New Delhi/Chandigarh, Aug 28 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday announced a Rs 170 crore programme to transform 15 government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) into technology-rich Centres of Excellence, aligned with the Union government’s Rs 60,000 crore National Scheme for ITI Upgradation.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan since the Taliban took over have soured considerably in recent years. There have been multiple reasons for the same which also include the Durand Line.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) In a pointed address on Thursday, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat identified religious conversions and illegal migration as primary factors contributing to India's demographic imbalances.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the transformative initiative that shaped a new story of financial inclusion in the country over the past decade, completed its 11th year on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday dismissed the perception that the Sangh dictates the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) decisions, stressing that the party is independent in running the government and conducting its own affairs.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday flayed the Mahagathbandhan (Cong-RJD-Left parties) alliance for allowing its stage to hurl "abusive" and "utterly derogatory" remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bihar and termed it "an affront to the sentiments of 140 crore Indian citizens".
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar has stirred political conversation, not for its ideological messaging but for what analysts interpret as a calculated attempt to reposition the Congress party within the opposition alliance.
Nagpur, Aug 28 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), India’s largest financial inclusion initiative, on Thursday completed 11 years since its launch by the Centre in 2014.
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) The three-member judicial committee, formed to investigate Sambhal violence, submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday. The report, yet to be made public, will shed light on the reasons behind the November 2024 violence and is also expected to fix blame on the culprits behind the stir, which resulted in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to many others.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that an Imam allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old boy at a mosque in the Jhabreda area of Uttarakhand’s Roorkee last week.
