupta on Saturday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to be made a party to the hate speech petition already filed by Qurban Ali in…
PM for public-administration link for progress
New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed the need for direct connection between the administration and the public to develop aspirational districts and said one of the important aspects for this was…
Elections will be held soon in J&K: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held soon, and statehood would be restored after situation becomes "normal".
He was speaking after releasing 'District Good…
Sharad Pawar backs MP-Actor Kolhe to play Nathuram Godse
Mumbai, Jan 21 (UNI) NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday expressed solidarity with party MP and actor Amul Kolhe who is being criticized for portraying the role of Nathuram Godse in his upcoming movie.
Notably, Housing Minister and NCP leader…
Not Maharana Pratap statue, Sainik school real tribute : MP Jaleel
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Jan 21 (UNI) Aurangabad MP Imtiaz Jaleel on Friday demanded that a Sainik School should be built instead of spending Rs 1 crore on erecting Maharana Pratap’s statue here.
The statue, supposed to come up in the…
SC seeks Centre’s reply on RTI related Sec. 4
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) Supreme Court on Friday asked Centre to file its reply on a PIL seeking effective implementation of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The PIL contended that the provision is the soul of RTI Act…
Amar Jawan Jyoti to be extinguished after 50 yrs, merged with War Memorial
New Delhi, Jan 20: The Amar Jawan Jyoti flame at India Gate will be extinguished and merged with the National War Memorial flame in a ceremony at 3 pm today and there will only
be one flame at the National War Memorial to honour…
Keshav Maurya: Akhilesh must ask his father as to who abolished pension
Lucknow, Jan 20: On the Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's announcement to restore the old pension system, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya said on Thursday that the decision to abolish the pension system was taken…