Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court took up a Deccan Chronicle report on the deplorable conditions of the two government-run schools for visually impaired children in the city as a suo motu writ petition and appointed senior counsel L. Ravichander as amicus curiae to assist the court as it dealt with the issue. A division bench…Continue Reading
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday took the custody of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with the ongoing probe into the corruption allegations against him.A CBI team took charge of the senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Deshmukh from the Arthur Road Central Jail — where he has been in judicial…Continue Reading
A café in Kerala, India’s southernmost state, has come up with a unique approach to protest Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine: it has banned the popular Russian salad. According to reports, the announcement was made at the Kashi Art Café in Fort Kochi in response to the increasing human tragedy in Ukraine. “In solidarity with…Continue Reading
An unexpected celebrity has captured the hearts of a small B.C. Interior town.Tina the turkey tends to stand in the middle of busy roads, which forces drivers to slow down. (Levin Oscar Chamberlain)There’s a new girl in Nakusp, B.C.; her name is Tina, and everyone is talking about her. Tina is a turkey who just showed…Continue Reading
Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government takes several initiatives to enhance collaboration between small business and e-commerce platforms Drives being conducted under One District – One Product (ODOP) initiative across States to facilitate on-boarding on e-Commerce platforms Special focus being placed on onboarding artisans and handicraftsmen, especially those manufacturing Geographical Indication (GI) goods and toys…Continue Reading
The world is still reeling (and will continue to) with the coronavirus pandemic and its after-effects. An unprecedented crisis that has started to become the new normal. Since its inception in late 2019, COVID-19 has killed millions of people and left millions of others grieving the loss of their loved ones. Humans have a…Continue Reading
West Bengal government has taken an innovative initiative to bring back dropouts from six to 10 years of age back to the education system, who have missed regular school in the last two years during Covid pandemic. “The initiative named as “Parae Sikshaloy” (Neighbourhood School) will start from February 7 this year with state’s primary…Continue Reading
A worker inspects boxes of Reckitt’s Dettol handwash at a distributors warehouse before loading them onto a truck for delivery to retailers in Mumbai, India, September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comNEW DELHI, Jan 5 (Reuters) – British consumer giant Reckitt Benckiser sought to allay the concerns of its army…Continue Reading
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu during their visit to the Kedarnath temple (ANI)CHANDIGARH: Navjot Singh Sidhu announced on Friday that he was withdrawing his resignation as Punjab Congress chief, albeit with a rider: he will resume charge of the PPCC office the day a new advocate general…Continue Reading
FILE PHOTO: Smoke and steam billow from Belchatow Power Station, Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant operated by PGE Group, at night near Belchatow, Poland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo/File Photo Indonesia, Poland, Vietnam and other nations on Thursday pledged to phase out their use of coalfired power and stop building plants, a deal the…Continue Reading