The Centre has invited views and suggestions from the States to review certain aspects of the Crop Insurance Scheme. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Agriculture Purushottam Rupala said that, the Government has received several representations from various sections […]
Today is the 44th anniversary of the Emergency. The then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had imposed emergency on the midnight of 25th of June in 1975. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, India salutes all those greats who fiercely and fearlessly resisted the […]
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar while paying tributes to heroes of the emergency, Jai Prakash Narayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Morarjee Desai and other leaders said, the crisis which Congress brought on the democracy of our country was defeated by the people on 20th March […]
Kerala has topped among large states on overall health performance in NITI Aayog’s Health Index followed by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. However, in terms of incremental performance Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand are the top three states who performed well in comparison to the last health […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, no stone will be left unturned to fulfil the dream of Housing for All, which will give wings to crores of aspirations. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, four years ago, the government had started important initiatives – Pradhan […]
In Tennis, India’s ace men’s singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran today sailed into the second round of the Antalya Open ATP 250 tournament with a straight-set win over Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in Antalya, Turkey. Gunneswaran, ranked 94th in the ATP chart, easily got the better […]
Condemning the latest attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, the UN Security Council has urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and take measures and actions to reduce escalation and tension. The UN’s most powerful body said the attacks violate international rules on […]
In the ICC Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 62 runs at Southampton last night. Chasing the victory target of 263 runs set by Bangladesh, Afghanistan were all out for only 200 in 47 overs. For Afghanistan, Samiullah Shinwari was the highest scorer who […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be on a three-day visit to India from today. This will be the first high-level engagement with the US after the General Elections in India. Mr Pompeo’s visit will be an important opportunity for both sides to explore […]