India’s richest 1% own more than 40% of total wealth: Oxfam
Davos: The report said that if India's billionaires are taxed once at 2 per cent on their entire wealth, it would support the requirement for the nutrition of malnourished in the country for the next 3 years
BY PTI / Monday, 16 January, 2023
Govt wants to capture last citadel of freedom; assault on higher judiciary ‘ill-advised’: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: He claimed the government has not adjusted to the fact that it does not have the final word on appointments in higher judiciary and resents it
BY PTI / Monday, 16 January, 2023
Joshimath crisis: Sushma Swaraj strongly opposed dams on Ganga to ‘save’ Uttarakhand
Dehradun: In the video, Swaraj is seen saying in Parliament that the dams being built on the Ganga and its tributaries will have to be scrapped to save Uttarakhand
BY PTI / Monday, 16 January, 2023
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tells army to be future-ready
Bengaluru: He urged the Indian Armed Forces to work on their strategies, tactics and policies keeping the future challenges in mind
BY PTI / Monday, 16 January, 2023
Nepal crash: Nepalese rescuers resume search for four missing persons
Kathmandu: Of the five Indians, four were planning to participate in paragliding activities in Pokhara and one to pay obeisance at the famed Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu after birth of son
BY PTI / Monday, 16 January, 2023
PM Modi flags off Secunderabad-Vizag Vande Bharat train service, hails its ‘Made in India’ concept
Hyderabad: The first Vande Bharat Express train to operate between the two Telugu states will cover Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam in eight and a half hours
BY PTI / Sunday, 15 January, 2023
EC to demonstrate remote voting machine to parties on Monday
New Delhi: The poll panel has invited eight recognised national parties and 57 recognised state parties for a demonstration
BY PTI / Sunday, 15 January, 2023
Indian women peacekeepers arrive at UN mission in Abyei
United Nations: The Indian contingent, comprising two officers and 25 other ranks, is part of an engagement platoon and specialises in community outreach
BY PTI / Sunday, 15 January, 2023
68 killed in Yeti Airline plane crash in Nepal: Rescue official
Kathmandu: Yeti Airlines' 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft took off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport at 10.33am and crashed on the bank of the Seti River
BY PTI / Sunday, 15 January, 2023
Don’t engage retired staffers to probe graft cases: CVC to public sector banks, govt depts
New Delhi: The commission had in August 2000 directed that vigilance functionaries in any organisation shall be full-time employees
BY PTI / Sunday, 15 January, 2023
Rajnath launches ‘Soul of Steel’ initiative to promote high-altitude endurance and adventure
New Delhi: The idea behind the adventure challenge, spearheaded by a group of veterans, is also to ensure tourism and boost the economy in the mountainous region of Uttarakhand
BY PTI / Sunday, 15 January, 2023
India’s counter response shows country won’t be coerced by anybody: EAM Jaishankar
Chennai: The Balakot air strikes conducted by the Air Force in response to the Pulwama terror attack had sent the much-needed message across, he said referring to the incident in 2019
BY PTI / Sunday, 15 January, 2023
