PM Modi congratulates people of Odisha for MoU signing on Ayushman Bharat

IANS | January 13, 2025 9:40 PM

Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the people of Odisha for the MoU signing between the National Health Authority under the Ministry of Health and family Welfare and Odisha's Health and Family Welfare Department for the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) in the eastern state.

'If I am attacked again, UP officials will be responsible': Sanjeev Balyan writes to CM Yogi Adityanath

IANS | January 13, 2025 9:15 PM

Muzaffarnagar, Jan 13 (IANS) BJP leader and former Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan on Monday wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, complaining about the attitude of the police.

'People of India reaffirmed their trust in PM Modi': Ashwini Vaishnaw slams Zuckerberg

IANS | January 13, 2025 7:32 PM

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Union IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday expressed "disappointment" over a recent claim made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Ex-US soldier Michael embraces Sanatan Dharma, becomes 'Baba Mokshpuri'

IANS | January 13, 2025 6:57 PM

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan 13 (IANS) The Mahakumbh 2025 is drawing saints and spiritual gurus from across the globe, including those from foreign shores. Michael, an ex-soldier in the US Army turned saint during the ongoing Mahakumbh and became ‘Baba Mokshpuri’ by embracing Sanatan Dharma.

Kerala teenager sexual assault : 43 arrested, 29 cases registered as police step up probe

IANS | January 13, 2025 4:59 PM

Pathanamthitta, Jan 11 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the repeated sexual assault of a teenage girl in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district has registered 29 cases across five police stations in the state and arrested 43 individuals in connection with the case so far.

50 lakh people take dip in Sangam a day ahead of Paush Purnima

IANS | January 12, 2025 11:57 PM

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Around 50 lakh people on Sunday took a dip a day before the first bathing festival, Paush Purnima, which will begin on Monday along with the Mahakumbh 2025.

Karnataka: Elderly mother, daughter battling starvation seek govt assistance

IANS | January 12, 2025 11:36 PM

Gadag (Karnataka), Jan 12 (IANS) An 88-year-old woman and her 64-year-old daughter in Mulgund town of Gadag district of Karnataka are battling starvation as they donot have a breadwinner in the family. Also, both the women do not get the benefit of any government scheme.

Jammu horticulture department hosts exposure visit programme for farmers

IANS | January 12, 2025 10:33 PM

Jammu, Jan 12 (IANS) The Horticulture Department in Jammu organised an exposure visit programme, where farmers were provided with information about various government schemes and support related to agriculture.

Tight security in Poonch for PM Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir

IANS | January 12, 2025 10:17 PM

Poonch, Jan 12 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, security arrangements have been tightened in Poonch district. Special checkpoints have been set up on the main roads, and vehicles are being thoroughly inspected.

Kejriwal tells slum dwellers 'voting for BJP amounts to suicide'; Hardeep Puri hits back

IANS | January 12, 2025 7:43 PM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Politics over slum dwellers intensified in election-bound Delhi on Sunday with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal telling jhuggi residents that voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would amount to signing their “own suicide notes”. Hitting back, the BJP called him a habitual liar.