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India’s first woman ‘mahout’ Parbati Baruah conferred Padma award
New Delhi: Parbati Baruah, known as 'Elephant Girl' in Assam and India's first female mahout, was awarded the Padma Shri for her 40 years dedicated to reducing human-elephant conflicts and challenging gender norms in conservation.…
Election Commission Declines Comment as PM Modi Gives “Divisive” Speech
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday declined to comment on remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his poll speech in Rajasthan.
"We decline comment," a poll panel spokesperson said on queries related to the…
President Droupadi Murmu To Visit Uttarakhand From 23 To 24 April
New Delhi: The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Uttarakhand from April 23 to 24, 2024.
On April 23, the President will grace the 4th convocation of AIIMS Rishikesh. On the same evening, she will attend the Ganga Aarti at…
Shashi Tharoor slams PM Modi’s ‘wealth to infiltrators’
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark alleging that Congress would distribute wealth among Muslims’, calling it a “nakedly communal appeal”.
According to…
ECI holds crucial meeting with IMD regarding upcoming Elections and heatwave
New Delhi: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday held a crucial meeting with various stakeholders including the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in view of the above-normal maximum temperature during crucial 2024…
Delhi HC Slaps 75k Costs On Law Student For PIL Seeking Kejriwal’s Release
Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the release of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in jail in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy case.
The…
Supreme Court allows 14-year-old pregnant rape survivor to undergo abortion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to undergo an abortion at over 29 weeks of pregnancy, underlining that continuing the pregnancy may harm the physical and mental health of the girl. “These…
Saurabh Garg assigned additional charge of MoSPI Secretary
New Delhi: The government has appointed 1991-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Saurabh Garg as Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
In an order last week, the Department of Personnel and Training assigned…
India Allows Portuguese Citizens of Goa to Apply for OCI Cards
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has instructed passport authorities to issue a “revocation order” for individuals from Goa and Daman & Diu who had their Indian passports revoked after acquiring Portuguese citizenship.…
Security Forces Recover Arms, Ammunition in J&K’s Rajouri
J&K: The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir recovered a huge amount of arms and ammunition in the Thannamandi area of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday.
During the search operation; 1 packet of 1 kg IED, 7 packets of half kg…