India

PM Modi visits folk hero Birsa Munda’s native village Ulihatu

15 Nov 2023 15:05 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Indian tribal activist and folk hero Birsa Munda on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Wednesday in his native village Ulihatu in Jharkhand’s Khunti district. The Prime Minister adorned Birsa Munda’s statue and paid tribute to the late tribal hero. PM

PM Modi guarantees time-bound saturation of flagship schemes among Adivasis

15 Nov 2023 14:39 PM IST

With an eye on attaining saturation of flagship schemes of the government and taking to beneficiaries in a time-bound manner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Janajatiya Gaurav Divas on Wednesday launched a special initiative. Through the initiative called ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’, the focus would be to

PM Modi slams Congress for lacking vision of development work in Madhya Pradesh

15 Nov 2023 14:37 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday targeted the Congress stating that the party lacks a vision for the development of Madhya Pradesh. “In the rallies, I saw how upset the people of MP are with Congress’s dynastic politics and negativity. Congress has no vision for the development of MP and

Uttarakhand Tunnel Incident Sparks Public Outrage

15 Nov 2023 12:39 PM IST

Protests erupted near the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand as 40 labourers remained trapped inside since a section collapsed on Sunday. Workers, impatient over the delay in rescue operations, expressed frustration as fresh debris hindered the progress of auger drilling machines. Despite ongoing relief efforts, natural obstacles impeded drilling speed, prompting

BSF Discovers China-Made Drone and Suspected Heroin in Punjab

15 Nov 2023 11:11 AM IST

The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a China-made quadcopter drone along with a packet of suspected heroin in Roranwala Khurd village, Amritsar, on Wednesday. During an area domination patrol ahead of the border fencing, BSF troops detected a suspicious item in a farming field near Village Roranwala Khurd around 8:00

Assam: 100kg Python Rescued and Safely Released in Barnadi Forest

15 Nov 2023 11:04 AM IST

In a joint effort, Assam forest staff, assisted by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawans, successfully rescued a 100-kg python in Udalguri district on Wednesday. The reptile was found in the Bogamati Deuchunga area near Bhergaon and later released in the Barnadi forest area. A Udalguri district forest staff member reported

ISRO seeks innovative robotic rover designs from students

15 Nov 2023 09:09 AM IST

ISRO has invited from the youth innovative ideas and designs of robotic rovers for future missions through conducting a space challenge. After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram on the lunar surface and the exploration near the southern pole of the moon, ISRO said it is gearing up for future

Swami Prasad Maurya sparks controversy with Lakshmi Puja tweet

15 Nov 2023 09:07 AM IST

Swami Prasad Maurya, the national secretary, and MLA of the Samajwadi Party, once again ignited controversy, questioning the tradition of Lakshmi Puja. On Diwali, he tweeted a photo of himself worshipping his wife, suggesting, ‘If you want to worship Goddess Lakshmi, honour your wife, the true goddess, as every child

Gadkari: 185 projects launched to tackle stubble burning across states

15 Nov 2023 09:06 AM IST

Following the Supreme Court’s directive instructing farmers to immediately cease stubble burning in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized the ongoing efforts to address the issue by transforming stubble into various products such as bitumen, bio CNG, and LNG. “Bitumen, bio

Udhayanidhi Stalin to launch DMK youth wing bike campaign

15 Nov 2023 09:04 AM IST

On November 15, Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development (Tamil Nadu) and DMK’s youth wing secretary will launch a DMK youth wing two-wheeler campaign rally from Kanyakumari. The campaign will see 188 bikes travel 8647 kms to culminate in Salem on November 27. The DMK Youth

DMK leaves TN health system in shambles, says Edappadi K Palaniswami

15 Nov 2023 09:04 AM IST

On Tuesday, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) stated in a press release that the Tamil Nadu health system and department have been in shambles since the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) took over the government. He mentioned a significant shortage of essential medicines across government hospitals in the state.

Aluva rape-murder: Kerala court grants death penalty to convict

15 Nov 2023 09:03 AM IST

Kerala’s Kochi court on Tuesday has sentenced a man to death who was convicted in the horrific Aluva child rape and murder case. Special POCSO court judge K Soman gave the highest punishment of the land to Ashwaq Alam, a migrant labourer, for raping and killing a 5-year-old girl from