NEW DELHI — Ahead of the Republic Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a circular directing all states and Union territories to ensure that flags made of paper are not discarded or thrown on the ground during significant national, cultural, and sports events. The circular emphasized the importance of preserving the ‘dignity […]
NEW DELHI — Public sector banks, insurance companies, financial institutions and regional rural banks (RRBs) across the country will remain closed for half day on January 22 on the occasion of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. Earlier in the day, the Department of Personnel and Training issued an order for a half-day closure […]
NEW DELHI — All central government offices across the country will remain closed for half a day on January 22, due to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, a Personnel Ministry order issued on Thursday said. The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of the new idol of Ram Lalla at the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram […]
NEW DELHI — Billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate Adani Group is set to take complete ownership of news agency IANS India Pvt Ltd by raising its stake in the company, further expanding its media presence after acquiring NDTV. In December 2023, Adani Group had picked up the controlling stake in IANS at 50.50 percent. Now, the […]
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, the second leg of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ commenced on January 14, 2024 (Sunday) from Thoubal district of Manipur. The 66-day ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ (journey) will span a distance of 6,200 kilometers covering 14 states and 85 districts before finally concluding in […]
LUCKNOW — Renowned Urdu poet Munawwar Rana died due to a cardiac arrest at the SGPGI Hospital in Lucknow on Sunday night. He was 71. The poet had been battling with prolonged illness for the past several months and was undergoing treatment at the SGPGI Hospital. He was suffering from cancer, kidney and heart-related ailments. […]
NEW DELHI — Mahatma Gandhi was a great strategist who used soft power to defeat a much stronger adversary, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday. Speaking at the launch of veteran journalist and former Union minister M J Akbar’s book ‘Gandhi, A Life in Three Campaigns’, he said, “Power is your ability to […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Friday extended by five days the police custody of alleged Hizbul Mujahideen militant Javaid Ahmad Matoo, claimed to be involved in 11 militant attack cases in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Nabeela Wali extended Matoo’s custody after he was produced before the court on expiry of the […]
LUCKNOW — Two former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students carrying a reward of ₹25,000 each were arrested by the UP ATS on Monday for their alleged links with the IS. The duo was identified as Amas alias Faraz Ahmed (22), resident of Aligarh and Abdul Samad Malik (25), resident of Sambhal. ATS officials said they […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday came out with a slew of suggestions, including laws to regulate ownership of news organisations by a political or business entity, to ensure responsible journalism and a free press in the country. Speaking at the N Ramachandran Foundation award ceremony here, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said India was […]