End COVID-19 vaccine shortage: Rahul Gandhi to PM
New Delhi, June 27 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should end the ”shortage” of COVID-19 vaccines, which should be available to every citizen, and not More...
DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra dies of COVID-related complications
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI): Secretary in the Department of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra died of COVID-19 related complications at AIIMS on Saturday. DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra More...
CBSE Class XII exam likely to be conducted; date to be announced by May 30
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The CBSE Class XII examination is likely to be conducted and its date and format to be announced by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on May 30, said sources. Dr. More...
PM says COVID-19 rapidly spreading in rural areas
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly spreading in rural areas, as he urged citizens to take precautions, wear masks and maintain social distance More...
Pandemic pushes 32 million Indians out of middle class, says Pew Research
New Delhi (Reuters): Financial woes brought by last year’s coronavirus pandemic have pushed about 32 million Indians out of the middle class, undoing years of economic gains, a report showed on Thursday, while More...
PM Modi says quick steps needed to stop second COVID-19 peak
New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed concern over a rise in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country and called for “quick and decisive” steps to check the “emerging More...
India renames world’s largest cricket stadium after PM Modi
Ahmedabad, India (Reuters): India renamed the world’s largest cricket stadium after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a move that drew immediate praise and criticism. Workers install a hoarding renaming More...
PM should ask MPs, MLAs to give up pension, use funds to support youth: Rakesh Tikait
Ghaziabad, Feb 8 (PTI) The way Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people to forego subsidy on LPG cylinders, he should now ask MPs and MLAs to give up their pension so that funds can be used to financially support More...
Himalayan glacier breaks in India, up to 150 feared dead in floods
New Delhi (Reuters): As many as 150 people were feared dead in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. A More...
India budget aimed at boosting pandemic-hit economy
New Delhi (Reuters): Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2021-22, that aims to shore up an economy badly-hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic. India’s Finance More...