UK PM speaks on racism, says parents wanted him to speak without an accent to ‘fit in’
London, Feb 4 - UK's first Indian-origin PM Rishi Sunak shared his experiences of facing racism as a child, saying his parents sent him for extra drama lessons so that he could "speak properly" without an accent to fit into society.
Naveen Patnaik inaugurates first-ever World Odia Language Conference
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 - Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated the first-ever World Odia Language Conference at the Janata Maidan here.
L.K. Advani: The charioteer whose Ram Rath Yarta set the narrative for ‘saffron surge’
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Bharat Ratna to Lal Krishna Advani couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time: in the immediate aftermath of fulfillment of promises of the charioteer of the Ram Rath Yatra and dreams of crores of people on January
US strikes will bring disastrous consequences for the region: Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 3 - Iraq has said that the US retaliatory strikes will bring disastrous consequences for the region, a media report said.
PM Modi to inaugurate NIT Goa campus on Feb 6
Panaji, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the permanent campus of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Goa on Tuesday (February 6), during his visit to the coastal state.
India emerges as driving force of 118-nation International Solar Alliance
Chennai, Feb 3 - The International Solar Alliance (ISA), a joint effort between India and France for increased deployment of solar energy technologies to bring energy security/access is growing in strength.
Rooftop solar plan to generate ’20K MW of additional power’ in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Feb 3 - Rajasthan will lead the show in the proposed rooftop solar scheme -- Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana. Around 20000 MW business is expected to be generated across the nation via rooftop solar installations out of which 5000 MW business will
Most NE states have tapped only a fraction of their vast renewable energy resources
Agartala, Feb 3 - The northeast, according to an official study, has a renewable energy potential estimated at 1,28,962 MW, but barring Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, the region has barely tapped this vast natural resource.
First Survey Vessel Large ship commissioned into Indian Navy
New Delhi, Feb 3 - INS Sandhayak (Yard 3025), the first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
Secured creditor can forfeit earnest money if there is a default in payment by auction-purchaser: SC
New Delhi, Feb 3 - In a latest ruling, the Supreme Court has held that the Bank being a secured creditor can forfeit the earnest money of a successful auction-purchaser if the latter fails in depositing the balance amount within the timeline specified
PM Modi congratulates France for launching UPI
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated France for the formal launch of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Identify & remove deepfakes else face legal action, govt reminds intermediaries
New Delhi, Feb 3 - The government has emphasised that social media intermediaries should identify and remove misinformation or information that impersonates another person, including those created using deepfakes, else face the legal action, as actor Akshay Kumar finds himself in the crosshairs
Without justice existence of any nation is not possible: PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that without justice the existence of any nation is not possible.
Delhi Police team again at Kejriwal’s residence to serve notice, CMO dubs it defamation tactic
New Delhi, Feb 3 - A team of Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Saturday morning again reached the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to serve him a notice in connection with a probe over his allegations that the BJP was trying to
Now, drones to monitor illegal mining activities in Gurugram, Nuh
Gurugram, Feb 3 - The mining department will soon start using drones to keep tabs on illegal mining in Gurugram and Nuh districts.
LK Advani to be conferred Bharat Ratna, announces PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. A BJP stalwart, Advani is also the founding member of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
V-P Dhankhar urges students to ask probing questions, neutralize anti-India narratives
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday stressed that the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is “the right place, the nerve-centre, to engage in scrutiny” and engage in dismantling false narratives floated by people trying to "taint, tarnish and demean
President Murmu inaugurates 37th Surajkund International Crafts Fair
Faridabad, Feb 2 - President Droupadi Murmu on Friday inaugurated the 37th Surajkund International Crafts Fair here in the presence of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
BMC focusses big on Mumbai infra projects, to dip into reserves for expenses
Mumbai, Feb 2 - The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has focussed big on completing ongoing mega-infrastructure projects in Mumbai for which it plans to deploy its huge reserves which fetch low rates of interests selectively as is the practice since 3 years, BMC
‘Right time’ to reveal state of economy during UPA regime; Modi govt always prioritises empowerment over sops: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Feb 2 - A day after presenting the Interim Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday defended her statement on presenting a ‘White Paper’ on pre-2014 United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, saying there couldn’t have been a ‘better time’ than