AFGHAN WOMEN ON THE MOVE

AFGHAN WOMEN ON THE MOVE

By Harish Velji Afghan Women on The Move (AWOTM) is the brain child of Maryam Popal Zahid. It was founded in 2018. Maryam said that when she was growing up, she could not reach out to the other Afghani females and in particular to any organisations. Maryam has been an amazing success story for a […]

Akhilesh Yadav’s dream project in shambles

Akhilesh Yadav’s dream project in shambles

The total neglect and failure to maintain the 207 km-long cycle track from Etawah to Agra, the Rs 133 crore dream project of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, has reduced it to a state of shambles. No longer does the ruined cycle track attract fitness freaks. The concrete layered cycle track through wilderness […]

Amid Covid resurgence, TTD reduces darshan tokens

Amid Covid resurgence, TTD reduces darshan tokens

In view of the resurgence of coronavirus cases across the country, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), custodian of the Tirupati Lord Venkateswara Temple, has reduced the issuance of darshan tokens to 15,000 per day from the present 22,000. “TTD has decided to reduce the sarva darshan tokens tokens to 15,000 per day from the present […]

Modi meets US Defence Secy, stresses commitment to partnership

Modi meets US Defence Secy, stresses commitment to partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and stressed the commitment to the strategic partnership between the two countries amid rising tensions in the region and around the world with China. Modi tweeted after their meeting on Friday, “Pleasure to meet U.S. @SecDef Lloyd Austin today. Conveyed my best wishes […]

‘Yogi govt transferred Rs 56K cr through DBT last year’

‘Yogi govt transferred Rs 56K cr through DBT last year’

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh had last year transferred Rs 56,000 crore directly into bank accounts of beneficiaries of various schemes being run by the central and state government. A government spokesperson said that due to the direct bank transfers (DBT), the government had saved more than Rs 4,402.05 crore in a single […]

Salesforce appoints Sanket Atal as India Managing Director

Salesforce appoints Sanket Atal as India Managing Director

Cloud software firm Salesforce on Friday announced to appoint Sanket Atal as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Sites (India). Atal will report to Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO and Chairperson, Salesforce India. “Atal’s appointment is a reflection of our commitment and continued investment in India. We welcome him to Salesforce and look forward to driving even […]

Mamata in hospital with plaster cast on her leg

Mamata in hospital with plaster cast on her leg

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was injured during her campaigning in Nandigram, was seen with a plastered leg lying in a Kolkata hospital after Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is also her nephew, shared the picture on Twitter. “BJP4Bengal Brace yourselves to see the power of people of BENGAL on Sunday, May 2nd. […]

Australia-India: Eliminating Boundaries through Cricket

Australia-India: Eliminating Boundaries through Cricket

By Gurnam Singh, Founder, AISECS World Cricket Fans and Filmistry Pictures in association with Fox Dean Pictures launched the teaser of the highly anticipated documentary Australia-India: Eliminating Boundaries through Cricket on 26th January, 2021 – a perfect launch occasion as India celebrates its Republic Day and Australia celebrates Australia Day. India and Australia are on […]

NH-9, NH-24 shut over farmers stir, heavy traffic on NH-44

NH-9, NH-24 shut over farmers stir, heavy traffic on NH-44

 Due to the ongoing protests against farm laws, National Highway 9 and National Highway 24 are closed at the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border also called the “UP Gate”, said Delhi Traffic Police on Monday. “Due to protest of Kisan Andolan, Nainital highway No. 9 and NH-24 is closed at the point of UP Gate. Traffic is […]

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