Union Minister J.P. Nadda speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on November 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The doctor-population ratio is 1:811 in the country which is better than the WHO standard of 1:1000, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda informed the Lok Sabha on Friday (November … Read more
From Ayodhya lighting up with 28 lakh diyas and setting a Guinness World Record to the skies of Mumbai illuminated with firecrackers, India welcomed Goddess Laxmi into their homes on Deepavali with fervour. Here’s a collection of pictures from across the country of the Diwali celebrations: Photo: PTI Fireworks illuminate the sky above the banks … Read more
Cathlin Marie Jeesan and Clare Rose Jeesan, who will participate in the World Robotics Olympiad in Turkey. | Photo Credit: SPL Cathlin Marie Jeesan and Clare Rose Jeesan, students of Holy Grace Academy, Mala, Thrissur, won gold medal at the National Robotics Olympiad 2024 held in Ahmedabad recently. The event was organised by the Union … Read more
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu and Home Minister V. Anith paying tribute to police martyrs by placing a wreath on the police pylon during the Police Commemoration Day programme at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation (IGMC) Stadium in Vijayaway on Monday (October 21, 2024). | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and his family members show inked fingers after casting votes at a polling station during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Kodangal, Monday, May 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said India is witnessing an anti-Modi wave and that none of the National … Read more
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that One Stop Centres to help women who have faced violence have been established in over 700 districts across the country and around 8.3 lakh women have received help through them. The One Stop … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves at supporters at a rally in Dhubri, Assam on January 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed confidence in the unity of the opposition INDIA bloc in combating injustice nationwide, a day after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s decision to go solo in the Lok Sabha polls … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on June 27 said it was planning to promote shrine tourism to attract devotees from across the country to the Union Territory (UT). “Just as people come to the Amarnath Yatra, devotees can also visit revered shrines like Hazratbal, Charar-e-Sharief etc. in the Valley. Reviving shrine tourism can attract people from … Read more
Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The last remaining Chinese reporter in India has been effectively expelled after having been denied a visa extension earlier this month. The reporter, from China’s official Xinhua news agency, left New Delhi around one week ago, according to people familiar with the development. … Read more
Police officers interacting with Biswas at the Nagayalanka police station in Krishna district. | Photo Credit: GIRI KVS An intruder from Bangladesh, Samrat Monto Biswas, who had served a prison term following his arrest by the Krishna district police in 2013, has been staying in the police station since his release eight years ago, pending … Read more