PM Modi remembers ex-president Pranab Mukherjee

PM Modi remembers ex-president Pranab Mukherjee

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered former President  Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary on Wednesday. Calling him a statesman par excellence, Modi hailed him as an administrator and admired his contributions to the country's development. "Remembering Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary. Pranab Babu was a one-of-a-kind public figure—a statesman par...

Azam Khan slams INDI Alliance, accuses it of ignoring Muslims

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former minister Azam Khan has sharply criticized the INDI alliance, accusing it of ignoring the concerns of Muslims. He urged the alliance to raise the issue of crime and alleged destruction in Rampur in Parliament, just as it did with Sambhal. "Sambhal was targeted only...

69 per cent reduction in malaria cases in India from 2017-2023: WHO report

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India has made significant progress in combating malaria with the  number of estimated cases of infection dropping to 2 million in 2023, a 69% reduction from 6.4 million cases in 2017, according to the latest World Malaria Report by the World Health Organization (WHO), released Wednesday. Similarly, malaria deaths decreased by...

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria after rebels overthrow Assad Govt

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India evacuated 75 of its nationals from Syria two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad's authoritarian government. The evacuation, coordinated by the embassies of India in Damascus and Beirut, was put into effect following an assessment of the security situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. "The Government of...

Secure messaging apps big challenge to counter online radicalisation: Govt

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The use of secured messaging applications like Signal, Telegram, Viber and the dark Web besides end-to-end encrypted WhatsApp by radical elements to connect with like-minded individuals is proving to be a "major challenge" for security agencies to counter online radicalisation, government said on Wednesday. Replying to a question in the Rajya...

Motion against VP only to divert attention from Soros issue: BJP

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the Congress was attempting to "defame" Jagdeep Dhankhar and "insulting" the Jat community by initiating a motion to remove him from the Vice President's post only to deflect public attention from the Gandhi family's "links" with George Soros. Keeping up its offensive against the Congress,...

Commemorative stamps issued by postal department to mark UNICEF@75

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, and UNICEF on Wednesday issued a commemorative postage stamp marking 75 years of UNICEF’s partnership with India to realize the rights of children in India. The special postage stamp valued at Rs 10 creatively represents a mother and a child to...

Three-year-old killed in accident

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A three year old died after he was hit by a Gramin Seva tempo in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj. According to the police on Tuesday, the accident occurred on Monday when they received a PCR call  was received at Vasant Kunj North police station regarding a child, resident of Jhuggi...

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