New Delhi, 5/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that 14,500 schools across the country will be developed and upgraded under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, Modi said the PM-SHRI schools will become model schools, encapsulating the full spirit of the new National Education Policy….
New Delhi, 5/9: The government has decided to rename the historic Rajpath in the national capital as ‘Kartavyapath’, sources said on Monday. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has convened a special meeting on September 7 and the proposal will be placed before the council. NDMC has convened a special meeting on 7th…
Mumbai, 5/9: Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray has betrayed the BJP and must be “taught a lesson”, Union home minister and the BJP’s chief strategist Amit Shah said at a meeting of party leaders in Mumbai today. “We can tolerate anything in politics but not betrayal,” sources quoted Mr Shah as saying at the meeting. Mr…
London,5/9: UK foreign secretary Liz Truss defeated Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak to be named the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest on Monday and will now go on to formally take charge as British Prime Minister as Boris Johnson’s successor. The 47-year-old senior Cabinet minister was widely expected to become the…
Ahmedabad, 5/9: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised loan waiver of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers in Gujarat, LPG cylinder at Rs 500 instead of the current price of Rs 1,000, free electricity to farmers and up to 300 units of free power to general consumers if his party comes to power…
Dubai,4/9: Virat Kohli has revealed that only Mahendra Singh Dhoni sent him messages of support during a tough phase of mental struggle after quitting the Test captaincy. Kohli, 33, has shrugged off his extended dry run with the bat at the Asia Cup, hitting two successive half-centuries, including 60 against Pakistan in a losing…
Mumbai, 5/9: Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and a co-passenger killed in the car crash on Sunday were not wearing seat belts as per the preliminary probe, a police officer said, adding over-speeding and the “error of judgement” by the driver caused the accident. Prima facie, the luxury car was speeding. It…
London 5/9: The UK will learn Monday who will be its next prime minister, with Liz Truss the favourite to succeed Boris Johnson and take charge as the country battles a spiralling cost-of-living crisis. The result will be announced at 12:30 pm (1130 GMT), after foreign minister Truss and her rival, former finance minister…
Bhubaneswar, 4/9: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today received the lifetime achievement award by Capital Foundation in a glittering function at New Delhi. Former Chief Justice of India Justice N V Ramana presented the award to CM. Many dignitaries including former Supreme Court Justice Anang Patnaik was present. Accepting the award, Chief Minister…
New Delhi,9/4: India and Bangladesh are likely to unveil a raft of measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade and river water sharing during Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day trip to India beginning Monday. The two sides are expected to ink several agreements, including one on interim sharing of the…
