Day: August 26, 2019

Pranab Mukherjee for bridging gender gap in literacy

7:45 pm August 26, 2019

Kolkata: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called for bridging the gender gap in literacy and said educating a woman tantamounts to educate the entire family. If the mother is educated in a household, essential healthcare problems like child mortality can be addressed, Mukherjee said at a programe here. According to the 2011 Census, “male […]

BJP takes early lead in Karnataka Assembly bypolls

Karnataka govt picks 41 destinations to boost tourism

7:41 pm August 26, 2019

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Monday said the state government has identified 41 destinations to give thrust to the tourism industry. “We have identified 41 focus destinations for priority development and promotion. The Master Plan for development of 21 of those destinations has been completed and implementation of projects has been […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

HC agrees to hear a fresh plea on Uniform Civil Code

7:38 pm August 26, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to constitute a judicial commission or a high level expert committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for securing gender justice, equality and dignity of women. The plea was mentioned before a bench a Chief […]

This is my answer to those who questioned me: Sindhu

7:35 pm August 26, 2019

Basel (Switzerland): P V Sindhu says she felt “angry and sad” after being criticised for not finishing on top in the last two World Championship finals and the gold medal in the just-concluded edition is her answer to all the critics who questioned her. Two-time silver-medallist Sindhu ended an agonising wait for an elusive gold […]

At G7 summit, PM Modi highlights India’s large scale efforts towards eliminating single use plastic

7:20 pm August 26, 2019

Biarritz: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted India’s large scale efforts towards eliminating single use plastic, conserving water, harnessing solar energy and, protecting flora and fauna for a sustainable future in his address to a G7 session on environment here. Modi is attending the G7 Summit in this French town of Biarritz on special invitation of […]