Centre lifts ban on government employees taking part in RSS activities

July 22, 2024 8:01 AM

Centre lifts ban on government employees taking part in RSS activities

The Centre has lifted a ban on government employees taking part in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities. The ban imposed in November 1966 during the rule of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has been removed by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions. In a post on X, BJP IT Cel...

Over 4,500 Indian students return from Bangladesh amid violent protests
Agartala: Indian students from Brahmanbaria Medical College in Bangladesh return through Akhura Check Post amidst countrywide protest in Bangladesh, in Agartala on Saturday, July 20, 2024.(IANS/Abhisek Saha)

July 22, 2024 8:01 AM

Over 4,500 Indian students return from Bangladesh amid violent protests

Over four thousand five hundred Indian students have returned from Bangladesh so far amid violent protests. External Affairs Ministry said that the High Commission of India in Dhaka has been making arrangements for security escorts for the safe travel of Indian nationals to the border crossing point...

36 flights cancelled at Mumbai Airport due to heavy rains

July 22, 2024 7:08 AM

36 flights cancelled at Mumbai Airport due to heavy rains

As many as 36 flights were cancelled at the Mumbai airport yesterday due to heavy rains in the city. The airport authority has informed that during the day, runway operations were suspended twice within almost an hour. The flights cancelled at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport we...

Kerala reports Nipah death; Expert team of ICMR arrives in Kozhikode

July 22, 2024 7:00 AM

Kerala reports Nipah death; Expert team of ICMR arrives in Kozhikode

In response to the Nipah death in Kerala, a six-member expert team of ICMR has arrived in Kozhikode to support the State in public health measures. The Union Health Ministry has decided to deploy a multi-member joint outbreak response team to assist the state health department with case investigatio...

Anurag Thakur accuses Congress of insulting the constitution  

July 21, 2024 9:18 PM

Anurag Thakur accuses Congress of insulting the constitution  

BJP MP Anurag Singh Thakur hit out at the Congress alleging that it is Congress which has insulted the Constitution. Talking to the media, Mr Thakur alleged that by imposing emergency in 1975 and putting the opposition in jail, the Congress had changed the Constitution. He said, the Preamble which i...

Nuno Borges beat Nadal to lift Swedish Open Men’s Singles trophy

July 21, 2024 9:27 PM

Nuno Borges beat Nadal to lift Swedish Open Men’s Singles trophy

In Swedish Open Tennis today, Nuno Borges of Portugal defeated Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final, 6-3, 6-2, to win the men's singles tennis title at Bastad in Sweden. It was Borges's first ATP Tour title. He became the second Portuguese player in the Open Era to win a main tour singles title, after...

Ashadha Purnima celebrated in Nepal

July 21, 2024 9:38 PM

Ashadha Purnima celebrated in Nepal

On the auspicious occasion of Ashadha Purnima, the Embassy of India in Kathmandu organized a special event to mark Guru Purnima celebration in Nepal. Representatives from various Buddhist sects and monasteries in Nepal participated in this celebration.   Ashadha Purnima marks the moment when Lord Bu...