New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) The Sports Authority of India and Hockey India celebrated 100 years of Indian hockey with a grand centenary event at the historic Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Friday. The landmark occasion was attended by union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Labour & Employment Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) has officially declared a resounding success in its participation in the nationwide Special Campaign 5.0 for Swachhata and Disposal of Pending Matters, which ran from October 2- 31, 2025. Characterized by a highly focused and efficient month-long push, the Ministry fully achieved all its…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) The MEA said today that it is in touch with the UAE authorities over the detention of Major (retd) Vikrant Jaitly, a veteran of the elite 3 Para (Special Forces), and brother of Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly. He is currently in detention in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under unclear…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) After over two months of closure, Delhi Zoo will reopen for visitors on Saturday, according to officials of the Environment Ministry. The zoo authorities stated that usual safety and preventive measures will be followed. Following reports of the Avian influenza virus in a waterbird aviary on August 28, the facility…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) Amid reports that the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul is set to appoint its first diplomat in New Delhi, India today hedged on the question whether the move would be tantamount to giving recognition to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, at a briefing,…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) Things went south for flyers in large numbers on Friday as flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi witnessed delays due to a technical issue concerning the Air Traffic Control. However, there is no exact official number as to how many flights were delayed, but…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) Delhi’s air quality on Friday remained in the ‘very poor’ category for the second day in a row, as the veil of toxic smog cloaked the city. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s 4 pm daily bulletin, the 24-hour average AQI for Delhi stood at 322, degrading slightly from…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) As a tribute to India’s national song — ‘Vande Mataram’, Delhi Assembly on Friday unveiled a plaque engraved with the complete text of the song to commemorate 150 years of it’s composition. Inaugurating the tablet , Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said, “Vande Mataram is a timeless anthem that binds every…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) India on Friday said that “clandestine and illegal nuclear activities are in keeping with Pakistan’s history”, days after US President Donald Trump claimed that Islamabad is testing nuclear weapons. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in his weekly media briefing, said: “Clandestine and illegal nuclear activities are in keeping…
Parwinder Sandhu New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) “And how can man die better, Than facing fearful odds, From the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of the gods-” the lines from Thomas Babington Macaulay’s poem Horatius, now inscribed on the plaque welcome visitors at the Rezang La War Memorial in Chushul, Ladakh. The war…
