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August 7, 2023 5:12 PM

24 die as minibus plunges into ravine in Morocco

In Morocco, twenty-four people have died after a minibus they were travelling in plunged down a ravine in a mountainous area.  Moroccan media said the victims included at least two women and a child. Local media reported, the bus was traveling on a mountainous route, transporting passengers...

August 7, 2023 4:56 PM

Fire breaks out in endoscopy room of AIIMS Delhi, no causalities reported

A fire broke out in the endoscopy room on the second floor of the old OPD building at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences-AIIMS New Delhi on Monday (07 August 2023). All patients were safely evacuated timely and no casualties and injuries were reported. AIIMS administration in a stateme...

August 7, 2023 4:29 PM

Govt drafts Bill for establishment of Higher Education Commission of India

The Government is drafting a Bill for establishment of the Higher Education Commission of India. For transforming the Regulatory System of Higher Education, the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisions setting up of an umbrella institution, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). ...

August 7, 2023 4:24 PM

Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023

The Lok Sabha on Monday ( 07 August 2023) passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 amid noisy scenes. The Bill has provisions for processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such pe...

August 7, 2023 2:12 PM

17 new districts and 3 new divisions come into existence in Rajasthan

17 new districts and 3 new divisions have come into existence in Rajasthan today. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated new districts and divisions through video conference in a program organized at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur. Inauguration programs were also organized in all the new districts and ...

August 7, 2023 2:11 PM

28.99 crore unorganised workers register themselves on eShram portal

Over 28.99 crore unorganised workers registered themselves on eShram portal on 31st July 2023. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameshwar Teli said that Ministry of Labour and Employment carried out matching of the eShram beneficiaries’ data with the ...

August 7, 2023 2:07 PM

Tennis: Prarthana Thombare clinches women's doubles title in Barcelona, Spain

Prarthana Thombare has clinched the doubles title at the women's tennis hardcourt event in Barcelona, Spain. The Asian Games bronze medallist, combined with Russian Anastasia Tikhonova, edged out France’s Estelle Cascino and Latvia’s Diana Marcinkevica 3-6, 6-1, 10-7 in the final. It is the...