PMML holds special event to mark birth anniversary of former PM Narasimha Rao NEW DELHI: To mark his birth anniversary, Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) has opened to visitors a special exhibition on the life and legacy of former PM P V Narasimha Rao. The exhibition at Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya located in Teen Murti Bhavan…
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old trainee pilot from New Delhi was hit on the back by a still-running propeller after stepping off a twin-engine trainer aircraft at Kanpur’s Chakeri airport, prompting Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to order a probe and ground the plane. Riya Batra suffered back injuries after deboarding Garg Aviation’s Tecnam P2006T…
PM Modi hails fight against superstition that saved rare stork in Assam NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi had a word of praise in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast for those who rely on science, experience and logic to challenge superstitions as he hailed a successful campaign led by a biologist in Assam to save a…
PM Modi backs tech-traditional knowledge integration NEW DELHI: With Central Sanskrit University launching a BTech course in AI and Data Science to focus on Indian traditional knowledge and Nalanda University turning ‘Shastrarth’ (scholarly debates) into aconvocation practice, PM Modi Sunday used his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme to project India’s classical knowledge traditions as a living…
India ranks number 1 in economic capacity, 74th in workforce readiness: QS NEW DELHI: India has the world’s strongest economic capacity for an AI-driven future and ranks second in digital-skills penetration. Yet, it stands 74th in workforce readiness and 73rd in human capital, exposing a gap between economic momentum and job-ready talent, according to the…
Government widens fight on anaemia, adds low birth weight babies NEW DELHI: Low birth weight babies up to six months of age will be brought under the Centre’s flagship anaemia control programme for the first time as govt overhauls its strategy to tackle one of India’s biggest public health challenges, widening the focus beyond iron…
No pressure was put on Champat Rai to resign, says VHP NEW DELHI: VHP international president Alok Kumar Sunday said there was “no pressure” on Champat Rai to resign from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and accused opposition of trying to use the row over alleged misappropriation of Ram temple donations for political gain….
MEA rejects Pakistan claim of India’s hand in Karachi attack NEW DELHI: India has slammed Pakistan for alleging Indian involvement in an attack on a military base in Karachi Saturday, saying Pakistan needs to look inwards and dismantle terror infrastructure on its territory. Four paramilitary personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on a Sindh…
Ladakh fines tourists for driving into lake SRINAGAR: Four tourists have been fined a total of Rs 2 lakh for off-roading in Ladakh’s Pangong Lake and other protected wildlife areas in the Union Territory’s first such punitive action against such illegal incursions.Four vehicles used during the trips over the past fortnight were impounded. A viral…
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that India possesses a holistic and integrated worldview that can help address the challenges facing humanity, and declared that for the welfare of the world, “Bharat must be heard”.Addressing the valedictory session of the three-day national conference on “Operationalising NEP 2020: Integrating Indian Knowledge Systems”, organised…