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September 14, 2020 8:32 PM

Responsibility of all MPs to remain answerable to people: Speaker Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today said, it is the responsibility of all MPs to remain answerable to people and work towards bringing the hopes and aspirations &nbsp;of people to the notice of government. On the first day of the Mon...

September 14, 2020 8:26 PM

Election Commission team reaches Bihar to review preparedness for upcoming Assembly polls

In Bihar, a two member team of the Election Commission reached Patna today on a two day visit to review the preparedness for the upcoming Assembly Elections. '' '' Assembly election in Bihar is due in October-November as the tenure of the cu...

September 14, 2020 8:19 PM

Hindi can become one of the official languages at UN: Prof Jiang Jingkui, Peking University

Head of Centre for South Asian Studies and Head of Hindi Department in Peking University, China, Prof. Jiang Jingkui says Hindi can be a link language for foreigners and &nbsp;become one of the official languages at the United Nat...

September 14, 2020 8:12 PM

BJP launches week-long ' Seva Saptah' to mark PM Modi's 70th birthday

BJP has launched a week-long campaign&nbsp;namely&nbsp;Seva Saptah to mark the&nbsp;70th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which falls on 17th this month. Various social initiatives are being undertaken by the party leaders and workers across the country.<br /&a...

September 14, 2020 6:00 PM

Hindi Divas-2020: VP Venkaiah Naidu calls for according equal respect to all languages

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for according equal respect to all the languages and emphasised that no language should be either imposed or opposed. Addressing an online event on the occasion of Hindi Divas -2020, the Vice ...

September 14, 2020 5:10 PM

Nominations for Padma Awards to be open till Sept 15

Tomorrow is the last date for online nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards to be announced on the occasion of Republic Day next year. The nominations will be received online only on the Padma Awards portal.<br /&...

September 14, 2020 5:01 PM

Fact-Check: Govt dismisses media report on reopening of cinema halls across country, says no such decision taken

Government has dismissed a media report which claimed that Home Ministry has ordered reopening of cinema halls across the country from 1st October. '' '' In a tweet, Press Informa...

September 14, 2020 4:51 PM

Parliamentary proceedings begin; 15 newly elected MPs take oath in RS

While adhering to social distancing norms amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Rajya Sabha today took up business on the first day of Monsoon Session of Parliament. Fifteen newly elected MPs took oath. They include Shibu Soren of JMM, Zafar Islam of BJP, Dr K Keshav Rao of TRS, Tiruchi Siva of DMK, and Din...

September 14, 2020 3:22 PM

Govt ready for discussion on all issues: Pralhad Joshi

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi today said, government is ready for discussion on all issues.&nbsp;Responding to the voices raised by the Opposition against the cancellation of the Question Hour, Mr Joshi said that at a time when Assemblies aren't ready to meet for a single...

September 14, 2020 3:21 PM

Hindi Diwas being observed across the country

Hindi Diwas is being celebrated across the country today. It was on this day in 1949 that the constituent assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country. Today, Hindi is one of the widely spoken langu...

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