In view of the resurgence of coronavirus cases across the country, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), custodian of the Tirupati Lord Venkateswara Temple, has reduced the issuance of darshan tokens to 15,000 per day from the present 22,000. “TTD has decided to reduce the sarva darshan tokens tokens to 15,000 per day from the present […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and stressed the commitment to the strategic partnership between the two countries amid rising tensions in the region and around the world with China. Modi tweeted after their meeting on Friday, “Pleasure to meet U.S. @SecDef Lloyd Austin today. Conveyed my best wishes […]
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh had last year transferred Rs 56,000 crore directly into bank accounts of beneficiaries of various schemes being run by the central and state government. A government spokesperson said that due to the direct bank transfers (DBT), the government had saved more than Rs 4,402.05 crore in a single […]
Cloud software firm Salesforce on Friday announced to appoint Sanket Atal as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Sites (India). Atal will report to Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO and Chairperson, Salesforce India. “Atal’s appointment is a reflection of our commitment and continued investment in India. We welcome him to Salesforce and look forward to driving even […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was injured during her campaigning in Nandigram, was seen with a plastered leg lying in a Kolkata hospital after Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is also her nephew, shared the picture on Twitter. “BJP4Bengal Brace yourselves to see the power of people of BENGAL on Sunday, May 2nd. […]
By Gurnam Singh, Founder, AISECS World Cricket Fans and Filmistry Pictures in association with Fox Dean Pictures launched the teaser of the highly anticipated documentary Australia-India: Eliminating Boundaries through Cricket on 26th January, 2021 – a perfect launch occasion as India celebrates its Republic Day and Australia celebrates Australia Day. India and Australia are on […]
Suryakumar Yadav is a great role model for youngsters because of the patience he has shown in his wait to get a call-up to the Indian team, said former India batsman VVS Laxman. Yadav has been picked in the Indian 19-member squad for their five-match T20I series against England which starts on March 12. “He […]
Due to the ongoing protests against farm laws, National Highway 9 and National Highway 24 are closed at the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border also called the “UP Gate”, said Delhi Traffic Police on Monday. “Due to protest of Kisan Andolan, Nainital highway No. 9 and NH-24 is closed at the point of UP Gate. Traffic is […]
The Union Home Ministry has asked the paramilitary Assam Rifles to prevent any Myanmar national from crossing into Indian territory and push back any found attempting to cross over. The Assam Rifles guards the India-Myammar border in the northeast, while the BSF guards the border with Bangladesh. Top sources in the paramilitary force said that […]
With an escalation in immunization sites, the number of vaccination on Thursday was reported to be close to 1.1 million Around 10,93,954 people including healthcare workers, frontline workers, senior citizens and those above 45 years with specified comorbid conditions received jabs in a day pushing the cumulative tally of vaccination over 1.77 crore, informed the […]