The University Grants Commission (UGC) has suggested a series of activities higher education institutions can organise to mark the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav being celebrated on December 11 to create “language harmony” and develop a conducive environment for learning Indian languages. HT on October 30 reported the higher education regulator hasRead More

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has flagged off the DigiYatra program at the Varanasi airport virtually. The program is run by NEC India, who announced the unveiling of the most awaited DigiYatra initiative – a paperless boarding process for air passengers, at the Varanasi airport. The contactless processing ofRead More

In a love-hate moment with the BJP, quite literally, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi – along with other party colleagues – was seen blowing kisses at what seemed to be a BJP office in a video posted by the grand old party on Tuesday. With Sachin Pilot by his side, RahulRead More

At least four people, including the driver and conductor, were injured after a fire broke out in a bus on Sunday after it was hit by a speeding truck in Mekhligung in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal. A bus of North Bengal State Transport (NBSTC) was going from CoochRead More

Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 3 (ANI): A group of women are preparing manure from daily household garbage under Swachh Bharat Mission in Madhya Pradesh ‘s Chhatarpur district. They have been collecting garbage from their houses and other houses in the surrounding area and mixing it with cow dung toRead More

In yet another incident, the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Superfast Express rammed into cattle between Udvada and Vapi stations in Gujarat on Thursday evening. The front panel of the train had minor damage due to collision, a railway official was quoted by news agency PTI. According to Sumit Thakur, chief publicRead More

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the July-September quarter of the current financial year grows at 6.3 per cent against 8.4 per cent in a year-ago quarter and 13.5 per cent in April-June quarter. “Real GDP or GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q2 2022-23 is estimated at ₹38.17 lakhRead More

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (Photo credit: PTI) In a major relief for West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee ahead of the panchayat election, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Calcutta High Court order on the ‘ Duare Ration ‘ (ration at the doorstep)Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address a gathering organised in Goa as part of the ‘Rozgar Mela’ by the state government on Thursday, in which 1,250 recruits would be handed over appointment letters for positions in various departments, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, SawantRead More

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Australia and India has been approved by the Australian Parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tweeted on Tuesday. “BREAKING: Our Free Trade Agreement with India has passed through parliament,” Albanese tweeted. This occurs shortly after Albanese announced that he will travel to India in MarchRead More