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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday soft-launched four digital tools and unveiled the mascots of Census 2027, ‘Pragati’ (female) and ‘Vikas’ (male).These mascots symbolize the equal participation of men and women in India’s journey to become a developed nation by 2047.The new digital platform, developed by the Center for Development of Advanced … Read more
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has refuted reports that the United States is using Indian ports to attack Iran as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate.Previously, former U.S. Army Colonel Douglas McGregor claimed in an interview with a U.S. television station that the United States used Indian naval bases in the war against … Read more
New Delhi: Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar He announced on Thursday his decision to resign from the state’s top job and head to the House of Commons.Nitish said in a social media post on Big surprise in Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar to contest Lok Sabha polls, BJP to rule Bihar Nitish said: “For more … Read more
The Ashmolean Museum acquired the statue in 1967. In 2019, a French academic said its provenance was unclear, sparking an investigation A 16th-century bronze statue of Sri Thirumankai Alva taken from a temple in Tamil Nadu is one of several pieces of Indian heritage returned to India from Britain.The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford acquired this … Read more
New Delhi/Patna: Less than four months after Nitish Kumar, who along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the NDA to a landslide victory in the Bihar assembly elections in November and was sworn in as chief minister for a record tenth time, the 75-year-old sushashan babu is set to enter the Lok Sabha to pave … Read more
MUMBAI: Airlines stepped up evacuation efforts and added special flights as the crisis in the Middle East continued to disrupt air travel for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday.As of Tuesday, Indian airlines have canceled 1,221 international flights and foreign airlines have canceled 388 international flights, the civil aviation ministry said. Indian airlines are said … Read more
NEW DELHI: An Indian national returning to India from Dubai on one of the first flights to resume air travel has described tense nights, emergency alerts and uncertainty as conflicts in the Middle East disrupt travel in the Gulf. Saumya Khandelwal, who traveled to Dubai on business, said she experienced missile sirens and saw debris … Read more
DMK, Congress leaders after Seat0sharing deal finalized CHENNAI: An end to speculation, DMK and tamil nadu congress Committee (TNCC) on Wednesday finalized the seat allocation arrangements for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, according to which the Congress party will contest in 28 constituencies and get one Lok Sabha seat.The decision was taken at a … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a bid to clear commuters’ confusion over speed limits on national highways and highways, the road transport ministry has proposed that the Center should be responsible for setting these limits, while state governments would retain the power to notify norms for all other roads under their jurisdiction.The ministry recently shared a series … Read more
NEW DELHI: People seeking access from National Highways (NH) to petrol stations, roadside facilities, industries, private properties and rest area complexes will no longer have to visit government offices to obtain NOCs. They will be able to apply and get approved online without any physical interface with the system.Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari launches a … Read more