New Delhi, Dec 18 A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has been constituted to review the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ legislation. The committee comprises 31 members, with 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. Its primary task will be to examine the feasibility and framework for conducting simultaneous elections to the […]
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away on Sunday at the age of 73. He had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a San Francisco hospital earlier in the day due to heart-related complications. According to his manager, the US-based musician had been dealing with blood pressure issues. The eldest son of the […]
Sydney, Dec 11 Australia’s largest telecommunications company has been fined over an emergency services network disruption. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on Wednesday announced a three million Australian dollar ($1.9 million) fine for Telstra for failing to comply with emergency call rules during an outage of Australia’s triple zero network in March. As […]
BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra on Thursday launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of colluding with foreign forces to “destabilise India” and called him a “traitor.” Patra, while addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, alleged his involvement in a “dangerous triangle” with US businessman and investor George Soros […]
New Delhi The official website for the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was jointly launched by External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, along with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who said that the government under the inspirational leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi accords the highest priority to the well-being of more than 35 […]
ISKCON Kolkata Vice President and spokesperson Radharaman Das on Wednesday strongly condemned the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent Hindu priest and religious minority leader in Bangladesh and said this was “nothing short of genocide.” Radharaman Das expressed his concern over the growing unrest in the country, which has been intensifying for […]
New Delhi, Nov 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he has always stayed within the limits prescribed for him under the Constitution and did not make any attempt for encroachment. Addressing the Constitution Day celebrations at the Supreme Court, PM Modi emphasised his “nation first” vision and quoted Dr Rajendra Prasad, who […]
On the 16th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with other leaders, paid homage to the victims and security personnel who lost their lives during the horrific events. HM Shah also stressed the Modi government’s efforts to make India a global leader in anti-terrorism initiatives. The 26/11 attacks, […]
New Delhi, Nov 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the cabinet-approved National Mission on Natural Farming scheme marks a transformative shift in Indian agriculture. PM Modi in a post on X on Tuesday said, “The National Mission on Natural Farming, which has been approved by the Cabinet, marks a transformative shift in Indian […]
Riding on the Indian government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, Apple’s iPhone production in the country has reached $10 billion in the seven months of this fiscal (FY25), with $7 billion in exports alone which is a record, the Centre said on Monday. The tech giant manufactured/assembled $14 billion of iPhones in India last fiscal (FY24), […]