Month: August 2021
Sonia Gandhi unfurls national flag at Cong headquarters
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday unfurled the national flag at the party headquarters here to mark the country’s 75th Independence Day. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and senior party leaders including AK…
FM to meet CEOs of public sector banks on Aug 25 to review financial performance
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala is scheduled to meet heads of public sector banks (PSBs) on August 25 to review financial performance of the lenders and progress made by them to support the economy battered…
Advani unfurls national flag at residence
New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader L K Advani on Sunday unfurled the national flag at his residence here on the 75th Independence Day. The 93-year-old leader, a former deputy prime minister, has been unfurling the…
Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of composer Khayyam, dies at 93
Mumbai: Jagjit Kaur, veteran singer and wife of late music composer Khayyam, passed away on Sunday following age-related illness. She was 93. Kaur sang several songs, including the ones composed by Khayyam like “Dekh lo…
India records 36,083 new Covid cases, 493 deaths
New Delhi: , Aug 15 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 36,083 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 3,21,92,576, while the death toll has climbed to 4,31,225 with 493 fresh fatalities, according to…
Govt focus to make small farmers pride of India, 75 Vande Bharat trains to connect parts of India: Modi
New Delhi: The government’s focus is to make small farmers, who own less than two hectares of land and comprise over 80 percent of all farmers, the country’s pride, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on…
75th I-Day: Google doodle captures spectrum of India’s diversity, its dance forms
New Delhi: India’s cultural diversity and multi-faceted dance forms, ranging from Bharatanatyam to Purulia Chhau, have come alive in a vibrant doodle by the internet search giant Google to mark the country’s 75th Independence Day.…
Over 4.5 cr new households got piped water connection under Jal Jeevan Mission in last 2 years: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said over 4.5 crore new households received piped water connection under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the last two years. The scheme aims to provide tap water…
India takes pride in largest vaccination programme in the world: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India takes pride in having the world’s largest vaccination programme and over 54 crore people have already taken the COVID-19 vaccines. “We can say with…