Newdelhi:21/3/22:The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will confer two Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 54 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Amongst the prominent awardees at today’s Investiture ceremony will be Padma Vibhushan recipients; Shri Radhey Shyam and General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous). Shri Ghulam ...

Newdelhi:21/3/22:Around 22,500 Indian nationals have returned from Ukraine to India from 1 February – 11 March 2022. 90 evacuation flights were operated under Operation Ganga including 14 Indian Air Force flights. The Government had coordinated with the Indian carriers for the operation of evacuation flights. Six private airlines, namely Air Asia, Air India, Air India Express, Go First, Indigo and ...

Newdelhi:20/3/22:Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Kishida Fumio made an official visit to India, as his first bilateral visit, from 19 to 20 March 2022 for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit with H.E. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. The Prime Ministers recognized that the Summit was taking place at a significant time as the two countries were celebrating ...

Imphal:20/3/22: Ending the speculations over Manipur chief minister seat, The BJP has tapped N Biren Singh as CM for a second time. He was unanimously elected to the CM post in the Manipur BJP legislature party meeting in Imphal on Sunday. The decision comes 10 days after the BJP returned to power in Manipur for the second time in a row, ...

Newdelhi:20/3/22:NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is organizing the fifth edition of the Women Transforming India Awards (WTI) on 21 March 2022. This year, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence, the WTI Awards will be conferred on 75 women achievers to celebrate their contribution towards a ‘Sashakt Aur Samarth Bharat’. In ...

Mumbai:20/3/22:Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has underlined the important role of Corporate Social Responsibility and social entrepreneurship in bringing about socio-economic transformation in the disadvantaged sections of society. He cited the need for social entrepreneurship with social consciousness, social responsibility and social awareness, employing technology in productive manner. The Minister said that there is a ...

Newdelhi:20/3/22:Union of Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi said that India’s total geographical area undermining has increased substantially during the last few years and the sector is providing employment opportunities to 12 million people across the country, both directly and indirectly. Addressing the 36th International Geological Congress inaugural session virtually today,   Minister Shri Joshi stated ...

Newdelhi:20/3/22:India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 181.21 Cr (1,81,21,11,675) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,13,75,059 sessions. COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March 2022. So far, more than 17 lakh (17,36,464) adolescents have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The break-up of the cumulative figure as ...

New Delhi:198/3/822: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has arrived in Delhi for his two day India visit. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw received PM Kishida. Kishida, who is to reside in India after assuming office, will take part in the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit, besides holding bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Talking about the Japanese Prime Minister’s visit to India, ...

Chandigarh:19/3/22: Punjab Cabinet today in its first meeting decided to fill 25 thousand vacancies in different departments.  The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting held at Chandigarh under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. After the meeting addressing media, Bhagwant Mann said that 10 thousand posts will be filled in the state police department and 15 thousand ...