I&B Minister releases revised policy guidelines for setting up community radio stations
New Delhi, Feb 13 - On the occasion of World Radio Day, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday released the revised policy guidelines for setting up community radio stations in the country.
PM Modi launches Rs 75,000-cr rooftop solar scheme to provide free electricity
New Delhi, Feb 13 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the Rs 75,000 crore rooftop solar scheme for providing free electricity to consumers.
Protesting farmers damage barricades at Shambhu border
Chandigarh, Feb 13 - Protesting farmers on Tuesday damaged multi-layer barricades put up by the police to stop them at the border, by removing cement and barbed wire fencing with tractors.
Gujarat govt allocates Rs 277cr for lion conservation in Gir region
Gandhinagar, Feb 13 - Gujarat government on Tuesday allocated Rs 277 crore for conservation of Asiatic lions within the Gir and Greater Gir regions of the state.
SP candidates file nominations for Rajya Sabha elections
Lucknow, Feb 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) candidates Jaya Bachchan, Ramji Lal Suman, and Alok Ranjan, on Tuesday, filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections.
Why farmers’ demand for MSP guarantee law is misguided & misplaced?
New Delhi, Feb 13 - Almost two years after laying siege to the national capital, by farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi borders turned into a fresh ‘battlezone’ on Tuesday with Farmers protest 2.0 ‘choking’ the city. Farmers, pertaining to
Delhi’s Tikri border sealed in view of farmers’ protest
New Delhi, Feb 13 - After the farmers heading to Delhi clashed with police at Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border, the Delhi Police sealed the Tikri border by blocking the movement on both carriageways with five feet long cement blocks with multilayer barricades.
CSR provides platform to disseminate content in local dialect: Anurag Thakur
Chennai, Feb 13 - Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday said that Community Radio Station (CRS) provide the much needed platform to disseminate content in local dialect.
‘Ashok Chavan a leader of national stature’, says Fadnavis
Mumbai, Feb 13 - Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lavished praise on former CM Ashok Chavan here on Tuesday, describing him as “a leader of national stature” whose entry will benefit the BJP and the state MahaYuti government.
Ahead of BAPS Hindu temple inauguration in Abu Dhabi, Vedic prayers held for global harmony
New Delhi, Feb 13 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi on February 14, the first ever in a Muslim country. The inauguration of first Hindu temple in United Arab Emirates (UAE) will
Amit Shah cuts short Gujarat visit: CM Patel fulfills engagements
Ahmedabad, Feb 13 - Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah curtailed his visit to Gujarat on Tuesday, making an urgent departure for the national Capital, New Delhi.
SP names Jaya Bachchan, Ramji Lal Suman, Alok Ranjan for RS seats
Lucknow, Feb 13 - Outgoing MP Jaya Bachchan, former chief secretary Alok Ranjan and former MP Ramji Lal Suman, on Tuesday, have been named as Samajwadi Party candidates for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
Haryana Police use tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at inter-state border
Chandigarh, Feb 13 - As hundreds of protesting farmers, mainly from Punjab, were stopped on Tuesday at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border to prevent them from reaching Delhi, Haryana Police fired tear gas to disperse them.
MMRDA gets nod for MTHL connector joining Chirle-Pune expressway
Mumbai, Feb 13 - The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has got the green signal for its proposed connector for the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) at Chirle which will be linked with the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, officials said in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Ex-Maha CM Ashok Chavan joins BJP
Mumbai, Feb 13 - Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with which he will start his new political inning, here on Tuesday.
Proud of diaspora, will deepen India’s bilateral ties with UAE, Qatar: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 13 - Hailing the Indian diaspora ahead of his two-day visit to the UAE and Qatar beginning on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of close, friendly ties and said he will deepen bilateral relations with the two nations.
Qatar court releases 8 ex-Indian Navy personnel; 7 back in India: MEA
New Delhi, Feb 12 - India on Monday has welcomed the decision of the Qatar court to release the eight former Indian Army personnel, who were previously sentenced to death, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement.
Prez Murmu on 2-day visit to Rajasthan today
Jaipur, Feb 13 - President Droupadi Murmu will be on a two-day visit to Rajasthan from Tuesday.
Farmers protest: Delhi govt rejects Centre’s request to convert Bawana stadium into temporary jail
New Delhi, Feb 13 - The Delhi Government has denied Centre's request to convert Bawana stadium into temporary prison in the national capital, saying the farmers demands are genuine.
‘Delhi Chalo’ protest: Bone of contention MSP on crops
Chandigarh, Feb 13 - The ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march, named farmers’ protest 2.0, comes after the initial protests in November 2020 that resulted in the repeal of three controversial farm laws in 2021.