New Delhi: India has achieved a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.0 as per National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21), said the Union government on Tuesday.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel said this is aligned with the National Population Policy 2000 and the…
Cuttack / Bhubaneswar: Weather has changed in the twin city of Odisha Bhubaneswar-Cuttack on Tuesday morning. The two cities have received rainfall while cloudy weather has prevailed.As per reports, from early in the morning of Tuesday Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have received rainfall at various places. Due to sudden rain in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar since morning, traffic…
India on Monday said it raised concerns over the safety of minorities in Bangladesh, and stressed on its desire to establish a close working relationship with the neighbouring country.Speaking to reporters after he met Bangladesh foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain in Dhaka, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said the talks gave India an opportunity to take…
New Delhi: The Centre’s scheme to promote millet-based products has boosted local production and procurement of agricultural produce, which has benefited farmers, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Ravneet Singh Bittu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.Thirty beneficiaries were initially enrolled in the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Millet-Based Products. Following the withdrawal of…
Pune: In a tragic incident, as many as two trainee pilots were killed and one other was injured in a road accident in Pune district of Maharashtra.According to reports, two trainee pilots were killed and two others were injured in an accident on Baramati Bhigwan Road near Jainikwadi village.Reports further said that they were trainee pilots…
New Delhi: More than 40 schools in the national capital received bomb threats via e-mail and demanded a ransom of USD 30,000, Delhi Police said on Monday.“I planted multiple bombs (lead azide, explosive compound used in detonators) inside the building. I planted multiple bombs inside the building. The bombs are small and hidden very well. It…
Hyderabad: A woman died and her son was injured in the stampede at a theatre in Hyderabad during the premiere show of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’.The incident occurred at Sandhya Theatre at RTC X Roads when police resorted to lathi-charge to control the fans of Allu Arjun who had surged forward to see the actor at…
New Delhi: A bill to replace the Aircraft Act, 1934 to enable ease of doing business and to provide for manufacture and maintenance in the aviation sector was moved for passing in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu moved the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha.The Loksabha…
Alappuzha: In a tragic incident as many as five MBBS students have been killed in a road accident in Kerala on late Monday night said reports. Reports further said that the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus.According to the information available, the students who died were…
New Delhi: After the proceedings of Parliament were washed out in the first week of the Parliament’s Winter Session ending November 29, both Houses are set to resume the proceedings on Monday at 11 am. Parliament proceedings have been stalled since the beginning of the Winter Session amid protests by opposition parties over the Adani issue…
