Rs 56,000 crore allotted in Telangana budget for six guarantees
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) The Congress government in Telangana has allocated Rs 56,084 crore in the 2025-26 budget for implementing various promises under the six guarantees. Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has made the allocations for the schemes which were already launched by the government. For Rythu Bharosa, under which the […]
Mamata Banerjee demands Bharat Ratna for Sunita Williams
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, while giving her reactions on the successful return of Sunita Williams from space, claimed to have studied space science. She also said that Williams should be conferred the Bharat Ratna award by the Union government. While addressing the second round of the budget […]
Rajasthan govt introduces Bill in Assembly to regulate operations of coaching centres
Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Wednesday introduced a Bill in the Assembly, aimed at preventing student suicides and regulating coaching centres in the state. The Rajasthan Coaching Institute Controlled and Regulation Bill, 2025, includes strict provisions to control coaching centres and their operations. According to this Bill, coaching centres will no longer […]
Union Minister Shekhawat asks Kerala to focus on iconic tourist destinations
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday pointed out that Kerala is a significant contributor to the growth of tourism in India and promised total support of the Centre to take forward the state’s pioneering initiatives in the tourism sector. Speaking at a meeting held here to review the […]
Sunita Williams’ ancestral village celebrates her safe return, to take out celebratory procession
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Sunita Williams’ safe return to Earth after unplanned and prolonged nine-month stay in the space has brought immense joy to her relatives and villagers in Jhulasan, her ancestral village in Gujarat’s Mehsana. As the news surfaced about her safe return, the villagers broke into celebrations by bursting firecrackers and dancing. […]
‘The Earth missed you’: PM Modi welcomes Sunita Williams and Crew-9 astronauts after extended space mission
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the safe return of NASA’s Crew-9, which included astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stranded in space for nearly nine months. Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi expressed his admiration for their resilience, saying, “Welcome back, Crew-9! […]
S. Korea plans to foster 30,000 space talents by 2045
Seoul, March 19 (IANS) South Korea’s national space agency on Wednesday announced a plan to establish a cross-sectoral education system aimed at fostering a total of 30,000 aerospace talents by 2045 as part of its long-term strategy to become a global space powerhouse in the face of the New Space era. The Korea AeroSpace Administration […]
School built with Indian govt’s financial assistance inaugurated in Nepal
Kathmandu, March 19 (IANS) In yet another initiative taken under the India-Nepal developmental partnership, a school built with the Indian government’s financial assistance of Nepalese Rs 30 million was inaugurated on Wednesday. The Indian government’s grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ was utilised for the construction of the building and other facilities at Shree Janakalyan […]
Heavy rain leaves two dead in southern Spain
Madrid, March 19 (IANS) A man and his wife have been confirmed dead, and another person remains missing as torrential rain from storm Laurence continues to impact southern Spain, local authorities reported on Wednesday. Rescue services in the southwestern province of Seville recovered the bodies of the couple on Wednesday after their vehicle was swept […]
