Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead the nation in paying tributes to the fallen soldiers by offering a wreath at the National War Memorial at the India Gate on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday. The Guard Commander gave salute while bugles sounded the ‘Last Post’. The officers in uniform saluted and others were […]
Agitating young members from the farmer protest groups on Tuesday broke the police barricades at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur border to enter the national capital, hours ahead of the planned ‘Kisan Gantantra Parade’. Hundreds of farmers, comprising mostly the youths removed the barricades forcibly, even as senior members in the groups were seen persuading them […]
Indians are willing to risk worsening ties with China on the issue of human rights in Tibet, as per the findings of the IANS C-Voter Tibet Poll. This is the most significant finding of this survey. Almost two-third of Indians want to support the issue of Tibet even at the cost of worsening relationship with […]
Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar witnessed dense fog on Saturday morning with zero visibility due to variable and calm lower-level winds, and the fog is likely to persist on Sunday as well. The Met department said “Zero visibility over Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar due to variable and calm lower-level winds. Similar fog conditions are likely on […]
Emphasizing that the whole of India stands together, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country has the strongest and most vibrant democracy in the world. “When India got independence, it was said that the country will break due to its poverty, less education and that democracy is impossible here, but the truth is […]
Weather across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh improved on Friday, although dense fog affected visibility in the morning. The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for the fifth consecutive day with over 6,000 vehicles stranded at various points along the nearly 300-kilometre long highway. Air traffic from the Srinagar international airport was restored on Thursday and dozens […]
The much-anticipated inoculation programme against Covid-19 in the country is expected to begin by January 12, government sources told IANS. “In all likelihood, the Covid immunisation drive is expected to start early next week. Considering the preparations, the roll-out may start on January 11 or latest by January 12,” a senior government official inducted in […]
The Australian Government is funding services to provide grief, loss and trauma support for the Australian aged care sector. The services are available for residential aged care residents, home care recipients, their loved ones and aged care staff. You can use these services yourself, or let your loved ones and communities know about them. They […]
By Nidhi Kumari With the foundation stone for the soon to be built Indian Parliament House, being laid recently, we spoke to Pandit Raghavendra Bhatta, one of the six acharyas who performed the pujan with PM Modi. Here, he enlightens us about the importance of Bhoomi Puja in Hindu culture, his feelings and interaction with […]
Taking India’s example of banning more than 200 Chinese apps, US President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that blocks transactions with Chinese companies running eight apps, including Jack Ma-owned Ant Group’s Alipay, Tencent’s QQ and WeChat Pay applications. Transactions will be prohibited in 45 days, said the order. Other apps include CamScanner, […]