New Delhi: Marking a decade of transforming India’s workforce, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today launched a week-long celebration of the 10-year milestone of the Skill India Mission on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day. The event was inaugurated by Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and…
New Delhi: A total of 904 candidates from eight states and union territories are set to contest the elections in Phase 7 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, scheduled for June 1, 2024. This phase will see polling across 57 parliamentary constituencies (PCs). A substantial 2,105 nominations were filed for the 57 PCs in Phase…
New Delhi: India’s Maheshwari Chauhan won a silver medal in the Women’s Skeet competition on the concluding day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Final Olympic Qualification Championship Shotgun at the Lusail Shooting range in Doha, and with that a 21st quota place for India in shooting competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games….
New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chaired a high-level review meeting on the security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir today. The meeting, held in New Delhi, was attended by top officials including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pandey,…
Mumbai: Geeta Batra, a distinguished Indian economist, has made history by becoming the first woman from a developing country to be appointed as the Director at the Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), affiliated with the World Bank. At 57, Geeta Batra presently holds the position of Chief Evaluator & Deputy Director…
Bhubaneswar: In a historic move, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, launched the groundbreaking “100-Cube Start-Up” initiative at IIT Bhubaneswar’s Research and Entrepreneurship Park.
Mumbai: In a stunning display of his cricketing prowess, Suryakumar Yadav has secured the prestigious ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award for the second consecutive year.
A record 23 wickets fell on the opening day of the second test between India and South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena on Thursday announced that all buses operated by the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) will be gradually converted into electric vehicles as part of the state government’s plan to promote sustainable and cost-effective public transport. The announcement came amid panic buying at several fuel stations in Bhubaneswar…
Bhubaneswar: With an emphasis on strengthening rural livelihoods and improving operational efficiency, the Odisha government on Wednesday outlined a future roadmap for the Kendu leaf sector during the Kendu Leaf Chintan Shibira 2026 held at Aranya Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. The state-level deliberation brought together senior forest officials and field functionaries to review achievements, discuss field-level…
