Prime Minister

P K Sinha appointed principal advisor to PM

1:51 pm September 11, 2019

New Delhi: Former Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha has been appointed the principal advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official order said on Wednesday. Sinha was last month appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the PMO. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of P K Sinha, currently […]

PM launches programme to vaccinate 500 million livestock

1:32 pm September 11, 2019

Mathura (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) for eradicating Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in livestock. With 100 per cent funding from the central government till 2024, the Rs 12,652 crore programme aims at vaccinating over 500 million livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

UK opposition rages at Johnson after he suspends Parliament

8:40 pm September 10, 2019

London: Opposition politicians raged Tuesday at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s five-week suspension of Parliament before the deadline for Brexit, which drew angry and unprecedented protests in the House of Commons. Parliament has been prorogued — or suspended — at the government’s request until Oct. 14, a drastic move that gives Johnson a respite from rebellious […]

Parliament deals British PM Brexit blow before suspension

1:39 pm September 10, 2019

London: British MPs rejected a second attempt by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday to call an early election to break the Brexit deadlock, in a final show of defiance before he controversially suspends parliament. After a tumultuous few days that exposed Johnson’s weakness in the face of hostile lawmakers, the House of Commons again […]

Maharashtra woman set to deliver for 20th time

8:36 pm September 9, 2019

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concerns over “population explosion” have not deterred a Maharashtra woman from going ahead with her 20th delivery, doctors said on Monday. The 38-year-old woman from Beed district has had 19 deliveries so far and is now seven months’ pregnant, doctors said. Hailing from the nomadic Gopal community, Lankabai Kharat was […]