Congratulating the winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019 for their achievements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the extra-ordinarily gifted children to stay connected with nature. Interacting with the winners, Mr Modi said that these awards offer an opportunity for recognition of talented children, and serve as an inspiration for others like them. During their interaction with the Prime Minister, the children explained in detail their special achievements, and shared their inspirational stories. Mr Modi shared some light and informal moments with the children who also requested him for autographs. The awards have been given in…
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Former British Prime Minister David Cameron will deliver the key-note address at the K S Narayanan Centenary Oration 2019 on January 30.. Mr Cameron will deliver the address on the topic “The New Geopolitics”. It would be followed by a conversation with Mr N Ram, Chairman, The Hindu Publishing Group. A release here on Thursday said the Sanmar Group will be commemorating the birth centenary of patriarch of the Sanmar family late K S Narayanan which would be marked by his Centenary Oration 2019. The K S Narayanan Oration was held every year with the objective of bringing together leaders…
Indigo Airlines will operate five flight services from Kannur International Airport under Union government’s Regional connectivity Scheme Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN). Indigo airlines will operate from Friday onwards five flight services under UDAN from Kannur to Hyderabad, Chennai, Hubli, Bangalore and Goa. The passengers can travel at concessional rates. A 74-seater AT 7 aircraft will fly to all the five destinations – starting at 0915 hrs to Hyderabad and the return flight will reach Kannur at 1325 hrs. Flight to Chennai starts at 1345 and return by 1600 hrs, the Hubli-bound flight will depart at 1750 hrs and…
(UNI) South African all-rounder Johan Botha, who last played for the Proteas in the World T20 in 2012, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game with immediate effect. The 36-year-old Botha made the announcement following Hobart Hurricanes’ loss to the Sydney Sixers in the The Big Bash League (BBL) at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Wednesday night. The off-spinner had been representing Hobart Hurricanes in the league for a long time, but has had to cut his stint short, citing “wear and tear on his body and sheer physical fatigue”, according to a Hurricanes statement.
(UNI) Actress Sanya Malhotra, who recently delivered the blockbuster entertainer ‘Badhaai Ho’, is now taking off to the prestigious Sundance Film Festival to present her upcoming film ‘Photograph’. The young actress, who has earlier impressed the audience with her power-packed performances in films like ‘Dangal’, ‘Pataakha’, and ‘Badhaai Ho’, is all set to don an all-new avatar for Ritesh Batra’s upcoming directorial ‘Photograph’. Sanya will be seen essaying the role of an introvert college girl who tops in her studies. The actress is flying to Utah for the premiere of the prestigious Sundance Film Festival taking place between January 23rd…
(UNI) BJP lawmaker from Asansol in West Bengal and Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Wednesday joined issue with Congress leader from Punjab Navjot Singh Siddhu on appointment of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the Congress general secretary for East UP and said the development only reflect dynastic politics. “What are her credentials?? Or what has she done to be called a role model?,” Mr Supriyo tweeted in response to a missive in the micro blogging site from cricketer-turned-politician Mr Sidhu. “She is a terrific role model world-over and her charisma and magnetism will be the spark that ignites the Congress. Rahul…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ପ୍ରିୟାଙ୍କା ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ଭଦ୍ରା କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଦଳର ସାଧାରଣ ସମ୍ପାଦକ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ ହେବା, ଗୋଟେ ବଡ ଖବର କି? ପ୍ରିୟାଙ୍କା ଆସିଲା ପରେ କଂଗ୍ରେସର ଆଭ୍ୟନ୍ତରୀଣ ମହଲରୁ ଖୁସିର ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଆସିବା ସ୍ଵାଭାବିକ, ତେବେ ଏହାକୁ ନେଇ ବିଜେପି ଶିବିର ଯେଉଁ ପ୍ରକାର ପ୍ରତିକ୍ରିୟା ପ୍ରକାଶ କରୁଛନ୍ତି, ତାହା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଆମୋଦଦାୟକ। ବିଜେପି ରାହୁଲ ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ଓ ପ୍ରିୟାଙ୍କା ଗାନ୍ଧୀଙ୍କୁ କେବଳ ବଂଶବାଦର ଲାଭାର୍ଥୀ ଓ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ରାଜନୈତିକଭବିଷ୍ୟତ ନାହିଁ ବୋଲି ବାରମ୍ବାର କହି ଆସୁଛି। ହେଲେ ରାହୁଲଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ କଥାକୁ ବିଜେପି ଯେତେ ଆକ୍ରାମକ ଢଙ୍ଗରେ ପ୍ରତିହତ କରିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରୁଛି, ସେଥିରୁ ଗୋଟେ କଥା ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ଯେ ରାହୁଲଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ବିଜେପିର ଭୟ ବଢି ବଢି ଚାଲିଛି। ପଞ୍ଜାବ, କର୍ଣ୍ଣାଟକ, ଛତିଶଗଡ, ରାଜସ୍ଥାନ ଓ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦେଶ ବିଧାନସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନରେ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଦଳର ବିଜୟ, ରାହୁଲ ଗାନ୍ଧୀଙ୍କୁ ଗୋଟେ ପ୍ରକାର ନୈତିକ ସାହସ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଛି। ଆଜି…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday temporarily assigned the portfolio of Finance and Corporate Affairs Ministry to Piyush Goyal during the period of indisposition of Arun Jaitley. “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, hereby directed that during the period of indisposition of Mr Arun Jaitley, Minister, the portfolios of Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs held by him, be temporarily assigned to Mr Piyush Goyal, in addition to his existing portfolios,” a Rashtrapati bhawan communique said. “Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley be designated as…
Lucknow, Jan 23 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has demanded that ballot papers should be used instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in upcoming Lok Sabha elections to secure faith of public on electoral system of the country and to strengthen healthy democracy. In a statement released here on Wednesday, Mr Yadav said that the ‘adamant behaviour’ of Bhratiya Janata Party (BJP) on EVMs is totally unjustified. He said that doubts were raised on use of EVMs and SP demands used of ballot papers for transparent and clear elections. Mr Yadav said that technology can be misused for…
Jammu, Jan 23 (UNI) In yet another incident of ceasefire violation, Pakistani Army on Wednesday fired unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile Indian Army effectively retaliated to the firing. ?Pakistani Rangers this morning at around 1100 hours fired small arms in Hiranagar area,? official spokesman here said. ?Pakistan continues its nefarious activities along the LoC and this evening at about 1600 hours, they initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arms fire and also shelling with mortars in Mendhar Sector of Poonch,? defence spokesman here said. He said that Indian Army is retaliating…
Kadapa, Jan 23 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will address and interact with a women self-help group here on January 25. Collector C Harikiran held a review meeting with the officials on the arrangements for the Chief Minister’s visit, here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, the Collector said that about 40,000 self-help group women from Kadapa, Ananthapur, Kurnool, Nellore and Chittoor district would attend the meeting, and the Chief Minister would address them and interact with them. The Collector asked the officials to make arrangements in the municipal grounds to organise the programme in a festive…
The makers of Ranveer Singh starrer ’83 are all set to release the film in three different languages which are Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. ’83 marks the first ever trilingual release for both Ranveer Singh and director Kabir Khan. Ranveer Singh has embarked on the journey of mastering his act as he is all set to play Kapil Dev in the much-awaited sports drama which brings to light one of the most important events in the Indian cricket history. The makers have decided to present the film in three languages – Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. It’s a first for Kabir…
Post India’s heart-warming performance in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, National Team striker Jeje Lalpekhlua believes the “sleeping giant is now awake and ever evolving.” “The sleeping giant is now awake,” commented Jeje. “We have shown to all in Asia that we belong on the same page as them,” he added. “Our performance in the AFC Asian Cup has improved tenfold.
Delaying or cancelling Brexit would be a “calamitous” breach of trust with the electorate and worse than leaving the EU with no deal, Brexiteer Minister Liam Fox has said. He told BBC’s Radio 4’s Today programme, the MPs pushing for a delay actually wanted to stop Brexit. But he said this was the “worst outcome” of the current wrangles. MPs are proposing alternative plans to the PM’s deal with the EU, including seeking an extension to the UK’s exit date – it is due to leave on 29 March. But the prime minister has said the “right way” to rule…
(UNI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kuwait for cooperation on the recruitment of Indian domestic workers. The MoU benefits around 3,00,000 Indian domestic workers deployed in Kuwait, including about 90,000 women workers. ‘The MoU provides a structured framework for cooperation on domestic workers related matters and provides strengthened safeguards for Indian domestic workers, including female workers deployed in Kuwait,’ Law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told newspersons after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under the MoU, a Joint Committee will be set up…
(UNI) With Priyanka Gandhi joining the active politics and Rahul Gandhi to work for the revival of the Congress party all over India, a major section of the Congress party in the district is actively favouring to invite Rahul Gandhi to contest next Lok Sabha election from Hamirpur seat. The BJP has been winning this seat continuously since 1998, and as such this section of the party feels that if the All India party chief agrees, the party will be able not only to win the seat but also win all the four Lok sabha seats of the state that…
(UNI) The announcement of Priyanka Vadra joining active politics has created much enthusiasm among the Congress workers in Uttar Pradesh with posters appearing with slogan ” Return of Indira in Congress’. Posters symbolising Priyanka as Durga have also been pasted in the state capital on Wednesday. Several youth Congress workers even went to the extent of saying ‘ Priyanka’s political entry is the return of Indira in Congress.” Some others danced with the posters of Priyanka as Goddess Durga inside the state party office in Lucknow after the announcement was made. Meanwhile, UP Congress leaders also celebrated the occasion by…
India to address the issue of land degradation ,desertification and drought,at a conference in UN in October. A press release of UNCCD said, Participants from 197 Parties to the UNCCD at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi will have access, for the first time, to a wealth of vital new scientific data.
Pilgrims at Kumbh mela narrowly escaped an accident on Tuesday night after Pontoon bridge was damaged. However the traffic through the bridge was seized after the incident and the repair work was on full swing. According to executive engineer, increased in water flow such incidents are normal. The normal traffic will be started till today night, he added.
Scientists of IIITM-K successfully integrated CSM on cloud platform In a boon to farmers, a team of researchers led by scientists of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management –Kerala (IIITM-K) has successfully integrated Crop Simulation Model (CSM) on a cloud platform. CSMs are decision-making frameworks that provide plot-level advisory to cultivators and take into consideration the dynamics in factors that affect crop productivity. The model, named as MONICA (Model for Nitrogen and Carbon in Agro-Ecosystems), becomes the first ever CSM to be integrated on the Cloud. This can be articulated to provide real-time guidance to farmers. Based on…
(UNI) Wind Energy Major, Inox Wind Limited said on Wednesday it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Adani Green Energy, a part of the Adani group and India’s leading Independent Power Producer (IPP) to supply, erect and commission 501.6 MW of wind power projects, across projects won under SECI auctions. The project is scheduled to be executed over the next 15 months at Kutch District in the state of Gujarat, company said in a filing with BSE. Inox Wind will supply, erect and commission its latest 3.3 MW Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) with 145 metre rotor dia and…