Chennai, Feb 28 : on Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman today said the Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been taking various measures to empower women since 2014. “We wanted to free women from the hardships of kitchen, hence we launched free LPG scheme; we wanted to ease their burden of bringing water … Read more
February 28, 2022, 5:08 pm New Delhi, Feb 28 : With hundreds of Indian students being made to wait for hours on the Ukraine-Poland border and not allowed to cross over, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau and appreciated Poland’s facilitation of the evacuation of Indian … Read more
Deoria, Feb 28 : Accusing the Opposition parties of doing politics of appeasement and spreading hatred among comm ties to increase their ‘vote bank,’ Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that their candidate-lists reflect their ‘vested interests’. Addressing public meetings at Pathardeva, Salempur and Rudrapur Assembly constituencies in Deoria, Adityanath said, “On one hand, … Read more
February 28, 2022, 5:08 pm Gorakhpur, Feb 28 : ”The BJP has attained an inaccessible lead in five phases of UP polls and the party is poised well to hit a sixer in the final phases to romp home with 300 plus seats,” says Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Addressing a massive election rally … Read more
February 28, 2022, 4:57 pm Ballia (UP), Feb 28 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said five phases of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections have completed as from west to east people of the state have rejected dynastic politicians. Addressing an election rally here, Modi said, “Five phases of polls are over in UP and … Read more
February 28, 2022, 4:31 pm Imphal, Feb 28 : Over 61 percent of the voters exercised their democratic choice amid reports of stray violence in round one of Manipur Assembly polls covering 38 constituencies on Monday. Officials said with the weather being pleasant, large numbers of voters came out to the booths and stood in … Read more
February 28, 2022, 4:06 pm Chennai, Feb 28 : Expressing deep concern over the increasing incidents of arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister M K Stalin today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to secure their release and find a permanent solution to the problem. In a Demi-Official … Read more
February 28, 2022, 3:21 pm Imphal, Feb 28 : Nearly 50 per cent of the voters exercised their democratic choice in the first six hours amid reports of stray violence in round one of Manipur Assembly polls covering 38 constituencies on Monday. Officials said with the weather being pleasant, large numbers of voters were standing … Read more
February 28, 2022, 3:18 pm Chhindwara (MP), Feb 28 : Three hitherto- dentified persons died and a boy was injured when a vehicle – carrying pilgrims from Maharashtra to Pachmarhi Mahadev – lost its way and met with an accident on Monday at Jhirghati in Damua area, police said. The child was rushed to a … Read more
February 28, 2022, 3:56 pm Kolhapur, Feb 28 : Extending the support to the Rajya Sabha MP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, Sakal Maratha Samaj (SMS) workers on Monday staged a rasta roko agitation here at historic Dasara Chowk here. As MP, Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, who is on indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, seeking reservation for … Read more
February 28, 2022, 3:52 pm Bhopal, Feb 28 : In the wake of two children dying during the past week after falling into borewells in rural Madhya Pradesh, the state dispensation has issued a directive to the Public Health Engineering Department and block-level chief executive officers to ensure that borewells are covered. “The incidents are … Read more
February 28, 2022, 3:47 pm New Delhi, Feb 28 : A sixth flight took off from Budapest with 240 Indian nationals as part of Op Ganga to evacuate Indians from war-hit Ukraine. EAM S Jaishankar, who is personally monitoring the evacuation efforts, said on Monday in a tweet that the flight is headed to Delhi. … Read more
February 28, 2022, 2:48 pm Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 28 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that no one can remain unaffected by the war between Russia and Ukraine. Addressing an election rally here, Modi said the world was passing through several changes and the biggest need of the hour under such circumstances … Read more
February 28, 2022, 2:37 pm Patna, Feb 28 ( ) Bihar Assembly adjourned during the prelunch session on Monday to discuss the matter in the Business Advisory Committee of the Lower House after the entire opposition created a ruckus relating to the dignity of the Speaker and his members and the response of the Bihar … Read more
February 28, 2022, 2:29 pm Kyiv, Feb 28 : As a 36-hour curfew lifted in Kyiv, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine on Monday advised Indian students stranded in Ukraine to make their way to the railway station to journey to the western parts of the war-hit country. “Weekend curfew lifted in Kyiv. All students are … Read more
February 28, 2022, 2:16 pm New Delhi, Feb 28 : Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri and VK Singh are the four Indian Ministers who will travel to Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland to oversee the evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the decision on Monday to send … Read more
February 28, 2022, 2:11 pm Chennai, Feb 28 : on Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Ms Nirmala Sitharaman today assured that she would organise a meeting with the Surface Transport Ministry and Rail Ministry to address the logistics problems faced by the cement industry. She was responding to India Cements Vice-Chairman and Managing Director … Read more
February 28, 2022, 1:42 pm Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 28 : An FIR has been lodged against Uttar Pradesh MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, two of his supporters and 15 others under SC/ST Act on charges of assault of a polling agent of the Samajwadi Party. Circle Officer Ajeet Kumar Singh on Saturday … Read more
February 28, 2022, 1:41 pm Kolkata, Feb 28 : West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Monday summoned state election commissioner Sourav Das at Raj Bhavan here to update him on the election process in the state’s 108 civic bodies. The polls spanning 20 districts were conducted on Sunday. “(The) State Election Commissioner Saurab Das will … Read more
February 28, 2022, 1:34 pm Mumbai Feb 28 : Maharashtra’s minority affairs minister and NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik – who was admitted to government run Sir JJ Hospital in Mumbai was discharged Monday morning after panel of doctors attending him found him medically fit, the sources in the hospital said. Malik who is presently … Read more