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January 2, 2025 9:14 PM

Nitin Gadkari announces projects worth Rs 12,500 Cr to improve Delhi’s transport system

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today announced projects worth 12,500 crore rupees to improve Delhi's transport system and reduce congestion as well as pollution in the city. He also announced a fund of 1200 crore rupees from the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund for Delh...

January 2, 2025 9:10 PM

Maldives Foreign Affairs Minister arrives in New Delhi, to hold meeting with EAM Jaishankar tomorrow

Foreign Affairs Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Khaleel arrived in New Delhi this evening on his first official visit to India. He will hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar tomorrow....

January 2, 2025 9:07 PM

Odisha govt sets target of 1.50 lakh appointments at government level in next 5 years

The Odisha government has set a target of 1.50 lakh appointments at the government level in the next 5 years. It has also decided to make appointments in 65,000 government posts in two years. Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi said this during a discussion with the chairpersons of various r...

January 2, 2025 9:04 PM

National Federation of the Blind organizes musical evening in New Delhi to mark World Braille Day

The National Federation of the Blind today organized a musical evening in New Delhi to mark the celebration of World Braille Day. World Braille Day is celebrated on January 4th every year to commemorate the birth of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille system. Speaking at the event, the secret...

January 2, 2025 9:00 PM

Cold conditions tighten grip on Kashmir with fresh spells of snowfall

The cold conditions have tightened their grip on Kashmir, with the valley bracing for fresh spells of snowfall as two back-to-back western disturbances are likely to affect the region starting late this evening According to the Meteorological Department, light snowfall is likely to ...

January 2, 2025 9:21 PM

National Sports Awards 2024 announced

The National Sports Awards have been announced today. World Chess Champion D Gukesh, Double Medalist in Paris Olympics Manu Bhaker, Indian Hockey Team Captain Harmanpreet Singh and Gold Medalist in Paris Paralympics Praveen Kumar will be presented Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. ...

January 2, 2025 9:22 PM

Employment generation soars by 36% during past decade

Employment generation in the country has witnessed a remarkable growth of 36 per cent during the last ten years. According to the Labour and Employment Ministry, over 17 crore additional jobs were created from 2014 to 2024. The Ministry said that around four crore 60 lakh jobs were generated in the ...

January 2, 2025 8:56 PM

Met dept predicts rain and snowfall in Himachal Pradesh from Jan 4

In Himachal Pradesh, the weather remined generally clear today, but the cold wave increased due to light clouds in the afternoon. The Meteorological Department has predicted rain and snowfall in the state from 4th of January. Temperature is being recorded below the freezing point at many plac...

January 2, 2025 8:53 PM

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Visits Ahilyanagar, Interacts with Local Farmers

Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, visited the Ahilyanagar district in Maharashtra today. During his visit, he interacted with local farmers at the Babhaleshwar Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Rahata Taluka. Addressing the farmers, Chouhan emphasi...

January 2, 2025 9:24 PM

UPI transactions surge to record 16.73 bn in Dec: NPCI

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has said that Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has processed nearly 16.73 billion financial transactions in a single month in December last year. UPI processed around 23.25 lakh crore rupees in the transactions done. NPCI said that there was a 39 percen...