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PM Modi seeks cooperation of all parties to make India’s G20 Presidency successful
New Delhi, Dec 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all the political parties to participate in India's G20 Presidency and make it successful. Addressing heads of political parties and Chief Ministers at an all-party meeting convened by him, the Prime Minister said that it is an honour that ...BJP to perform well in Central, and North Gujarat; AAP may open an account in ...
New Delhi, Dec 5 The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's is expected to perform well in three regions -- Central, South and North Gujarat, while new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may open its account in South Gujarat by winning 1 to 3 seats. This was revealed by an IANS analysis ...Indian startup winner of 1 million-pound Earthshot Prize
New Delhi, Dec 3 Indian startup Kheyti, a pioneering solution for local smallholder farmers to reduce costs, increase yields, and protect livelihoods on the frontlines of climate change, was among five winners of The Earth shot Prize for their ground-breaking solutions to the greatest environmental challenges facing the planet. Prince ...Looking Back: Rajiv Gandhi’s hand ensured Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson’s escape
New Delhi, Dec 3 The Bhopal Gas Tragedy took place in Madhya Pradesh's capital on December 2-3 night in 1984. Exactly 38 years ago, a poisonous gas, methyl isocyanate, leaked from the factory of Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL), which resulted in more than 3,000 deaths, as per government figures. ...Gujarat polls: Over 60% turnout recorded in Phase 1
Gandhinagar, Dec 2 A voter turnout of 60.48 per cent was recorded in the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections, which covered 89 constituencies of Saurashtra-Kutch and the south Gujarat region. This was 8 per cent less compared to the 2017 assembly elections. Final figures are likely to be ...Processing of air passengers based on facial recognition tech begins
New Delhi, Dec 1 Air passengers can get paperless entry at three selected airports, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi, to make air travel hassle-free through Digi Yatra launched on Thursday. Digi Yatra is conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). Officials ...India’s ambassador to US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, gets one-year extension
New Delhi, Dec 1 The tenure of India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has been extended for a year till January 31, 2024. Earlier, he was due to retire in January 2023. A notification published in the Gazette of India on November 28 states, "The President of India ...Senior journalist Ravish Kumar resigns from NDTV
New Delhi, Nov 30 Senior journalist Ravish Kumar has resigned from his post as senior executive editor at NDTV India, according to reports. As per the reports, the news channel is said to have announced his resignation through an internal communication on Wednesday. The Ramon Magsaysay award-winning news anchor used ...26/11 is a blurry memory, but Gen Z ‘safer, secure’ in a more confident India
Mumbai, Nov 26 The Gen Z -- those born from 1997 onwards -- who 'witnessed' the terrifying Mumbai terror strikes (November 26, 2008) at a very innocent age carries blurry memories of those 60 blood-stained hours. After 14 years that shook India and dazed the world, the Gen Z -- ...Meet the men behind Dhruva Space, which made its space debut on Saturday
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Nov 26 Hyderabad-based satellite company Dhruva Space was founded in 2012 by four persons: Sanjay Nekkanti, CEO; Krishna Teja Penamakuru, COO; Abhay Egoor, CTO; and Chaitanya Dora Surapureddy, CFO. Nekkanti is a B.Tech in Electronics and Telecommunications from SRM University and M.Sc in Space Science and Technology. ...