The Government has announced seven day state mourning throughout the country as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During the period, the national flag will be flown at half mast throughout India till 22nd of this month. The Tri-colour will fly half mast on the […]
President Ram Nath Kovind has greeted the Parsi community on the eve of Navroz, the Parsi New Year. In a message today, the President expressed the wish that the unique festival brings peace and prosperity in the lives of all people and reinforce the nation’s commitment to harmony and goodwill […]
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the creamy layer concept cannot be applied to deny benefits of quota in promotions to government employees of SC/ST community. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, that there is no judgment which […]
The Delhi Traffic Police has obstructed movement of vehicles on the roads leading to the AIIMS where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s health continues to be critical. In an advisory, it said the decision comes because of heavy traffic in the area. A large number of political leaders have […]
The Centre has launched a massive rescue and relief operation in Kerala. Cabinet Secretary today chaired a high-level meeting on the instructions of the Prime Minister. The Army, Navy, IAF and Coast Guard and NDRF have been asked to mobilise additional manpower, boats and helicopters to scale up the rescue […]
The navies of India and Singapore will conduct joint exercises next month to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the maritime bilateral relations between the two countries. This was stated by the Indian High Commissioner, Jawed Ashraf in Singapore last night. He said the excellent defence relationship between both the countries […]
The Amarnath pilgrimage from Jammu has resumed after remaining suspended for last three days due to bad weather and security issues. The 42nd batch comprising of only 548 Amarnath pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Base camp Jammu around 5 this morning in cavaclade of 28 light and heavy vehicles […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked his Portuguese counterpart António Costa for penning down an article on the occasion of India’s 72nd Independence Day. In a tweet, Mr. Modi said, I thank Mr. António Costa, the Prime Minister of Portugal for penning a wonderful article on the occasion of India’s Independence Day, in one […]
A man of masses, veteran leader and Former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away this evening in New Delhi. The 93-year-old veteran leader breathed his last at 5.05 PM at AIIMS where he was admitted for treatment. In a statement, the AIIMS said, Vajpayee was admitted in […]
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief at the passing away of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. President Kovind described Vajpayee as a true Indian statesman saying his leadership, foresight, maturity and eloquence put him in a league of his […]
