The Union Cabinet approves inclusion of communities ‘Parivara and Talawara’ as synonym of “Nayaka’ in list of STs

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has in principle approved the inclusion of the communities ‘Parivara’ and Talawara’ as synonym of “Nayaka’ at SI. No. 38 in the list of STs of Karnataka. With this, the persons ..

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates World Hindi Mauritius

President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the World Hindi Secretariat building in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, on March 13, 2018. The Secretariat is fully financed by India and a grant of Rs 33 crore was provided. Prime Minister ..

The pan-India expansion of flagship programme “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP)” to be start

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the pan-India expansion of flagship programme–Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP)–from JhunJhun district of Rajasthan on March 8 to mark the International Women’s Day (IWD-2018). The BBBP is an initiative to save and educate the girl ..

BSNL signs pact with Japan’s NTT AT for futuristic technologies & 5G test

State-owned telecom firm BSNL and Japan’s NTT AT along with their Indian partner Virgo Corps, have signed a MoU (memorandum of understanding) to collaborate in futuristic technologies such as artificial intelligence / IoT and jointly create a 5G test bedan ..

22nd National Youth Festival (NYF-2018)

The 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF-2018) has inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida on January 12. The Festival has commenced on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the youth ..

New Delhi hosts Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi on January 5, 2018. During the conference, which is being organized by NITI Aayog, the Prime Minister will ..

India’s first-ever NRTU to be set up in Gujarat

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the Ministry of Railways’ trans-formative initiative to set up India’s first-ever National Rail and Transport University (NRTU) in Vadodara to skill its human resources and build capability. This ..

UK to cut student visas by half

The UK government is reportedly finalising plans to cut annual student visa figures by half from 3 lakhs to 1.7 lakhs. This move is expected to be taken despite a UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures indicate a sharp ..