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President Droupadi Murmu. File | Photo Credit: PTI President Droupadi Murmu will visit the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Monday (February 10, 2025) and take a holy dip at the Sangam, her office said. Maha Kumbh, which began on Paush Purnima (January 13), is the world’s largest spiritual and cultural gathering, attracting devotees from … Read more
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh (R), and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi react upon landing after taking a sortie aboard a Tejas aircraft ahead of the ‘Aero India 2025’ at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka on February 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: … Read more
DIG Patiala (range) Mandeep Singh Sidhu meets farmers leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal after Doctors started his treatment after 54 days of fast unto death over various demands near the Khanauri border in Patiala. | Photo Credit: ANI Two prominent farmer bodies on Sunday (February 9, 2025) claimed that medical aid to fasting farmer leader Jagjit … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar receives a warm welcome from BJP MP CP Joshi on his arrival, in Chittorgarh on February 9, 2025. Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Bhagirath Choudhary is also present. | Photo Credit: ANI Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday (February 9, 2025) said farmers play a key role in the … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the inauguration of Aero India 2025 at Yelahanka Air Force Station, in Bengaluru on Sunday, February 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI “The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) production line has stabilised, not only with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) but also the General Electric (GE) engines, and we are sure from … Read more
Prayagraj: Devotees cross a pontoon bridge near Sangam during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A severe traffic congestion extending for kilometers was witnessed on the routes to the Maha Kumbh Mela here on Sunday with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav asking the … Read more
Rohingya refugees at Kalindi Kunj in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of an NGO seeking direction to the Centre and the Delhi government to grant Rohingya refugees based in the national capital access to public schools and hospitals. A bench of Justices … Read more
A Kochi metro train leaves its station at Vyttila mobility hub. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The story so far: In 2015, the NDA government positioned urban development as a key pillar of its growth strategy as cities contribute nearly 67% to the GDP. However, in the government’s vision for a “Viksit Bharat,” cities seem … Read more
Strict processes followed for gold auctioning: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in LS DMK MP Kanimozhi asks if it is taking any measures to prevent large-scale auctioning of gold, noting recent instances of this by NBFCs. She also asks why disbursal is capped at Rs. 20,000. Pankaj Chaudhary, MoS for Finance, shares that in September 2024, … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu taking a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. Photo: X/@airnewsalerts President Droupadi Murmu on Monday (February 10, 2025) visited the Maha Kumbh Mela and took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. She will also offer prayers at the Akshayavat and Bade Hanuman Temple, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accompanying her. Governor … Read more