Newdelhi:27/12/24:Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to Odisha has been postponed. Shah was expected to arrive in Bhubaneswar on December 28 for a two-day visit, during which he was set to attend several key events and meetings. The postponement has been confirmed by official sources, though the reasons for the schedule change have not been disclosed. This visit was ...

Newdelhi:27/12/24:Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92. Singh was one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers and he was considered the architect of key liberalising economic reforms, as premier from 2004-2014 and before that as finance minister. He had been admitted to a hospital in the capital Delhi after his health condition deteriorated, reports say. ...

Visakhapatnam:27/12/24: The 16th meeting of Town Official Language Implementation Committee-TOLIC (PSU), Visakhapatnam was held at the Centre for HRD, RINL, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam steel plant. The meeting was sponsored by HPCL Visakha Refinery. RINL CMD (additional charge), & Chairman, TOLIC Sri AK Saxena who participated in the meeting in Virtual mode, released ‘E-Prastutikaran’ compiled with various presentations given ...

Newdelhi:27/12/24:Dr. Sandip Shah, an eminent medical professional and visionary leader, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India (QCI). NABL works to improve the quality of testing and calibration services, ensuring trust in the products and services used by consumers, businesses, and ...

Newdelhi:27/12/24:Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has entered into a strategic alliance with boAt, an Indian company in audio and wearables market. This collaboration aims to foster innovation and provide tailored support to DPIIT recognised Startups including startups in D2C and manufacturing domains. The key features of this mutual partnership include: curating dedicated program(s)/ initiative(s) for mentoring ...

New Delhi :26/12/24: Union Minister of Labour & Employment, Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya handed over appointment letters to 34 newly recruited Labour Enforcement Officers (LEOs) in the organisation of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), at a function held in New Delhi today. Smt Sumita Dawra, Secretary, L&E and other senior officers of the Ministry were also ...

New Delhi:26/12/24:  The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and the Indian Ports Association (IPA) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi on December 24, 2024. The agreement was formalised by Shri Nand Kumarum, IAS, President and CEO of NeGD, and Shri Vikas Narwal, IAS, Managing Director of IPA, in the presence of Dr. Arvind Bhisikar, Executive Director (IT) of IPA, ...

Newdelhi:26/12/24:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi earlier today chaired the meeting of the 45th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments. In the meeting, eight significant projects were reviewed, which included six Metro Projects of Urban Transport and one project each relating to Road connectivity and Thermal power. The combined ...

New Delhi:26/12/24:The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on 17 children, in seven categories, for their exceptional achievements at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre today (December 26, 2024). Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated all award winners and said that the entire country and society are proud of them. ...

Kerala:26/12/24: The noted Malayalam writer, whose towering achievements solidified his place as an icon of cinema and literature, died at 91. He had been under the care of a multidisciplinary team of specialists, including cardiologists and critical care experts, since his hospitalization last week. The writer was suffering several health issues including respiratory ailments for a while, according to sources. ...