Aero India 2025: Rajnath Singh to chair envoys’ round-table tomorrow
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) As a prelude to Aero India 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the Ambassadors’ round-table on Friday to brief them on the major events of Asia’s biggest aero show scheduled to be held next month at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru. Invitations have been extended to Ambassadors and […]
India’s National Highways record 60 pc growth in last 10 years to become 2nd largest network in world
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The length of India’s National Highway network has surged by 60 per cent in the last 10 years from 91,287 km in 2014 to 146,195 km in 2024, making it the second largest road network in the world, according to the year-end review of the Ministry of Road Transport and […]
Telangana IAS officer Arvind Kumar appears before ED for questioning in Formula-E case
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Former Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Formula-E race alleged financial irregularities case involving him and BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao. The senior Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) reached the ED regional office around 11 a.m. on […]
UN migration agency appeals for $73 million in aid for Syria
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): The UN migration agency on Thursday expanded an aid appeal for Syria to over $73 million, as the country transitions after years of civil war and decades of dictatorship. The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration said it was more than doubling an appeal launched last month for Syria, from $30 million to $73.2 […]
Turkiye to tell US that Syria needs to be rid of terrorists, Turkish source says
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish officials will tell US Under Secretary of State John Bass during talks in Ankara this week that Syria needs to be rid of terrorist groups to achieve stability and security, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said on Thursday. Bass’ visit comes amid repeated warnings from Turkiye that it could mount a cross-border military […]
Record 2.79 crore registrations for ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) With just five days left for the closure of registration, a record 2.79 crore students, teachers, and parents across India and abroad have already registered for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ (PPC) 2025 – an initiative to foster students’ positive outlook towards examinations. In 2024, 2.26 crore participants […]
Tributes paid to martyrs of Dombari Buru, a bigger massacre than Jallianwala Bagh
Ranchi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Dombari Buru hill in Jharkhand stands as a solemn reminder of one of the bloodiest massacres during India’s freedom struggle. While the Jallianwala Bagh massacre is widely recognized, the tragic events of January 9, 1900, at Dombari Buru were much bigger in scale. On the 125th anniversary of the massacre, […]
Parvesh Verma takes swipe at Kejriwal’s ‘newfound love’ for Jats
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Delhi BJP candidate from New Delhi Assembly constituency and prominent Jat leader Parvesh Verma on Thursday hit out at Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP government for “failing” to carry out any development in rural areas and preventing city farmers from getting Rs 18,000 per annum PM Kisan Samman Nidhi given […]
Apex tribal body urges Centre not to fence India-Myanmar border in Naga community’s interest
Kohima, Jan 9 (IANS) The Tenyimi Union Nagaland (TUN), an apex body of five major tribes in Nagaland, has reiterated its support to the Nagaland Assembly resolution and urged the Centre not to fence the India-Myanmar boundary in the interest of the Naga community. TUN President Kekhwengulo Lea said that the apex body strongly supported […]
Withdrawal of draft UGC regulations: TN Assembly adopts resolution moved by CM Stalin
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, urging the Centre to immediately withdraw the draft University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations of 2025. These regulations pertain to the selection and appointment process for Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) and the minimum qualifications required for the […]
