EAM to embark on first visit to four Latin American & Caribbean countries
New Delhi, Apr 19 : External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Guyana (April 21-23), Panama (April 24-25), Colombia (April 25-27) and the Dominican Republic (April 27-29). This will be his first visit to these countries as EAM, and will help add to the momentum of the India-LAC engagements. In […]
Ministry of I&B organises ‘National Workshop and Consultation on Draft AVGC Policies’
New Delhi, Apr 18 :The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting today organized the First National Workshop and Consultation on Draft AVGC Policies at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, for industry, academia & the government. There was forthcoming participation from several Government bodies of both Centre & State level related to AVGC, along with the industry associations […]
Balakot operations showed effectiveness of air power even in ‘no war, no peace’ scenario: IAF chief VR Chaudhari
New Delhi Apr 18 : Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday highlighted the critical importance of India’s air power considering the nature of its adversaries and said the Balakot operations of 2019 demonstrated its effectiveness even in a ‘no war, no peace’ scenario and under a ”nuclear overhang”. The Chief of Air Staff said […]
India logs 7,633 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Apr 18 :India has recorded a further slight decline in fresh Covid-19 cases with 7,633 in the last 24 hours as per Health Ministry on Tuesday. On Monday the total Covid -19 cases recorded in the country were 9,111. With this active caseload stood at 61,233, which is 0.14 per cent of the […]
Lt Governor attends book launch event in remembrance of Prof. Giridhar Prasad Thakur
New Delhi, Apr 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the book launch event in remembrance of Prof. Giridhar Prasad Thakur, today. The Lt Governor paid tributes to Prof. Giridhar Prasad Thakur for his significant contribution to Psychological research and teaching. “He was a leading luminary of Psychology and a world leader in many areas of […]
India hosting 100th G20 meeting today, in run up to September summit
New Delhi, Apr 17 : India is hosting its 100th G20 meeting today, the Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) in Varanasi, which marks a key milestone in its G20 Presidency. The 2nd Health Working Group in Goa, the 2nd Digital Economy Working Group in Hyderabad and the Space Economy Leaders’ Precursor Meeting in Shillong […]
Nitin Gadkari to chair meeting of transport ministers from States, UTs today
New Delhi, Apr 17 :Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will chair a meeting of transport ministers from all States and Union Territories (UTs) in New Delhi on Monday. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss a range of transport-related issues […]
India records 9,111 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 24 more deaths
New Delhi, Apr 17 :India recorded a 9,111 fresh cases of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours as per the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. This marks a small fall in cases as a total 10,093 cases were reported on Sunday. With the addition of these cases active […]
Atiq Ahmed killing: Plea in SC seeking probe by committee headed by retd SC judge
New Delhi, Apr 17: A petition has been filed by lawyer, Vishal Tiwari, in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to constitute an Independent Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of a former Supreme Court Judge to inquire into the brutal killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Ashraf in police custody. The lawyer Vishal […]
India logs 10,753 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Apr 15:India has recorded 10,753 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 53,720 according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The toll has risen to 5,31,0 91 with 21 new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours in various parts of the country, which […]