Day: February 27, 2020

V-P, PM pay tributes to Savarkar on birth anniversary

Savarkar was an inspiration to millions: Nadda

11:10 pm February 27, 2020

New Delhi: Describing Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as a “visionary”, BJP president J P Nadda said he was an inspiration to millions of people. Nadda made the remarks in a video message which was played at a two-day event, ‘Savarkar Sahitya Sammelan’, held here to mark his memory. “Savarkar was a great freedom fighter, […]

Delhi govt to provide govt job to brother of IB employee who lost his life during riots

Delhi violence: Flag marches conducted in Ghaziabad

11:08 pm February 27, 2020

Ghaziabad: Flag marches were conducted in the district on Thursday in view of the recent violence in parts of neighbouring Delhi which has claimed 38 lives so far. District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said all steps are being taken to prevent any untoward incident in the district. “Flag marches were conducted in the whole district […]

Assam governor for increased use of waterways for trade

11:03 pm February 27, 2020

Guwahati: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Thursday advocated for increased use of the state’s waterways for trade and commerce to ensure the North Eastern region’s accessibility to the Southeast Asian countries. Mukhi said the Northeastern region has immense natural resources accounting for 34 per cent of the country’s water resources and 40 per cent of […]

Schools re-opened with adherence to COVID-19 norms

Over 3.8 lakh children malnourished in Gujarat: Govt

10:58 pm February 27, 2020

Gandhinagar: More than 3.8 lakh children in Gujarat were malnourished, indicating a sharp increase of over 2.41 lakh in their number since July last year, the state government informed the Assembly on Thursday. Responding to a set of questions raised by Congress MLAs during Question Hour, Vibhavari Dave, Minister of State for Women and Child […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Swedish parliamentary delegation takes up CAA issue with Bengal ministers, oppn leaders

10:55 pm February 27, 2020

Kolkata: A Swedish parliamentary delegation, on a visit to the country, took up the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) issue during an interaction with West Bengal ministers and opposition leaders at the Assembly here on Thursday, Speaker Biman Banerjee said. The 10-member delegation asked about West Bengal’s views on the CAA, Banerjee said. “We told […]