Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024 passed in Assembly amidst Oppn walkout
Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) The Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024, which aims to decentralise governance of Bengaluru city by forming multiple corporations, was passed in the Legislative Assembly today amidst the walkout by the opposition. “Bengaluru in its current form is difficult to govern, even the Opposition members admit it. The city has grown way […]
IRCTC launches Bharat Gaurav Train under ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ scheme
Patna, March 10 (IANS) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) announced the launch of the Bharat Gaurav Train to promote rail tourism on Monday. The initiative will offer a special 33 per cent discount for the passengers on travel costs. The journey will start on March 27, 2025, and the train will depart […]
President Murmu launches ‘spiritual education’ of Brahma Kumaris from Haryana’s Hisar
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday launched a state-level campaign, ‘spiritual education for holistic well-being’ of Brahma Kumaris from Haryana’s Hisar on its golden jubilee. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that spirituality “unites the entire humanity by rising above man made boundaries. Social, economic, scientific, cultural, political or any other […]
Yoga and Technology: Key pillars of CISF’s transformation under PM Modi
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) On the occasion of CISF Raising Day, a video related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi was shared on Modi Story, a popular social media handle on X, in which former DG of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Sheel Vardhan Singh highlights the progress of CISF under the guidance of PM […]
Ahead of PM Modi’s Mauritius visit, 27-year-old pictures of his ‘Mini India’ tour surfaces
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Mauritius, where he will be the chief guest of island nation’s 57th National Day celebrations. During the visit, India and Mauritius are also expected to ink a raft of agreements to strengthen bilateral relations. The Indian diaspora […]
Mauritius key partner in Indian Ocean, gateway to African Continent: PM Modi
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that he is looking forward to engaging with the Mauritius leadership to elevate the partnership between the two countries in all its facets during his two-day State Visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, beginning early Tuesday morning. “Mauritius is a close maritime neighbour, […]
Memorial service held in Tokyo marking World War air raid
Tokyo, March 10 (IANS) A memorial service was held on Monday at a park facility in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward, marking the 80th anniversary of a massive air raid by the United States during the Second World War. Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko also attended the memorial service held at a place that houses […]
Estonia’s ruling coalition collapses
Tallinn, March 10 (IANS) The three-party ruling coalition in Estonia collapsed on Monday, as the Reform Party and Eesti 200 decided to stay in the two-party government, excluding the Social Democrats. Social Democratic Party chairman Lauri Laanemets said this on Monday at the end of the coalition council meeting. “Two words justified the end of […]
A massive cyberattack hits X, tracing those behind it: Elon Musk
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Elon Musk on Monday said a massive cyber attack has hit his X social media platform, that disabled millions of users across the globe, including in India, from accessing the popular platform. The X platform went down in a massive global outage as users were unable to access the micro-blogging […]
Vijayashanthi among three Congress candidates for Telangana MLC polls
Hyderabad, March 9 (IANS) Actor-politician Vijayashanthi and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) general secretary Addanki Dayakar are among three candidates announced by the Congress party on Sunday for biennial elections to the Legislative Council from MLAs’ quota. Kethavath Shankar Naik, District Congress Committee president from Nalgonda, is the third candidate. AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge approved […]
