Taro Kono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan is coming to India (07-09 January 2019). He is due to arrive at 5.55 PM on January 7th and meet with his counterpart Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan. He will then attend the meet of India Japan Friendship Forum at the hotel […]
Muslim community feeling insecure in India? That has been the buzz after the infamous remarks made by Naseeruddin Shah. Shah’s comments were later used by Pakistani PM Imran Khan to malign India and to justify the bloody partition which led to murders, rapes, and exodus of millions of Hindus, Muslims, and others. Imran Khan said […]
The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are fully residential schools managed and run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Recently, a news report had appeared in a leading newspaper regarding suicides by the students of JNVs over the last few years. Taking cognizance of the incidents of […]
The India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ) an SPV of Indian Ports Global Ltd. in Iran has taken over interim operation of the Chabahar Port w.e.f. 24.12.2018. The details of the funds allocated, released and utilized for the purpose during the last two years are as follows:- Financial Year Funds Allocated Funds Released Funds […]
The NRC 1951 in Assam is being updated under the provisions of Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003. The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir stated in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. He also stated that […]
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Labour and Emloyment honoured today Siddrameshwar Siddharam Humanabade, food delivery boy who has acted as a saviour in helping the fire victims of the tragic fire accident at ESIC Hospital, Andheri, Mumbai on 17.12.2018 and saved the lives of 10 persons beyound the call of his duty. He […]
During the resistance period of India, much of Indian wealth and also the artifact was looted by the invaders. Some of these treasures also made way to Western shores through thievery. But now, India is trying to bring all of them home. The details of the antiquities retrieved from foreign countries from 2015-2017 and current year […]
To commemorate the 200th Birth Anniversary of Sikh philosopher, reformer and freedom fighter, Satguru Ram Singh, an International Seminar was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Culture (I/c), Dr Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi yesterday. The seminar was organised by the Union Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Panjab University, Chandigarh and Kuka Martyrs […]
Mosque Tax is similar to the Church tax which the Catholics and Protestants give to fund the religious activities of the Church. The Church tax is collected by the state authorities and then provided to the religious authorities or the ones in the chain of command. This will eliminate the need to collect/or request fund from […]
After the death of American Christian Missionary John Chau by the highly vulnerable Sentinelese tribe in Andaman and Nicobar, the Indian government had come under fire for the lapses that led to the incursion in the protected area. Following the furor, Dr. Nand Kumar Sai, Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) had written to […]
