NEW DELHI: One day after the Union minister disappeared Ram Vilas Paswan, President Ram Nath Kovind has granted the additional position of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to the Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal. “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed …
Read More »TRP Manipulation Scam: Mumbai Police Summons Republic TV CFO | India News
NEW DELHI: Mumbai police summoned Replublic TV Sundaram S CFO on Friday in connection with the ongoing Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation investigation case. Mumbai police had said on Thursday that three television channels, including Republic TV, were under investigation on charges of manipulating TRP. The other two television channels …
Read More »PM Modi will launch physical distribution of property cards under the ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme on October 11 | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch on Sunday the physical distribution of property cards under the ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme via videoconference. The launch will allow owners of approximately one lakh to download their property cards via the SMS link delivered to their mobile phones, according to a statement from …
Read More »India successfully tests Rudram-1 anti-radiation missile to destroy enemy radars | India News
NEW DELHI: India on Friday successfully tested a new indigenous air-launched missile called ‘Rudram-1’, which is designed to destroy a variety of enemy surveillance, communications and radar targets on the ground after being fired upon by Sukhoi-30MKI fighters. The new generation Rudram-1 anti-radiation missile has an attack range of 100 …
Read More »Rudram: India successfully tests DRDO’s “Rudram” anti-radiation missile | India News
NEW DELHI: India successfully tested ‘Rudram’ Anti-radiation missile, developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), from a Sukhoi-30 fighter plane off the east coast on Friday. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh took to Twitter to congratulate DRDO and other stakeholders on the success of the test. The new generation …
Read More »Ahead of festival season, PM launches Covid ‘Jan Andolan’, celebrities join | India News
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming festival season and amid the economy reopening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a ‘Jan Andolan’ awareness campaign to promote appropriate Covid-19 behavior such as the use of masks, hand hygiene and maintaining physical distance. “The fight against Covid-19 in India is driven …
Read More »Covid positivity rates from 22 states below the national average | India News
NEW DELHI: According to the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO), almost all states and UT in India are analyzing more than 140 samples “per day per million inhabitants,” said the health ministry, underlining that consistently higher tests have helped by reducing the positivity rate. The national cumulative positivity …
Read More »Defendant Hathras Says Girl Was Friend, Relative Denies It | India News
AGRA: The main defendant in the alleged gang rape and murder of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras has affirmed his innocence in a letter to Hathras SP Vineet Jaiswal, saying that his family does not approve of his “friendship” and that it was they who they beat her to …
Read More »‘Chemical’ Water Cannons Used on Workers, BJP Says; Bengal government denies charges | India News
NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the BJP lashed out at the west bengal government on clashes between saffron party workers and police during protests in Kolkata and Howrah claiming that Mamata banerjee“The days in power are numbered.” President of BJP JP Nadda in a tweet he said that the party’s fight …
Read More »Those accused of rape cannot access the complaint before the trial: SC | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said Thursday that no defendant in a sexual harassment case had the right to access the statement of a whistleblower registered by a magistrate under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure until the trial court will be aware of the charge sheet. The …
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