Gandhinagar, Dec 21 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday urged people to transform the ancient practice of Yoga and meditation into a mass movement for a healthy and balanced society.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The early 19th century in India was not an era of equitable administration, but a period defined by the unrelenting political despotism of the British East India Company (EIC). Despite the Company’s self-serving claims that the "welfare and happiness of the inhabitants" was its "chief object" and that it had replaced a chaotic system with "courts of justice", the reality for the seventy to eighty millions of souls under its command was subjugation. They were ruled, as critics in Britain conceded, as those whom the British were "despots over".
Itanagar, Dec 21 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh, securing a majority of seats in the Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats, polls for which were held on December 15, officials said on Sunday.
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to hold an important meeting with the Trinamool Congress booth-level agents (BLAs) at Kolkata's Netaji Indoor Stadium on Monday, a senior Trinamool Congress leader said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is slated to hear on Monday a criminal revision petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its money laundering complaint against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and others in the alleged National Herald case.
Gandhinagar, Dec 21 (IANS) It is said that more than 85 per cent of child's cumulative brain development occurs prior to the age of six years and therefore it is important to tap into those early years, for healthy brain development and growth in later stages.
Amaravati, Dec 21 (IANS) Supreme Court judge, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, said on Sunday that the district judiciary is the most important in the judicial system and advised judges to remain peaceful, calm and composed even in complex situations.
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Over 1,300 police officers and security personnel have been deployed in Rawalpindi to maintain law and order situation ahead of possible Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protest and a Jamaat-e-Islami gathering at Liaquat Bagh, local media reported on Sunday, citing officials.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat, on Sunday, criticised the move to lay a foundation stone for a Babri Masjid-like structure in West Bengal, calling it a "political conspiracy" aimed at reviving a settled dispute for electoral gains.
Gandhinagar, Dec 21 (IANS) A unique initiative by the Gujarat government is bringing about positive changes in the lives of adolescent girls in Navsari district. The Saksham Yuvika Project, launched three years ago by the district panchayat, focuses on the physical and mental health, nutrition, and awareness of girl students studying in primary schools.
