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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘poor’ category for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday. According to data recorded at 8 a.m., the… Continue reading Delhi air quality remains ‘poor’ for 5th straight day as temperatures rise
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Tamil Nadu on February 28 (Saturday) for a two-day visit covering Chennai, Madurai, and Puducherry with a packed schedule… Continue reading PM Modi to visit TN, Puducherry on Feb 28-March 1; AIIMS Madurai, rail projects, NDA rally on agenda
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) The mortal remains of veteran CPI leader R. Nallakannu will be donated to the Chennai Medical College Hospital on Thursday, in accordance with his long-expressed wish… Continue reading CPI leader Nallakannu‘s body to be donated to medical college; will be accorded full state honours
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court has registered a suo motu (on its own motion) case over references to “corruption in the judiciary” in a newly introduced Class… Continue reading SC takes suo motu cognisance of NCERT’s Class 8 textbook over ‘corruption in judiciary’ mention
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest on Thursday at the 21st convocation of the University of Kashmir, and all arrangements, including security, are… Continue reading VP Radhakrishnan to address at Kashmir University convocation today
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Araria on Thursday, where he will take part in a programme at the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)… Continue reading Amit Shah to inaugurate SSB border outpost in Bihar’s Araria today
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a suo motu case concerning what it described as “objectionable” references to the judiciary in a… Continue reading SC to hear suo motu case on ‘objectionable’ references to judiciary in NCERT textbook today
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Electoral authorities in West Bengal have been directed to ensure that all pending verification documents linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls… Continue reading Bengal electoral authorities to submit pending SIR documents by today
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Feb 26 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu is set to arrive in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, on Thursday to lay the foundation stone for a Rs 100 crore Shri Jagannath Temple… Continue reading Prez Murmu to lay foundation stone for Jagannath Temple Project in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surpassed the landmark figure of 100 million followers on Instagram, becoming the first serving world leader and politician to reach… Continue reading PM Modi becomes first world leader to cross 100 million followers on Instagram
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has temporarily halted the distribution of its newly released Social Science textbook for Class 8 after… Continue reading NCERT halts Class 8 textbook distribution over judiciary chapter error
Jaipur, Feb 25 (IANS) Rajasthan-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sambhali Trust has urged the international community to move beyond symbolic commitments and ensure that human rights are fully integrated as a… Continue reading Rajasthan-based body calls for stronger human rights integration at UNHRC
