As television news channels turn our living rooms into gloomy rooms with reports of Covid deaths, Sushant Singh Rajput’s investigation and Hathras murder, three “Good News” items gave us a break from this constant “negativity.” First, social media after a while was put to good use. A food blogger, Gaurav Wasan, made a short video…
Union Minister Paswan passes away
October 9, 2020New Delhi: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan died at a hospital here on Thursday night following brief illness. Cremation is expected to take place in Patna tomorrow. He was 74 years and is survived by wife and three children. The Minister had undergone heart surgery last week and…
‘Top priority in COVID immunisation to frontline healthcare workers’
October 5, 2020Union Health Minister interacts with social media users in Sunday Samvaad-4 States to submit lists of priority population groups by month end 400-500 million doses to cover approximately 20-25 crore people by July 2021 New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan yesterday said that the Government has set up several Committees to work out…
Cabinet rejig: CM to leave for Delhi?
September 29, 2020Bengaluru: With pressure from Legislators, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is leaving for Delhi in next two to three days to seek the nod for much-awaited Cabinet expansion or reshuffle. The CM, while talking to media persons here yesterday, said that he will be going to Delhi to take permission from party High Command for the…
New Parliament Building to be ready within 21 months: Speaker
September 27, 2020New Delhi: Speaker Om Birla on Friday said that the work on the construction of the New Parliament Building has started and that it would be completed within 21 months. On conclusion of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, referring to various historic achievements of the Session at the Parliament House, Birla said, “Both the Lok…
Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh dies at 82
September 27, 2020New Delhi: Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh passed away this morning in Delhi. He was 82. Singh, who was from Rajasthan, had served as the Foreign Minister, Defence Minister and Finance Minister. He was an officer in the Indian Army in the 1950s and 60s, but he later resigned to pursue a career in politics….
MP Pratap Simha raises coffee planters issues in Parliament
September 26, 2020New Delhi: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha raised the issue of the multiple problems faced by coffee planters in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Explaining the plight of coffee growers threadbare in Parliament, Pratap Simha urged the Government to waive off interest on coffee planter loans. Pointing out that Karnataka accounts for 70 percent…
Bihar will elect next Assembly amid pandemic in three phases
September 26, 2020Polling on Oct. 28, Nov. 3, 7; Counting on Nov. 10 New Delhi: Elections to the 243-member Bihar Legislative Assembly would be held in three phases on Oct. 28, Nov. 3 and 7 with votes counted on Nov. 10, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced here yesterday. This will be the largest election in…
Union Minister Suresh Angadi no more
September 24, 2020New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi died here yesterday following brief illness. He was 65. He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sept. 11, where he breathed his last yesterday evening. Last rites were performed in Delhi in the presence of his family members, several…
Two women officers to be posted on Indian Navy Warship in historic first
September 22, 2020New Delhi: In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women officers who will be deployed on Navy warships as part of the ship’s crew. Though Indian Navy does employ several women officers in its ranks, women have,…
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