Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation on the completion of one year of the new National Education Policy (NEP) via video conferencing. He will be launching multiple initiatives in the education sector. PM Modi launched an array of initiatives including Nishtha 2.0 – a teacher training programme, IndianRead More

The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) has issued a warning for the tourists visiting the state to stay away from the rivers, streams and water bodies due to the continuing rain. The advisory from the tourism board comes after India Meteorological Department’s forecast of moderate to heavy rain in theRead More

Shweta Bachchan Nanda, the daughter of Amitabh Bachchan, on Thursday shared a post of her children–daughter Navya Nanda Naveli and son Agastya Nanda. Taking to Instagram, Shweta gave a glimpse of the brother-sister duo as they cuddled sitting on the couch. In the picture, Navya Nanda Naveli is seen huggingRead More

Day six of the Tokyo Olympics saw a few results go India’s way, and a few where our medal hopes crashed out. On one hand, while PV Sindhu and boxer Satish made it to the quarters of their respective events, veteran Mary Kom crashed from the pre-quarters. The hockey teamRead More

A man was arrested on Wednesday for posing as an officer of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate and duping a Kolkata-based contractor to the tune of Rs 48 lakh. Police said he was part of a four-man group that duped the contractor. The accused was identified as Suman Bhowmick, who isRead More

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that a member of the legislature cannot claim parliamentary privileges or immunity to acts of vandalism or destruction of properties inside the House. “Privileges and immunities are not gateways to claim exemptions from the general law of the land, particularly the criminal law whichRead More

Ramping up the facilities to improve the nutritional level in children, the Department of Bal Vikas Seva evam Pushtahar ( Child Development and Nutrition) of the Uttar Pradesh government has installed baby weighing machines and stadiometer machines in the Anganwadi centres of all districts. In the ICT-RTM of the CentralRead More

In a court of law, the dress code is sacrosanct. ‘Lady advocates’, as the Bar Council of India specifies, have a strict set of sartorial rules to follow, the patriarchal, colonial and archaic nature of which is still up for some debate. Black, white and grey are the only coloursRead More

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held meetings with senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma on Tuesday. Post 2021 assembly poll victory in Bengal, this is the first of her series of meetings with senior political leaders in the national capital. After meeting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) partyRead More

India’s tennis campaign at Tokyo Olympics was all but over on Monday when men’s singles player Sumit Nagal was blown away by world number two Daniil Medvedev in straight sets of 6-2, 6-1. Nagal had faced the Russian after having won his first-round match against Uzbekistan Denis Istomin that earnedRead More