Metro Railway Kolkata to evacuate stranded rakes from tunnels using battery power
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Travel in the underground section of Metro Railway’s Blue Line in Kolkata promises to get safer from May this year, with authorities working towards installing a battery-operated system that will enable a rake with passengers, stranded inside a tunnel, to the nearest station in case of a power failure. There was […]
Nominations for Prime Minister’s ‘Yoga Awards 2025’ now open
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Ministry of Ayush on Sunday announced nominations for the prestigious Prime Minister’s Yoga Awards for the 2025 edition of the International Day of Yoga (IDY2025). These awards recognise individuals and organisations that have made significant and sustained contributions to the promotion and development of Yoga, both nationally and internationally, […]
Dharmendra Pradhan takes holy dip at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj
Mahakumbh Nagar, Feb 16 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday congratulated Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for successfully organising the ongoing Maha Kumbh as he took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj. Earlier on the same day, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister thanked Minister Pradhan and called the Maha […]
AU commissioner calls for urgent action to address structural deficits in education funding
Addis Ababa, Feb 16 (IANS) African Union (AU) Commissioner for Education, Sciences, Technology and Innovation Mohammed Belhocine has called for urgent action to address structural funding deficits in education and eradicate learning poverty in Africa. Briefing journalists on the margins of the AU summit on Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Belhocine said […]
European health authorities urge greater WHO support
Helsinki, Feb 16 (IANS) Six European national health authorities have called for increased European engagement with the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the potential withdrawal of the US. The heads of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and five other European national health institutions published an open letter in the prestigious […]
African, AU officials call for actions to realise continental reparations agenda
Addis Ababa, Feb 16 (IANS) Officials and experts from African countries and the African Union (AU) reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the continent’s reparatory justice agenda, urging concrete steps to ensure full accountability for historical injustices against Africans and people of African descent. They made the call during a high-level pre-launch meeting of the AU’s […]
Collaborating with Prez Trump’s team in resolving conflict with Russia, says Zelensky
Kyiv, Feb 16 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that we have begun collaborating with US President Donald Trump’s team and are seeing progress towards achieving peace and stopping the war with Russia. “We have begun working with President Trump’s team and can already see that success is attainable. Right now, the world is looking […]
