New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday approved Rs 153.36 crore of additional Central assistance to Manipur, affected by hailstorm, during 2024. This assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) is subject to an adjustment of 50 percent of the opening balance for the…
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) “Sar tan se juda has been the ideology of the Congress,” BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged on Tuesday, launching a sharp attack on the opposition party over a controversial social media post that depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi without a head. Terming the post “extremely sad and worrisome”, Bhatia said,…
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal Party on winning the country’s federal election. In a post on X, PM Modi said he looks forward to working with the Canadian PM to strengthen the bilateral partnership and unlock greater opportunities for their people….
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Stating that the youth hold the key to a nation’s future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasized the crucial role of education in shaping their readiness for the challenges ahead and said that the government is modernising the country’s education system to meet the needs of the 21st century….
Ottawa/New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) A 21-year-old Indian student in Ottawa, Canada, the daughter of an AAP leader from Punjab, has been found dead. Vanshika Saini, the daughter of AAP leader Davinder Saini, was from Dera Bassi in Punjab. She had gone missing since April 25. Her body was found on the beach near her…
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a special session of Parliament “at the earliest” to deal with the situation arising out of the brutal terror attack in J&K’s Pahalgam. In a letter addressed to the…
New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred Padma Awards to 71 persons for their outstanding contribution in various fields at a civil investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan here. The awards included four Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 57 Padma Shri Awards, an official statement said. The Padma Vibhushan awardees included…
New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday reiterated that entities referred to as ‘Courts of Kazi’, ‘Darul Kaja’, ‘Sharia Courts’, or any similar bodies are not recognised under Indian law, and their decisions hold no legal enforceability. A two-judge Bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah recalled the 2014 precedent set…
New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI) The Congress on Monday said that the statements made by some of its leaders regarding the Pahalgam terror attack were their personal views and do not represent the party’s official stance. On his social media handle X, party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said that only views of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge,…
New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI) India on Monday signed an agreement with France to purchase 26 Rafale Marine fighter aircraft for the Indian Navy at a cost of Rs 63,000 crore. Of the total 26 aircraft, 22 will be single-seater and four will be two-seater. These aircraft will be deployed on the indigenous aircraft carrier…
