Madhya Pradesh government is set to begin a one-year diploma course on Hindu Purohit rites and practices. The course is called Purohityam and it begins this July. PR Tiwari, the director of Maharishi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan, has been quoted by NewsX.com where he explains that the candidates will learn about basics of the priesthood, rituals, […]
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Ban on Cow slaughter appropriate: All India Shia Personal Law board
All India Shia Personal Law board (AISPLB) today in Lucknow said that a ban on cow slaughter is appropriate while it also said that the Ram Mandir Temple issue needs to be resolved via talks between different stakeholders. Maulana Yasoob Abbas, AISPLB also said that when asked for fatwa from Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Najafi (a […]
India Afghanistan discuss Trade, Commerce and Investment
The 2nd meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Trade, Commerce and Investment between India and Afghanistan, at the level of Commerce Secretary, which was instituted under the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the two countries, was held in a cordial atmosphere on 29-30 March, 2017 in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by […]
764 industries polluting River Ganga, high levels of faecal coliform in water
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified a total of 764 Grossly Polluting Industries (industry discharging more than pollution load of Biochemical Oxygen Demand 100kg per day) along the entire stretch of river Ganga and its tributaries. This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Vijay […]
Increased Haj quota for Indian Muslims
Indian Muslims will be able to go to Haj more easily. As per the annual bilateral agreement signed between India and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Haj 2017, a quota of 1,70,025 pilgrims (1,25,025 seats for Haj Committee of India and 45,000 seats for Private Tour Operators) has been allocated as against the quota of […]
Milestone achieved: Once electricity-starved India becomes net exporter of electricity
As per Central Electricity Authority, the Designated Authority of Government of India for Cross Border Trade of Electricity, 1st time India has turned around from a net importer of electricity to Net Exporter of electricity. During the current year 2016-17 (April to February 2017), India has exported around 5,798 Million Units to Nepal, Bangladesh and […]
India, Vietnam to strengthen relations through Cinema
M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting has said that collaboration in the field of Films, Broadcasting and Information Dissemination would strengthen the ties between India and Vietnam. Cooperation in the field of institutional capacity building in social media, student exchange programs between premier institutes of both the countries in the field of journalism […]
NASSCOM: 730 million Indian Internet users anticipated by 2020
NASSCOM sees an increase in the number of internet users in India. Government believes that due to fast adoption of digital technology, it is expected that number of internet users will increase in the country. Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said that as per information received from […]
Menstruating women should not enter places of worship says congress leader
Kerala Congress leader M.M. Hassan believes that menstruation is impure and that menstruating women must not enter places of worship during that time. In a report by ANI, the senior Congress leader said that: “Menstruation is impure and during this period women should not enter temples. There is a scientific reason behind the instruction that […]
India gears up to welcome the bullet train, time to know these facts!
To bring bullet train to India has been one of the cherished goals of the current Indian government. As the feasibility study for the first bullet train (from Ahmedabad to Mumbai) begins formally there is palpable interest in how the famous Shinkansen train technology will change the way India does business and travel. But why […]