BHUBANESWAR: India’s first international university for the blind will come up in Odisha, providing education and technical courses, officials said on Thursday.India has over 50 lakh blind people and Odisha is home to over 5.21 lakh, including 2 lakh young population. “We need a comprehensive and exclusive university for them to cater to their education…
A ministry of defence (MOD) expedition team led by Uday Kumar, who has 91% disability above the knee, summited the highest peak of Africa. The team created history by hoisting the largest Indian flag atop the African Summit.MOD’s spokesperson A. Bharat Bhushan Babu shared the team’s message after scaling the peak on his social media…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed sharp exchanges between the government and the opposition as Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to “correct the wrongs done by the Congress in the past.” The government justified the proposed amendments and said it aimed to empower the marginalised groups within…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Mohammed Yunus, who earlier in the day took oath as the chief advisor to Bangladesh interim government.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Modi said, “My best wishes to Professor Muhammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities.” PM Modi also expressed his concern regarding the safety…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claimed that a delegation of fishermen, who wanted to meet him in Parliament, was stopped on Thursday.The fishermen had issues related to Sri Lanka that they wished to discuss. Rahul Gandhi addressed the media, saying, it is their right to meet anyone,…
NEW DELHI: Indian men’s Hockey team on Thursday secured their second consecutive Bronze medal in Olympics as they defeated Spain 2-1 in the third-position match at the Yves du Manoir Stadium in Paris.Extending his congratulatory message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The Indian Hockey team shines bright at the Olympics, bringing home the Bronze Medal!…
NEW DELHI: “Not running away from discussion or scrutiny” were the words of minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday as he referred the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to a joint Parliamentary committee for further discussion.The Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha with the aim to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, to address the 2013…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar is set to pay an official visit to the Maldives from August 9 to August 11. This visit marks the first high level engagement by India with the Maldives since Mohamed Muizzu assumed the presidency late last year.Jaishankar’s visit comes after the recent trip of President Muizzu to India, where…
NEW DELHI: Ministry on external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday said that India has no updates on when Sheikh Hasina will leave India.“We do not have any update on her plan,” said Jaiswal during the press briefing while responding to queries on Sheikh Hasina’s plans after she fled her country and came to India…
NEW DELHI: The debate over the Waqf Act Amendment Bill took an unexpected turn as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav locked horns with Union home minister Amit Shah. The exchange began when Akhilesh alleged that the rights of the Lok Sabha Speaker were under threat, a claim that quickly drew a rebuttal from Shah.Akhilesh Yadav,…
