NEW DELHI: The AAP on Friday sought to remain equidistant from the BJP-led NDA and the UPA comprising the Congress, saying it is for the JD(U) and its allies to decide if they want Nitish Kumar as their prime ministerial candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is not part … Read more
ETAWAH: Socialist leader Shivpal Yadav on Friday said the coming together of opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh is possible only if their leaders show “maturity” like the one witnessed in Bihar. A new government was installed in Bihar after the Janata Dal (United) snapped its ties with the BJP there and forged a new alliance … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly that is slated to be held on August 24, newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party for speaking ‘jumla jhoot’ (propagating lies) and not working at the grassroots level for the development of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the eighth time this week. In the last three decades, the JD(U) stalwart has charted his own brand of survivalist politics which has helped him stay in power for nearly 17 years now. Be it an NDA government with BJP or a … Read more
NEW DELHI: With viewership remaining stagnant, public broadcaster Doordarshan has embarked on a revamp, particularly of its entertainment channels with a strong message of patriotism. In a bid to chronicle the lesser known tales of India’s freedom struggle, Doordarshan will telecast a 75-episode mega serial – ‘Swaraj – Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Samagra Gatha‘ … Read more
NEW DELHI: An IAF contingent of four Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets, a C-17 Globemaster-III strategic-lift aircraft and an IL-78 mid-air refueller left for Malaysia on Friday to participate in the bilateral `Udarashakti’ air combat exercise, even as India also remains the frontrunner to sell the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft to the Southeast Asian nation. Udarashakti … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly that is slated to be held on August 24, newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that issues like employment and those related to youth’s future will be addressed if they remain in power. “Since we … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indians are living longer- and can expect to see almost twice the number of years on Earth than they could seven decades back, right after Independence. Several schemes by successive governments have doubled the Life Expectancy at Birth for Indians since 1950. The average Life Expectancy of an Indian male in 1951 was … Read more
NEW DELHI: The aroma of a steaming cup of coffee might not be native to India. However India’s love for caffeine has only grown since being introduced in the late 17th century. The three southern states- Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu account for almost the whole of India’s coffee production. And now, Indian coffee is … Read more
NEW DELHI: Like in primary and secondary education, the scope for medical education too has expanded to accommodate more students and to cater to the growing healthcare needs of the country. In 1950, India had all of 28 medical colleges, and private participation in the sector was insignificant. However there has been a steady increase … Read more
