Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence, Nirmala Finance
New Delhi, : Mr Amit Shah was on Friday allocated the Home Ministry while Rajnath Singh was made Defence Minister and Nirmala Sitharaman has been given the plum portfolio of Finance and Corporate affairs ministry. ‘The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the members of […]
Modi meets Sri Lankan President, Mauritius PM: Holds bilateral parleys
New Delhi, : Continuing with his diplomatic engagements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held meetings with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. “A personal connect. Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth had a good meeting with PM Narendra Modi. Exchanged views on a range of bilateral issues, including development […]
Rijiju gets MoS Independent charge of Youth Affairs, Anurag Thakur to be MoS Finance
New Delhi, : BJP’s north east face Kiren Rijiju, who was Minister of State in Home Ministry in the outgoing regime, has been made MoS Independence charge of the portfolio of Youth Affairs and Sports. According to a communique from Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mr Rijiju will also be the junior minister in the Ministry of Minority […]
Asthana bribery case: Delhi HC grants four more months to CBI to probe case
New Delhi, : Delhi High Court on Friday granted four more months to the CBI to complete Investigation in a bribery case involving former special director of CBI Rakesh Asthana. CBI DSP Devender Kumar, earlier Investigating Officer in a case involving meat exporter Moin Quereshi, was arrested on the allegations of forgery in recording the […]
Bengaluru on alert as object resembling country-made grenade found in rly station
Bengaluru, : A high alert was sounded after a metal object resembling country-made grenade was found on the tracks at Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Railway station in the city on Friday but no damage was reported. Official sources said the canister resembled a country-made grenade but it was empty and there was no explosive material in […]
Warner’s fitness worries Australia
Melbourne, : Australian batsman David Warner’s sore glute has been a major cause of concern for the Australian cricket team. “David Warner is “desperate to play” in Australia’s World Cup opener, but first needs to be cleared by medical staff following a rigorous fitness test two days out from their clash against Afghanistan.” Cricket Australia […]
Action against tobacco and liquor demanded in Tripura like drug
Agartala, : The anti-tobacco movement demanded similar line of action against smoking, consumption of non-smoking tobacco and liquor like illicit use and trafficking of drug has been launched by Tripura government a year ago. While observing Anti Tobacco Day today the leading Oncologist of Northeast and an anti-drug crusader Dr Arup Roybarman stated that the […]
Tripura to host 10th national science film festival
Agartala,: Tripura to host 10th National Science Film Festival here in January-February next year, which will jointly be organised by Vigyan Prasar and Tripura University for the first time in the state, said Science, Technology and Environment minister Sudip Roybarman. He said Ministry of Science and Technology had earlier several times proposed Tripura government to […]
Omar congratulates newly sworn in Modi government
Srinagar, : National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday congratulated Union Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said it was pity that health issues kept former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley out of the Cabinet. Taking to micro-blogging […]
Urban life can present many challenges for public health
Kolkata, : People have long migrated to cities in search of opportunities to improve their lives but rising urbanization is putting many cities under pressure to ensure that people’s needs are met and their well-being protected. Urban life can present many challenges for public health. Cities that do not have effective systems for clean water, […]