India
Union Cabinet Approves Merger of Four Film Media Units With NFDC
The units are Films Division of India, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archive of India, and Children's Film Society.
Assured Markets, Tech Upgrade & Higher Income: Why Contract Farming Will be a Win-win Situation for Farmers
Numerous studies conducted across the world over the years show contract farming has helped small-scale farmers.
Rahul Gandhi Among 10 MPs Who Extended Max Support to Constituents During Lockdown: Survey
A New Delhi-based citizen engagement platform, GovernEye Systems conducted this survey, which was launched on October 1.
Moderate Fog in Parts of Delhi, Minimum Temperature Dips to 4 Degree Celsius
According to the weather department, very dense fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, 51 and 200 is dense, 201 and 500 moderate, and 501 and 1,000 shallow.
Delhi Hospital Working On Arrangements For Storage Awaiting Arrival Of Vaccine
From installing freezers to cold chain equipment set up, arrangements are being made at a Delhi government hospital here in anticipation of storing COVID-19 vaccine, sources said on Tuesday. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain recently had said that wo...
Justin Trudeau Should Be Concerned About 'Suspected Murder' of Pakistani Activist: BJP Foreign Affairs Dept Head
International media has reported that the body of Karima Baloch was found in Toronto, Canada, where she had been living in exile for five years.
Scientists Say UK Strain Unlikely to Affect Efficacy of Covid-19 Vaccines, Warn Against More Mutations
According to Jeremy Farrar, director of the London-based research charity Wellcome Trust UK, there is no indication at the moment that the new strain would evade treatments and vaccines.
‘Owes Me Dhokhla’: Mamata Demands Treat from Amit Shah for Proving Him Wrong with Bengal Stats
Issuing a point by point rebuttal to assertions made by Shah against her dispensation, during his visit to Bengal last week, Banerjee cited NCRB data to state that political killings and other crimes have decreased in the last ten years under the TMC rule...
UK Virus Strain: Sample of London Returnee to Chennai Will be Sent to NIV for Genomic Analysis
The passenger, who tested positive has been admitted to the state-run King's Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research here, Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said.
Bihar Judicial Officers, Caught in a Nepal Hotel with Women, Dismissed from Service
According to a notification issued by the state general administration department on Monday, the dismissed officials are Hari Niwas Gupta, Jitendra Nath Singh and Komal Ram.
Will BJP Leaders Quit if Party Fails to Get 200 Seats in Bengal, Asks Prashant Kishor
Kishor, who managed Narendra Modi's successful campaign in 2014, has been roped in by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to boost her party's prospects in the West Bengal assembly polls likely in April-May next year.
Cold Wave Conditions Likely in Delhi Over Next 4 Days, Says IMD
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 5.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, theIMD said. The observatory had recorded a minimum of 3.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the lowest this season so far.
‘Baba ka Dhaba’ Owner Starts a New Restaurant in Delhi, Offers Indian and Chinese on Menu
Prasad's new restaurant is a little walk away from his old kiosk and he says he will continue to run his dhaba too. His restaurant, incidentally is also known as 'Baba ka Dhaba'.
Marriage Fixed, Suitor Stabs Woman for Refusing to Travel to Jalgaon and Meet His Parents
The incident occurred in Butibori area on Sunday when the accused, Mayur Mahajan, insisted that the woman accompany him to Jalgaon to meet his parents to discuss their marriage, an official said.
Need Law to Punish Those Buying Farmers' Crops Below MSP, Says Faction of Bharatiya Kisan Union
The BKU (Lok Shakti) activists are presently camping at the Dalit Prerna Sthal near here, while those of the BKU (Bhanu) are on an indefinite sit-in at the Delhi-Noida's Chilla border since the first week of December in support of the demand to repeal the...
India Should Not Be Worried About Our Ties With Pakistan, Says Russia
Deputy Chief of the Russian mission Roman Babushkin said Russia's ties with Pakistan are "independent" in nature and that his government is mindful of respecting sensitivities of other countries.