Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday announced the agitation to demand statehood for Ladakh will be intensified and a ‘border march’ will be held on April 7 in the eastern part of the Union territory to highlight ground realities, including alleged encroachments by China. Sonam Wangchuk, who is part of the Leh-based Apex body that…
April 2024 Bank Holidays:Â The Reserve Bank Of India has released the list of bank holidays for the month of April. Banks will remain closed for a total of 14 days this month, as per the RBI holiday calendar. These closures include public holidays, regional holidays, and regular closures on second and fourth Saturdays and all…
Garba is a celebration of life, culture and devotion and it is gladdening to note that its global popularity is on the rise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. The traditional dance form of Gujarat was inscribed on the ‘Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ in December. “Garba is a celebration…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she declined the BJP’s offer to contest elections pleading that she did not have the ‘kind of fund’ required to contest the Lok Sabha polls. BJP President JP Nadda gave her the option to contest either from Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, she said. “After thinking for a week or…
Arvind Kejriwal has received no relief from the Delhi High Court over his petition challenging the Enforcement’s Directorate March 15 arrest. The court has given the probe agency time till April 2 to file its response to Mr Kejriwal’s petition. Mr Kejriwal will, therefore, remain in jail for now. The AAP leader is currently in…
The parliamentary system of democracy thrives only when the opposition is united in its pursuit to keep the government on its toes and hold the ruling regime accountable. However, if the opposition is weak, the ruling party often evades accountability. Since Narendra Modi assumed office as Prime Minister, India has witnessed a unique phenomenon: the…
One of the 22 Indian crew manning a cargo ship, Dali, which collided against a bridge in Baltimore has suffered a “minor injury” while the rest are all safe aboard the vessel, owners of the Singapore-flagged ship said on Wednesday. The 2.6km-long, four-lane Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River in Baltimore, came crashing…
Amazon on Wednesday lost its fight to suspend a requirement regarding its online advertising under EU tech rules after Europe’s top court backed EU regulators, saying EU interests outweigh the US online retailer’s material interests. Under the Digital Services Act (DSA) which kicked in last year, Amazon was designated as a very large online platform…
Residential Coaching Academy at Jamia Millia Islamia, (JMI) has invited applications for free coaching for civil services aspirants. Interested and eligible candidates can visit the official website of the institute to register for the coaching facility.  The deadline for submission of application form is May 19, 2024. The portal will reopen for editing the application…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pre-empted attempts of RJD president Lalu Prasad to “humiliate” allies ahead of Lok Sabha polls by calling off the alliance, a senior JD(U) leader claimed on Wednesday. Neeraj Kumar, MLC and chief spokesperson of the JD(U) made the claim referring to the RJD riding roughshod over the Congress. “The Congress…