Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday resigned as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change in protest against the Government not referring key Bills on subjects coming under its purview to his panel. Ramesh had earlier taken objection to passage of the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill by Parliament and slammed the […]
» Read moreThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday shared a set of fresh images of Moon and Earth taken from Chandrayaan-3 mission’s indigenous lander module, named Vikram. Only a fortnight is remaining before the Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft-landing on the lunar surface. The spacecraft entered into the Moon’s orbit on August 5. It is expected to land on Moon on […]
» Read moreAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy recently announced financial assistance for the girls belonging to disadvantaged communities in the state. Under the YSR Kalyanamasthu and YSR Shaadi Tohfa schemes, a total of ₹141.60 crore has been released to benefit 18,883 girls who got married between April and June 2023. The amount will be directly credited to the bank […]
» Read moreDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 13 others have been named accused in a case of alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February. The Delhi Police on Monday filed the charge sheet before a court. The final report was filed before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, who put up the matter for […]
» Read moreSecurity forces gunned down 14 alleged members of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) in an encounter in Sukma district of south Chhattisgarh on Monday. The incident took place near Nukaltung area under Konta block around 7 a.m., Sukma District Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said. South Sukma is considered a Maoist stronghold. The security forces also managed to […]
» Read moreTwenty-four girls were rescued from a shelter home in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, and three people arrested following allegation of sexual exploitation of the inmates. Eighteen inmates , however, were missing, , police said on Monday. “Twenty-four girls were rescued on Sunday from the shelter home on station road in the name of Ma Vindhyawasini Mahila Prakishan Evam Samaj Sewa Sansthan […]
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