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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Initiatives like Poshan Tracker, and direct benefit transfers have transformed welfare for women and children in the country, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Wednesday.… Continue reading Poshan Tracker, direct benefit transfers transforming women, child welfare: PMO
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Union Minister and the state BJP president in West Bengal, Sukanta Majumdar, on Wednesday, approached the single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court accusing the West… Continue reading Repeatedly subjected to harassment by police: Bengal BJP chief petitions Calcutta HC
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) As Rahul Gandhi completed one year as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha last month, the Congress party on Wednesday recalled the eventful… Continue reading Can Rahul Gandhi redefine Opposition leadership? A look at his first year as LoP
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) India’s growing middle class and its younger, travel-loving population are set to play a major role in shaping the future of global leisure travel, a… Continue reading India’s rising middle class to drive global leisure travel boom: Report
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Amid demands from some Congress MLAs for a change in leadership in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he will serve a full five-year… Continue reading Will serve full year term: CM Siddaramaiah amid leadership change speculation
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) After claiming that Congress will ban RSS once it comes to power in the Centre, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge continued attacking the organisation on Wednesday, saying… Continue reading RSS is cancer, BJP’s love towards it superficial, says Priyank Kharge after ban remarks
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Wednesday announced the renaming of the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) as the… Continue reading Centre renames NIPCCD after Savitribai Phule, Annapurna Devi calls it ‘tribute to foremost social reformer’
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) BJP National Spokesperson Tuhin Sinha launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Wednesday, accusing it of aligning with radical groups and displaying separatist… Continue reading Congress is modern-day Muslim League: BJP’s Tuhin Sinha
Gandhinagar, July 2 (IANS) A health scare unfolded at J.M. Desai Vidhyamandir School in Jhank village of Dehgam taluka in Gujarat, after over 120 students reported eye redness and irritation,… Continue reading Mysterious illness affects over 120 schoolchildren in Gujarat; officials clueless about cause
Gandhinagar, July 2 (IANS) The Monsoon activity intensified across Gujarat over the last 24 hours, with rainfall reported in 89 talukas in 32 districts, according to the State Emergency Operation… Continue reading Gujarat receives heavy rainfall across 89 talukas, 21 reservoirs on overflow alert
Agartala, July 2 (IANS) The century-old traditional ‘Kharchi Puja’ will begin on Thursday in the erstwhile princely state’s previous capital, Puran Habeli, now Khayerpur, 8 km north of Agartala. Though… Continue reading Century-old ‘Kharchi Puja’, worship of 14 deities, to begin in Tripura tomorrow
Kochi, July 2 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is preparing to seek the custody of a man believed to be the kingpin of India’s largest darknet drug syndicate, following… Continue reading NCB mulls custodial interrogation of country’s biggest darknet drug vendor
