Jharkhand extends winter vacation in primary schools till January 14 amid cold
"In view of continuing extreme cold wave conditions in Jharkhand, the state department of school education and literacy has decided that teaching in all government and private schools from KG to class 5 will remain suspended till January 14," the notification said.
G20 meeting on financial inclusion begins in Kolkata
The first day of the event will feature an exhibition on digital innovations for advancing financial inclusion, and sessions on the role of digital public infrastructure in financial inclusion and productivity gains, among others.
India does not believe in hierarchical conception of world order: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh also said that India does not believe in a hierarchical conception of a world order where a few countries are considered superior to others.
Free food distribution scheme moderated income inequality in many states: Report
SBI Ecowrap started the research with a hypothesis of how the free food grain distribution is impacting the distribution of wealth on population quintiles for the poorest of the poor.
Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Maharashtra court adjourns hearing to February 4
The matter came up for hearing on Saturday before Judicial Magistrate First Class L C Wadikar.
Very dense fog reduces visibility in national capital; flight, rail operations hit
The visibility levels dropped to 25 metres at the Palam observatory, near the IGI Airport, and the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Democratic traditions must be respected by everyone: PM Modi on Brazil protests
Modi tweeted, "Deeply concerned about the news of rioting and vandalism against the State institutions in Brasilia. Democratic traditions must be respected by everyone. We extend our full support to the Brazilian authorities."
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023: Date, time and schedule
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023: Panels, speeches and cultural programmes will take place in Indore, Madhya Pradesh to mark the day.
PM Modi to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Indore
President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the chief guest and the Republic of Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi will be the special guest of honour, officials said.
Govt not yet issued quality certificate to 160 Chinese companies for selling toys in India
From January 2021, India has made it mandatory to get the quality certification mark of 'ISI' from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for the sale of toys in the country.
Air India allowed a shoddy incident to snowball: Jitendra Bhargava
The handling of the urinating incident by Air India raises many questions. The airline needs to be seen taking appropriate action to redeem its public image
Air India crew betrayed lack of training in dealing with unruly bladders
Air India had built a reputation for tolerating passenger misbehaviour, changing that culture is one of the biggest challenges before the Tata Group
Delhi reels under cold wave, dense fog; relief likely soon
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, logged a minimum temperature of four degrees Celsius, which was lower than that of Dalhousie (8.7 degrees Celsius), Dharamshala (5.4 degrees), Shimla (6.2 degrees), Dehradun (4.4 degrees), Mussoorie (6.4 degrees) and Nainital (6.5 degrees).
Air India 'urinating' incident accused apologised to victim, urged her to not lodge complaint: FIR
Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the accused based on the victim's complaint to Air India.
Amit Shah inaugurates 120-feet-tall polo statue in Manipur
Manipur is considered the birthplace of the game.
Assam, Meghalaya move SC against HC order staying their inter-state border pact
A single judge bench of the Meghalaya High Court on December 9 had ordered an interim stay on physical demarcation or erection of boundary posts on the ground in connection with the inter-state border pact.
LIVE: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Keynote Address At IMF Conference
RBI Governer Shri Shaktikanta Das addresses at IMF Conference on South Asia’s Path to Resilient Growth.
Centre should change its attitude towards cooperative banks: Sharad Pawar
There is a misconception that irregularities largely take place in cooperative banks, the former Union agriculture minister said at a function here on Thursday.
Census to be further delayed, say officials
The housing listing phase of the census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR) were scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30, 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway will be ready by March next year: Nitin Gadkari
The 285.3 km four-lane project will help save travel time, Gadkari told reporters after inspecting the project at Vadaganahalli near Hoskote on the city outskirts.
World will benefit if people of India & China work together in cultivating inner peace based on 'ahimsa' and 'karuna': Dalai Lama
"Over the years, India has taken great strides in many fields, especially in the context of science and technology. Yet even as external disarmament is necessary, inner disarmament is no less important".
At 3 degrees Celsius, Delhi logs January's lowest temperature in two years
Most people kept indoors and turned to space heaters and cups of hot tea to keep themselves warm as frosty winds from the snow-clad Himalayas barrelled through the plains, including the national capital.
11 Omicron sub-variants found during testing of international travellers; all variants earlier reported in India: Report
Of the 19,227 international travellers tested during the period, 124 were found Covid positive, they said, adding that all of them were put in isolation.
SC stays Uttarakhand HC's directions on removal of encroachments from railway land in Haldwani
The apex court issued notices to the Railways and the state government seeking their responses on a batch of pleas challenging the high court order for removal of encroachments.
