Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare co-chaired the 1st Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) yesterday in Tokyo along with Dr. Hiroto Izumi, Special Advisor to Prime Minister under the 2nd Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed on Healthcare...

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the development of North East region has been the priority for the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He was on his maiden visit to the Headquarters Directorate...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya said that dedication towards nation was nationalism and this spirit keeps the citizens of any country united, he said this while presiding over the seminar on "Nationalism Building Modern India" organized by Maharishi Panini Vichar...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya said that India is the youngest nation of the world and we could reap this population dividend if we ensure that our citizens were healthy-both mentally and physically. In this context recently launched campaign Fit India assumes importance,...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has urged civil servants to improve the delivery of people-centric programs like Swachh Bharat, Per drop more crop and Skill India so that the fruits of development reach the most deserving.Addressing the 65th...

The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that we have been able to fulfil the vision of Homi Bhabha. He added that Homi...

Raksha Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik said that NCC is the torchbearer of the Armed Forces while chairing the 51st Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of the National Cadet Corps (NCC, which met here today. Headed by the Raksha Rajya Mantri, CAC is the apex body, which...

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs , Nirmala Sitharaman, led the Indian delegation at G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors as well as the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings held in Washington D.C yesterday....

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya said that the Red Cross was a social campaign working for the cause of suffering humanity and it could also be utilised for social campaign like cleanliness and plastic free. He also focused on uplifting the standard of education.The...

Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for the current economic slowdown and rural distress, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that merely "passing the buck to Congress would not work"."The present government should have learned and provided...

The Congress on Thursday slammed the BJP for demanding a Bharat Ratna for its ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in its manifesto for the Maharashtra Assembly polls."Why does NDA/BJP government want to confer Bharat Ratna on Savarkar, why not Godse? The...

Union Minister of Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah addressed a seminar: Guptvanshak Veer: Skandagupta Vikramaditya at BHU, Varanasi. Also present on the occasion were the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship,...

The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today hailed the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana ...

The Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the 20th All India Conference of Directors of Fingerprint Bureaus, being organised by NCRB, here today. The conference was attended among others by Director, NCRB, Shri Ram Phal Pawar, Joint Secretary...

“Over usage of natural resources accelerate climate change and cause ecological imbalance on earth. It is a need of hour that we use our natural resources in a balanced manner to protect our environment. Plastic is hazardous for the planet and each human being...

The Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu today cautioned political parties against resorting to vote-catching populist measures on the eve of elections, as it would ultimately affect the expenditure on development.Interacting with law students of Bengaluru-based...

“By motivating key players in the system who can reach out to people at large, we can reach out to each and every individual. We have to include every section of the society so that Eat Right India becomes a country wide movement.” Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union...

Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired the 2nd meeting of the IIIT Coordination Forum in New Delhi today.Indian Institute of information Technology (IIITs) Coordination Forum is the apex body for deciding policy and directions for 20 IIITs...

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired the 4th meeting of the IndianInstituteofinformationTechnology(IIITs) Council in New Delhi today.At the outset, the Chairman stressed on the need of leapfrogging by IIITs in order to become world class Institutes....

Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs launched the “Van Dhan Internship Programme” organised by TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs here today. Shri Pravin Krishna, MD, TRIFED was present on the occasion.Addressing the interns, Shri Arjun Munda...

Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affair announced the second phase of GOAL (Going Online as Leaders), a Facebook program aimed at inspiring, guiding and encouraging tribal girls from across India to become village-level digital young leaders for their...

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan distributed the Hindi Pakhwada Awards, 2019 to the officials and employees of the Department of Consumer Affairs in Krishi Bhawan today. Shri Paswan congratulated all the winners...

The 15-day Apprenticeship Pakhwada, that saw State Governments and the industry come together for a commitment of 7 lakh apprentices in the current fiscal, ended in a grand closing ceremony in the capital today. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport...

Governor Bandaru Dattatreya has expressed satisfaction over the management and cleanliness arrangements in Deen Dayal Upadhyay Regional Hospital, Shimla. The Governor,  who made surprise inspection in the hospital today early in the morning, observed that...

India’s largest private university LPU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Governor’s Office of the Capital City of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (GOU). The MoU has been signed by Deputy Governor of the Capital City of Ulaanbaatar Mr Khaliunbat Myagmarjav...

Union Minister of Communicationsi Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the Department of Posts should strive for 25 crore postal savings accounts from the current 17 crore in coming years and should make efforts to link the same with the accounts of India Post...

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st DRDO Directors’ Conference at DRDO Bhawan here today. The Conference is an annual event, where a number of brainstorming sessions are planned over two days.In his address, Shri Rajnath Singh said DRDO has made...

The 88th birth anniversary of former President, Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was celebrated in DRDO Bhawan premises here today. On this occasion, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh garlanded the statue of Dr Kalam and complimented DRDO on the successful...

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has called upon defence scientists to strive for developing cutting-edge technologies indigenously to make India not only self-reliant in defence manufacturing but also global leader in the field.Raksha Mantri was speaking at the...

Union Minister of State for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Departments of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh presided...

Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah presided over as Chief Guest on the 35th Raising Day Ceremony of National Security Guard (NSG), at NSG HQ in Manesar, Gurugram today. The Home Minister viewed a splendid display of the preparedness of the NSG to tackle...

Indian Railways launches 09 ‘Sewa Service’ Trains todaytoconnect smaller towns around major cities.  These services were launched by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri PiyushGoyal along with Minister for Health and Family Welfare,...

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal addressedthe curtain raiser event in New Delhi today for the 5thWorld Coffee Conference (WCC)& Expo to be held in Bengaluru from September 7-12, 2020.  This is the first time that...

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal participated in the 3rd edition of India Energy Forum2019by CERAWeek in New Delhi today. Piyush Goyal was part of the Indian Ministerial panel along with R. K. Singh, Minister for New and...

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy addresses the National Conference of Chiefs of ATS/STFs organized by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Speaking on the occasion, Shri Reddy congratulated the NIA and called terrorism a major challenge...

Inaugurating the 25th edition of DST-CII India Netherlands Technology Summit at New Delhi today by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan,...

The Ministry of Shipping is working on a plan to develop a National Grid for Ports based on synergy between the Major and Minor ports in the country. Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS (I/C) for Shipping and MoS Chemical and Fertilizers announced this while addressing...

Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon’ble Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), today announced the launch of 14 Authorized World Skills India Training Centers (AWSITC) across 9 cities in India, for the Media and Entertainment sector....

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, received His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Kingdom of Netherlands at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (October 14, 2019). He also hosted a banquet in their honour.Welcoming them to India,...

To Celebrate India’s plural traditions and culture, Under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Matrix, 10th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav was inaugurated by Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Lalji Tandon in the presence of Minister of State for Culture and...

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a conference on ‘One Nation One Tag – FASTag’ in New Delhi today, to roll out the process for having a unified electronic system across the country. ...

The Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that the reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories will promote inclusive development and reduce the negative impact of cross-border terrorism.Addressing the Indian diaspora in Freetown,...

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the celebrations of ‘World Standard Day’ by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on the theme “Video Standards create a global stage” in New Delhi today. The theme...

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the performance of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) here today in a meeting with bank chief executives. Credit and implementation of measures announced to support economic growth were...

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare presided over the proceedings of draw of lots for selection of part-time members of NMC, here today, in the presence of Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of Health and Family Welfare. This was...

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that India has become a “role model” for “Inclusive Growth and Positive Progress” for the entire world under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.The Union Minister for Minority...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas &Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has called for inclusion of petroleum products under GST regime. Speaking at third India Energy Forum by CERAWeek in New Delhi today, he appealed to the union finance ministerto take this up...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya paid a sudden visit to government senior secondary school, Portmore here today and had information about the academic and other activities of the school. He also went to plus two class and interacted with the school girls on various...

PWD Minister Punjab Vijay Inder Singla has said that the state is fully geared up to implement the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program on all the State Highway Toll Plazas as per the guidelines unveiled by the Ministry of Road Transport and...

Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai along with members Harshad Bhai and Hari Krishan Damor called on Governor Bandaru Dattatraya at Raj Bhavan.They had detailed discussion with the Governor regarding the development of tribal areas...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya said that teachings of Maharaja Agrasen and his ideals still inspire us. He was the epitome of socialism, equality, non-violence and nationalism and his administerial skills were unparalleled.The Governor was speaking on the occasion...

1. The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and the President of the People's Republic of China Mr Xi Jinping held their Second Informal Summit in Chennai, India, on 11-12 October 2019.2. The two Leaders had an in-depth exchange of views in a friendly...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed that 2nd Informal Summit at Mamallapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu has begun a “New Era of Cooperation” between India and China.Prime Minister was making his inaugural statement at beginning of the delegation level talks Chaired...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had been striving for a Swachh Bharat, has today, once again set an example to the nation that every single individual has to put in their best effort in keeping clean surroundings.Prime Minister Modi who was taking a morning...

Union Minister of Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah presided over the 26th foundation day celebrations of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as Chief Guest. Also present was Justice Shri HL Dattu, Chairperson, NHRC.Shri Shah, praising the work done by NHRC,...

The Union Minister of Home Affairs  Amit Shah presided over the 14th Annual convention of the Central Information Commission as Chief Guest. Also present was Minister of State for Ministry of Development of North East Region (Independent Charge); Minister...

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti today said that SARAS Aajeevika Mela is a testimony of Nari-Shakti, as lakhs of poor women through  rural women Self Help Groups are transforming their lives and transforming rural India....

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, laid the foundation stone for the campus of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research at Varuna Village, Mysuru today (October 11, 2019).Speaking on the occasion, the President was happy to note that Global Campus...

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu said that terrorism was increasingly threatening and impeding global progress and urged the world community to come together to ensure  that the UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism is concluded...

Seeking to expand bilateral relations in various fields, India and Comoros today signed 6 MoUs including one on defence cooperation. Other MoUs sought to cement cooperation  in the fields of health and medicine, arts and culture and tele-education (e-Vidya...