March 11, 2025 8:18 PM

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Home Minister Amit Shah says NE students will get jobs in their regions

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that Northeast students will not need to leave their region for work and they will get employment opportunities there. Mr Shah said this while addressing the students from the Northeast at the Youth Parliament organised by Students' Experience in Inter-State ...

March 11, 2025 8:07 PM

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Solar energy empowered 10 lakh homes says govt

Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar, Muft Bijli Yojana has achieved a significant milestone by completing 10.09 lakh installations across the country as of the 10th of March. The New and Renewable Energy Ministry, in a statement today said that Chandigarh Daman and Diu have achieved 100 per cent of their gove...

March 11, 2025 8:03 PM

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20 % hike in wages of Khadi artisans wef 1st April

The wages of Khadi artisans will be increased by 20 percent from April 1st this year. Addressing the media in New Delhi, the Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Manoj Kumar, said that presently, spinners receive 12 rupees and 50 paise per hank for spinning on the charkha,...

March 11, 2025 7:55 PM

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World Para-Athletics Grand Prix opens in national capital

India's first-ever World Para-Athletics Grand Prix began at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi today. The three-day event will feature over 90 competitions, bringing together top para-athletes from across the globe. India has fielded a strong 145-member contingent, featuring Paralympic gold m...

March 11, 2025 7:56 PM

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All England Open Badminton Championships: HS Prannoy bows out

In Badminton, India's HS Prannoy has bowed out of the All England Open Championships in Birmingham today. The Indian shuttler went down against France's Toma Junior Popov in straight games 19-21, 16-21 in the opening round of Men's Singles this afternoon. In the other Men's Singles match, Lakshya Se...

March 11, 2025 7:23 PM

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Pakistan train hijacked, 450 passengers hostages, 6 military personnel killed

In Pakistan, at least six military personnel were killed and over 450 passengers of the Peshawar-Quetta Jaffar Express have been taken hostage after the train came under attack from armed militants in Balochistan's Mach area today. Media reports quoted a spokesperson for the Balochistan government, ...

March 11, 2025 9:19 PM

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Govt bans two terror outfits of J&K

The government today banned two terror outfits Awami Action Committee AAC and Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen JKIM. Both groups have been declared as unlawful association by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Notifications issued by the Ministry said A...

March 11, 2025 6:34 PM

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Reduction in Coal imports led to savings of apprx 42,300 cr rupees

The government today said that coal imports to the country decreased by 8.4 percent during April to December 2024. The Ministry of Coal, in a statement, said that coal imports from April to December 2024 stood at 183.42 million tonnes compared to 200.19 million tonnes in the same period of the previ...

March 11, 2025 6:28 PM

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Fear of recession lowered US stocks

US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday on fears that the US economy could be heading towards recession. This was amid the current uncertainty surrounding the US trade policy. The S&P 500 saw its biggest one-day drop since December 18 and the Nasdaq witnessed its biggest single-day percentage dr...