The Hindu Morning Digest: March 1, 2024

The Hindu Morning Digest: March 1, 2024

A firefighter carries a body of a victim from a fire that broke out at a commercial complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP First technical team from India arrives in Maldives The government has confirmed that a team of Indian technical personnel have landed in Maldives to replace military troops that … Read more

277 gallantry awards announced ahead of Republic Day

277 gallantry awards announced ahead of Republic Day

Picture for representation. President Droupadi Murmu approved 277 gallantry awards on the eve of the 75th Republic Day.  | Photo Credit: PTI President of India Droupadi Murmu has approved 277 gallantry awards on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. Among the majority of the 277 gallantry awards, 119 personnel from Left Wing Extremism affected … Read more

Indra Sena Reddy Nallu takes oath as Tripura Governor

Indra Sena Reddy Nallu takes oath as Tripura Governor

Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha shakes hands with Indra Sena Reddy Nallu on his arrival in Agartala on October 25. | Photo Credit: ANI Indra Sena Reddy Nallu was sworn in on October 26 as the 20th Governor of Tripura. He was administered the oath of office by Tripura High Court Chief Justice Aparesh … Read more

Four additional judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court sworn in

Four additional judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court sworn in

Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Chief Justice of High Court, Dhiraj Singh Thakur with the newly appointed additional judges at the swearing-in programme, in Vijayawada, on October 21. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) Governor S. Abdul Nazeer administered the oath of office to four … Read more

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren writes to President over Manipur violence

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren writes to President over Manipur violence

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. | Photo Credit: PTI Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on July 22 wrote to President Droupadi Murmu over Manipur violence expressing his anguish over the ongoing spate of violence in the State. In the two-page letter, Mr. Soren said that he is deeply distressed and concerned about the spiralling situation … Read more

Was Advani invited for the inauguration: Sena (UBT)

Was Advani invited for the inauguration: Sena (UBT)

PM Modi tweeted, an inside view of the newly constructed Rajya Sabha of new Parliament building that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28th, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on May 26 hit out at the Centre for not inviting President Droupadi Murmu … Read more

Opposition boycott of Parliament building inauguration | Jaishankar says there should be a limit to doing politics

Opposition boycott of Parliament building inauguration | Jaishankar says there should be a limit to doing politics

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on May 26 described as “unfortunate” the decision by 20 Opposition parties to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building and said there should be a limit to doing politics. Editorial | Lost opportunity: On the acrimony over the inauguration of the new … Read more

Republic Day 2023 live updates | President Murmu to lead nation in celebrating 74th R-Day

Republic Day 2023 live updates | President Murmu to lead nation in celebrating 74th R-Day

Security personnel keeping vigil at Kartavya Path on the eve of the Republic Day parade celebration in New Delhi on January 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The ceremonial boulevard of the national capital, the newly-christened Kartavya Path that has witnessed the country free itself from the clutches of colonial rule will play … Read more

India should strive to become hub of software products, focus on democratising govt data: President Murmu

India should strive to become hub of software products, focus on democratising govt data: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu said India has emerged as an important country for use of technology for people-centric governance, especially during the pandemic. File | Photo Credit: ANI After proving its prowess in the field of software, India should strive to become a hub for software products, President Droupadi Murmu said on January 7. While speaking … Read more

President wants youth to build upon the foundations laid by forefathers

President wants youth to build upon the foundations laid by forefathers

President Droupadi Murmu with Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy during a function organised as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at Keshav Memorial Educational Society, in Hyderabad, on Dec. 27, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI President Droupadi Murmu has said as the country moves into the future, it is upto … Read more