New Delhi, December 21, 2024 – In a significant development, the Central Government has appointed a blind civil services candidate after the Supreme Court took serious note of the delay and summoned the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). As per the report of the Live Law, the appointment comes after prolonged […]
Indian benchmark indices declined 5 per cent this week amid global selloff, mainly triggered by the US Federal Reserve’s caution approach for rate cuts next year, which resulted in relentless selling by the foreign institutional investors (FIIs). With this, Sensex lost over 1,000 points in three out of five trading sessions this week, and nearly […]
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 21 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Nepal in the early hours of Saturday, the National Centre of Seismology (NCS) reported. The earthquake occurred at 3:59 am Indian Standard Time (IST), the NCS noted. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres at Latitude 29.17 N and Longitude 81.59 […]
New Delhi, December 21, 2024 – Prominent Namdhari leader and former chairman of the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), HS Hanspal, passed away at the age of 86. He breathed his last at Max Hospital in Delhi. Hanspal had a distinguished political career, serving as the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) and representing […]
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Winter Session of Parliament which commenced on November 25 was adjourned sine die on Friday. During its 26-day tenure, the session facilitated 20 sittings of the Lok Sabha and 19 sittings of the Rajya Sabha. According to PRS Legislative Research, the Lok Sabha functioned for 52 per cent […]
Jewar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has increased the compensation to farmers for land acquisition to build the Jewar Airport from Rs 3,100 per square meter to Rs 4,300 per square meter, an official statement from the state government said. In a post on X, CM Yogi said, […]
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh police and Income Tax officials recovered 52 kg of gold worth over Rs 40 crores and Rs 9.86 crores cash from an abandoned car in state capital Bhopal on Thursday late at night, a police official said on Friday. The case was parked abandoned near Mendori-Kushalpur […]
The 38th Annual General Meeting of NWDA Society and 22nd Meeting of Special Committee for Interlinking of Rivers (SCILR) were held under the chairmanship of Shri C.R. Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Jal Shakti. Shri C R Patil mentioned about the recent progress made upon MPKC (Modified Parbati Kalisindh Chambal ) and Ken Betwa Link Project. […]
The Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, will be on a one-day tour of Chandigarh on 21st December, 2024. During his visit, the Vice-President, who is also the Chancellor of Panjab University, will inaugurate 5th Global Alumni Meet of Panjab University in Chandigarh.
Yet another bomb threat was reported on Friday, this time at Delhi Public School (DPS) in Dwarka, marking the sixth such incident in the national Capital in just ten days. The school authorities informed the fire department at 5:15 A.M., prompting the dispatch of police personnel, fire brigade teams, and bomb squad units to the […]
