New Delhi:30/1/24: Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav today released the first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) during the meeting of National Board for Wildlife in New Delhi. The SPAI is a first-of-its-kind scientific exercise on the status of Snow leopards in India. The report stated that 718 Snow Leopards are present in India with Ladakh ...

Newdelhi:30/1/24:The Budget Session of Parliament will commence tomorrow. The session will start with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget on Thursday. The session will continue till 9th of next month. Meanwhile, before the Session, the government convened an all-party meeting to ensure ...

New Delhi:29/1/24: The tableau from Odisha, showcasing women empowerment, the heritage crafts village of Raghurajpur, and the exquisite Pattachitra art, has won the first prize in Judges Choice category at this year’s Republic Day parade, the I & PR department informed on Monday. The tableaus from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been adjudged second and third respectively. Sixteen states and ...

Newdelhi:29/1/24:Government has, today, declared ‘ Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)’ as an ‘Unlawful Association’ for a further period of five years under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967. The last ban on SIMI was imposed, vide Gazette Notification Number S.O. 564(E), dated the 31st January 2019. SIMI is continuing to be involved in fomenting terrorism, ...

Newdelhi:29/1/24:Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, interacted with the participants of the 7th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) at the National Bal Bhavan today. Ministers of the State for Education Smt. Annpurna Devi and Dr. Subhas Sarkar; Minister of State for External Affairs and Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh; Secretary, Department of School ...

Bhubaneswar:28/1/24: Padmini Rout, the Odisha chess star International Master (IM), on Sunday, got married to Jaykishin Mankani, an IT professional and a big fan of Padmini from Mumbai. The wedding took place in Bhubaneswar and was conducted following the Hindu Vaidik rituals at a hotel in Patia. Many renowned chess players attended the ceremony, including Soumya Swaminathan and Nisha Mohota. Despite ...

New Delhi:28/1/24:  Continuing its fight against smuggling of gold into the country, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers developed an intelligence and intercepted seven consignments of “Electric Current/Potential Meters” declared as “Current Guiaor Machine”, which had arrived from Hong Kong at the Foreign Post Office, New Delhi. Upon examination, the said electric meters were found to be functional, having ...

Newdelhi:28/1/24:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Supreme Court of India on 28 January at the Supreme Court auditorium in Delhi. He also launched citizen-centric information and technology initiatives that include Digital Supreme Court Reports (Digi SCR), Digital Courts 2.0 and a new website for the Supreme Court. Addressing the gathering, the Prime ...

Bihar :28/1/24: JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar took the oath of office and secrecy for the record ninth time as Chief Minister of Bihar. Eight other cabinet ministers also took oath at Rajbhavan with him. Governor Rajendra Vishwanat Arlekar administered oath of office and secrecy this evening to three BJP and three JD(U) leaders. Besides this, one member from Hindustani Awam ...

New Delhi:26/1/24: The nation is celebrating the 75th Republic Day on 26 Jan 2024, Friday. President Droupadi Murmu led the nation in celebrating Republic Day from Kartavya Path in New Delhi. French President Emmanuel Macron was the Chief Guest at the parade which showcased India’s rich cultural diversity, unity and progress, its military prowess, and growing Nari Shakti.  The ceremony ...