New Delhi, 6/10: Congress leader Udit Raj stoked a controversy after he tweeted that ‘no country should get such a President’ referring to President Droupadi Murmu. After facing flak from BJP leaders, Raj clarified that the statement had nothing to do with Congress. The BJP on Thursday lashed out at the leader, terming his comment…
Delhi : In a landmark development poised to transform the global standing of traditional medicine systems, an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 24, 2025. The agreement marks the beginning of work on a dedicated Traditional Medicine module under the International Classification of Health Interventions…
Islamabad, 27/5: With military courts, intimidation of the press and mass arrests, Pakistan’s rulers are seeking to destroy former prime minister Imran Khan’s support ahead of elections, analysts say. Khan’s brief arrest earlier this month sparked days of street protests freighted with anger at the powerful army perceived to have orchestrated his downfall….
BHUBANESWAR : Aditya Aluminium, a unit of Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Limited, is fostering sustainable livelihoods and environmental stewardship through Project Basketry — a distinctive initiative launched under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, implemented in collaboration with the NGO Uphold Earth. The project seeks to create steady income opportunities for rural women by…
Chandigarh, 8/5: In a reprieve for Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Saturday night directed that no coercive step be taken against the Delhi BJP leader after he sought a stay on the arrest warrant issued by a Mohali court earlier in the day. Hours after the Mohali court…
New Delhi, 9/2 (AO Bureau): The main accused Deep Sidhu arrested in connection with the violence on the Lal Qila (Red Fort) Violence during the Republic Day Violence Farmers’ Tractor Rally on 26 January in the national capital Delhi has gone. Delhi Police had kept a reward of 1 lakh on Deep Sidhu. It is…
New Delhi, 4/4: Competition Commission on Monday ordered a detailed probe against food delivery platforms, Zomato and Swiggy, for alleged unfair business practices with respect to their dealings with restaurant partners. The order has come on a complaint filed by the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI). The watchdog’s probe arm —…
Bangalore, 14/4: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa will resign voluntarily and there was no pressure from the party high command for him to step down. Responding to media queries on Eshwarappa’s decision to step down as minister on April 15, Friday, Bommai…
New Delhi, 22/11: The Centre will likely raise its allocation to the rural development ministry by 18 per cent to Rs 1.60 lakh crore ($14.19 billion) for the current fiscal year, partly to bolster its job scheme, a top government source told Reuters. India had allocated Rs 1.36 lakh crore for 2022/23 for…
Chennai, 8/2: A few private schools here received a bomb threat through email on Thursday, police said, and appealed to the public not to panic. The incident, however, coerced parents to rush to schools to pick up their children. Claiming that efforts were on to trace the culprit responsible for issuing the email threat to…
