New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate and address a one-day “Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0” programme, to be held at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan here on Monday. The programme will bring together 502 elected women representatives from Scheduled Tribes from 22 states/UTs, ensuring a diverse and inclusive group,…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, being held in Bhubaneswar from January 8-10, will see the participation of a large number of Indian diaspora members from over 50 countries, as well as the inauguration of a special Pravasi Tourist Train. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is the flagship event…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, being undertaken by two Indian Navy women officers — Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A — on Saturday left Lyttelton Port, New Zealand, for its third leg to Port Stanley (Falkland Islands). This is the longest leg of the expedition…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday praised the late Sushma Swaraj as a ‘strong opposition leader’ and a source of inspiration and said that all opposition leaders should learn from her working style. Speaking after inaugurating the newly constructed working women’s hostel block, Sushma Bhawan, here Shah said, “It…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of neglecting the development of Delhi and building his own “sheesh mahal”. Shah’s attack on Kejriwal came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had slammed the AAP…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) Even as India has urged China to ensure that the interests of states downstream of the Brahmaputra are not harmed by its building of a massive hydropower project on the river, Beijing has maintained that the project will have no negative impact on the lower reaches. Late last month, China…
Sydney, Jan 4 (UNI) India’s pace bowler Prasidh Krishna has provided an update on Jasprit Bumrah’s condition after the star pacer experienced a back spasm during the ongoing series. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Krishna reassured that Bumrah is under close medical supervision, with further details expected once the team’s medical staff has completed…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) In a bid to bolster India’s defence capability and promote indigenous innovation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is organising an Industry Outreach Event 25 (IOE25) in Guwahati. The event is planned over two days, with the first phase being hosted online on 13 January and the second phase planned onsite…
Sydney, Jan 4 (UNI) Day 2 of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground saw India tighten their grip on the game as they reduced Australia to 101 for 5 by lunch here on Saturday. Despite a brief counterattack from Steven Smith and debutant Beau Webster, the Indian bowlers consistently struck to keep the…
Guwahati, Jan 4 (UNI) NorthEast United FC and Mohammedan SC played out a goalless draw at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) match here. Despite holding 60.6% of the possession, the Highlanders were unable to break past the Mohammedan SC defence on Friday night. Both teams took two shots on…
