PM Modi commemorates Sardar Patel’s 151st birth anniversary at Statue of Unity NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on the occasion of the former deputy prime minister’s 151st birth anniversary. The day is observed across the country…
EKTA NAGAR, KEVADIA: Anand Math, the literary source of ‘Vande Mataram’, was adapted into a grand, multimedia-based play and showcased at Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, here on Friday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the eve of the Ekta Diwas, Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary.Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary on Oct 31 this year is…
First secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Bhavika Mangalanandan NEW DELHI: India has said the credibility of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) depends on “even-handedness”, warning that country-specific mandates pursued without the involvement of the concerned nation deepen divisions rather than improve human rights conditions on the ground.Addressing the United Nations…
This Saturday, over 42,000 aspiring doctors will participate in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination. New Delhi: More than 42,000 foreign medical graduates are set to appear for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) on Saturday, with the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) deploying over 4,500 personnel and setting up a central command…
The National Medical Commission is seeking applications for standing counsels aimed at bolstering its legal expertise. New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has invited applications from advocates to empanel 17 standing counsels to represent it before the Supreme Court, High Courts and their benches across the country, with preference for lawyers experienced in medical…
PM Modi hails ISRO after successful GSLV-F18 launch carrying NVS-03 navigation satellite NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists and engineers following the successful launch of the GSLV-F18 mission carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite, saying the mission would strengthen India’s indigenous satellite navigation system, NavIC.In a post…
Rahul Gandhi and Nirmala Sitharaman trade barbs over IDBI Bank stake sale, as Congress leader backs employees’ strike NEW DELHI: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman sparred on social media over govt’s decision to sell its stake in IDBI Bank with the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha backing protesting employees.A day…
Over 100 EWS candidates allotted open-category postgraduate medical seats under self-financed quota, with fees reaching Rs 2.1 crore for three years NEW DELHI: More than 100 candidates from the economically weaker section (EWS) category have been allotted postgraduate medical seats in the open category under the self-financed quota in private colleges, where tuition fee for…
Congress slams BJP over ‘mock Parliament’ NEW DELHI: Congress Friday mocked the “BJP-sponsored mock parliament” in the capital as a “cruel joke”, even as opposition was forced to postpone its “public impeachment” of CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Saturday because of bad weather.Congress general secretary KC Venugopal claimed “BJP-sponsored outfits” held a ‘mock parliament’ Friday after…
