NEW DELHI: With the nationwide cumulative monsoon rainfall deficit hovering at more than 15% despite good rains in certain parts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio programme ‘Man Ki Baat ‘ on Sunday, flagged the importance of water conservation measures through the ‘catch the rain’ campaign and appealed to people to take responsibility…
India first enacted the FCRA in 1976 during the Emergency era. In India, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is one of those laws that returns to the spotlight every few years — often amid much clamour. But why? The law has repeatedly generated debate over how India should balance scrutiny of overseas funding with…
Mohammad Ali Jauhar University campus in Rampur. NEW DELHI: Targeting Yogi Adityanath over the proposed demolition of 38 buildings at senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan‘s Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the Uttar Pradesh chief minister should “take a lesson from Jantar Mantar.”The Peoples…
File photo: Opposition & ruling party MPs staged counter-protests & raised slogans against each other outside Parliament on Thursday (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress-led opposition is set to keep up the pressure on the government in Parliament over the alleged police brutality against students protesting the NEET-UG paper leak, with demands for action…
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that newly appointed Union education minister Pralhad Joshi’s is only ‘interim’ minister. He alleged that the Centre is searching for a permanent replacement and suggested that Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis could eventually be given the portfolio.Addressing a press conference, Raut said Joshi was better suited…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday inaugurated the 120-bed Capital Hospital in Moga, saying the facility would improve access to advanced healthcare services in the Malwa region. The hospital, described by the state government as the first National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)-accredited multi-speciality hospital in Moga district, will offer…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs has issued a fresh advisory urging Indian nationals to exercise extreme caution before accepting employment on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the Black Sea region.The ministry warned that the security situation in the conflict-hit maritime corridor remains “highly volatile”, with commercial vessels facing persistent risks from missile…
Indian embassy monitors Ukraine’s Odesa strike; two Indians safe, search on for two others (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Embassy of India in Ukraine on Sunday said it is closely monitoring the situation after the merchant vessel MV AGN Ragnar was struck at the Port of Odesa on July 25, with four Indian nationals onboard.In a…
Pralhad Joshi takes charge as Union education minister NEW DELHI: Pralhad Joshi on Sunday took charge as Union education minister. This came a day after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the role amid student protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and nationwide.Earlier, Pradhan shared his resignation letter on X, addressing it to his “young friends”….
PM Modi addressed 136th episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India’s growing self-reliance in the defence sector, saying the country is continuously strengthening its technological capabilities alongside the courage of its armed forces.Addressing the 136th episode of his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki…
