NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday marked his first trip to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi since being re-elected for a third term. He released the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.The 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme aims to benefit over 9.26 crore farmers with a disbursement of more than…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s peak power demand reached a record high of 8,647 MW on Tuesday as severe heatwave increased power demand, as per data released by State Load Dispatch Centre.The National capital;peak power demand clocked 8000 MW for the first time on May 22, 2024. Source link
NEW DELHI: Several airports across India received bomb threats on Tuesday causing flight delays. Security has also been heightened in view of the threats.In the morning, a Dubai-bound flight which was to take off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) received a bomb threat email. Also, preliminary inquiries revealed that the unknown sender had…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that his monthly radio programme ‘Mann ki baat‘ was back starting June 30. He said it was halted for a few months “due to the elections”. He called upon the citizens to share their ideas for the same.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Delighted to…
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Swati Maliwal, who has accused Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar of assault, wrote a letter to leaders of opposition’s INDIA bloc and sought a meeting.In her letter, which was specifically addressed to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Maliwal expressed her anguish over the “brutal victim shaming and character assassination”…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday strongly criticized the recent revisions made by NCERT in their textbooks regarding the terms “Ayodhya” and “Babri Masjid.”Owaisi said that children “should not grow up glorifying criminal acts”.In a post on X, Owaisi expressed his disapproval, stating, “The NCERT has decided to replace Babri Masjid with the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) not to treat petitions concerning NEET-UG 2024 as adversarial litigation and said that if a mistake has been made, it is better to acknowledge and rectify it.The apex court was hearing petition related to alleged irregularities in NEET-UG 2024 examinations….
NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested four fishermen belonging to Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu for catching fish allegedly across the border near Delft Island in Northern Sri Lanka.Fishermen arrested are K. Parthiban (32), K Sarathy (23), K Murali (42), N Ramadoss (52). The Lankan Navy has confiscated the boat and has taken it…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi today for the first time after being re-elected as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. During his visit, he will participate in a PM Kisan Samman Sammelan and release the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme. He will then…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre and the railway ministry during her visit to the train accident site, criticizing Centre for only doing beautification work and not focusing on passenger amenities. “Railways have become totally parentless. You can see the railway minister only at inaugurations. So many talking points and beautifications…
