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Union Budget 2021-22 a step towards industrialization under Atma Nirbhar Bharat: FOIJ
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance presented Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament today which we termed as a positive step to encourage the MSME Sector of our Country under the AtmaNirbhar Bharat concept of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi as the AtmaNirbharta is not a new…
Read More »Kovind defends new farm laws and condemns R’Day violence; says govt “vigilant” amid standoff with China
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday strongly defended the three new agri laws saying their benefits have begun reaching 10 crore small farmers instantly, and condemned as “‘very unfortunate” the Republic Day violence and “dishonour” to the tricolour during the tractor parade by the protesting farm unions here.Kovind…
Read More »India suspends all flights to and from United Kingdom
New Delhi: Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation has informed that all flights originating from U.K into India will be suspended temporarily from 22nd December to 31st December 2020. He stated that Government of India has decided to take all necessary precautions as a result of the situation arising…
Read More »Health Ministry calls urgent meeting on Monday to discuss new coronavirus strain in UK
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK, which has led to a surge in the infection rate there.A number of European countries have banned flights…
Read More »Former IB Chief Dineshwar Sharma dies
Former Director of IB Dineshwar Sharma who was currently holding the charge of LG Lakshadweep died on Friday afternoon. Sharma was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Nov 25 and was then shifted to MGM Hospital, Chennai on Nov 27. Sources told…
Read More »Former CJI Dattu completes tenure as NHRC Chief
New Delhi: National Human Rights Commission chairperson H L Dattu on Wednesday completed his tenure during which the apex body disposed of over 4.2 lakh cases, officials said.He had joined the NHRC on February 29, 2016 after retiring as the Chief Justice of India on December 2, 2015.Justice H L…
Read More »UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, first shots roll out next week
London: The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 after “rigorous” analysis by its independent regulator, paving the way for mass vaccinations from as early as next week among people at the highest risk of death from the deadly virus.The British regulator, the…
Read More »Army institutes award in memory of Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz
New Delhi: The Indian Army has instituted an award in memory of Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, a young officer from Kashmir who was abducted and killed by terrorists in Shopian district of the Valley three-and-a-half years back, officials said on Wednesday.The award has been introduced by the Rajputana Rifles, one of…
Read More »Terrorism biggest challenge faced by region, says India
Asks SCO to enforce Int legal statutes to eradicate safe havens New Delhi: Asserting that terrorism is the biggest challenge the region is facing, India on Monday criticised Pakistan for using it as an “instrument of state policy”, and called upon the SCO to combat the menace collectively and enforce…
Read More »Govt calls all-party meet to discuss COVID-19 situation
New Delhi, Nov 30 : The government has called an all-party meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation on December 4 that will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said on Monday. Floor leaders of all parties from both houses of parliament have been called for the…
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