Govt selling onion at subsidised rates to reduce prices

September 23, 2024 2:04 PM

Govt selling onion at subsidised rates to reduce prices

The government is offloading onions in the wholesale market to reduce the prices of the bulbs. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, Nidhi Khare said, there is sufficient quantity of onion in the buffer stock and the sowing of Onion in the Kharif seaso...

SC says watching child pornography in private is crime under POCSO

September 23, 2024 2:10 PM

SC says watching child pornography in private is crime under POCSO

The Supreme Court has held that watching pornography involving children in private is a violation of the POCSO Act and asked all courts across the country to not use the term child pornography in any judicial order or judgment. The Apex court gave these directions today while setting aside a decisio...

Laapataa Ladies is India’s official entry for Oscars 2025

September 23, 2024 3:34 PM

Laapataa Ladies is India’s official entry for Oscars 2025

Filmmaker Kiran Rao’s comedy-drama “Laapataa Ladies” has been chosen and submitted as India's official entry for the Oscars 2025 in the Best Foreign Film Category. The Film Federation of India has confirmed this, adding that the 13-member select committee headed by Assamese director Jahnu Barua unan...

Various measures announced for the development of fishing community

September 23, 2024 1:22 PM

Various measures announced for the development of fishing community

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan has said that Central Government had announced various measures for the development of the fishing Community. In an interaction with the media at Thoothukudi today, he said that the Government had allocated Rs. 17 Crore for inst...

Record 5 lakhs saplings planted in an hour

September 23, 2024 1:05 PM

Record 5 lakhs saplings planted in an hour

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav today congratulated 128 Infantry Battalion and Ecological Task Force of Territorial Army  for registering a World Record of planting over 5 lakh saplings in one hour. In a social media post, Mr Yadav said that the forces plant...

Haifa Day celebrated in the national capital

September 23, 2024 12:53 PM

Haifa Day celebrated in the national capital

Haifa Day was celebrated today in New Delhi to honour the martyrs of the Battle of Haifa. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador of Israel to India Reuven Azar hailed the relationship between the two countries. He praised how both the countries have repealed sovereignty and established democracies. In...

States & UTs expanded beneficiary base of Ayushman Bharat Yojna

September 23, 2024 8:06 AM

States & UTs expanded beneficiary base of Ayushman Bharat Yojna

The government has said that 49 per cent of the Ayushman Cards are issued to women and out of 7.79 Crore hospital admissions, around 3.61 Crores are utilized by women. Health Ministry said, in terms of Ayushman Cards creation Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra are top performing st...

Telangana authorities gear up as IMD predicts another spell of intense rain

September 23, 2024 8:02 AM

Telangana authorities gear up as IMD predicts another spell of intense rain

In Telangana, Hyderabad Meteorological Centre has issued an yellow alert of intense spell of rain for about 11 districts of the state in the next three days and the authorities are gearing for another spell of heavy rain. Several districts, including Hyderabad, are expected to experience downpours a...