Month: July 2021

At least 67 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides

MUMBAI, July 23 – At least 67 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said on Friday, after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and floodedlow-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages. Parts of India’s west coast received up to 594 mm (23 inches) of […]

Haiti’s murdered president laid to rest as tensions flare

CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti, July 23 – Pallbearers in military attire carried late Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s body in a closed wooden coffin as his funeral got underway on Friday, two weeks after he was shot dead at home in an assassination still shrouded in mystery. The bearers placed the […]

Direct Income Support to Farmers

DELHI, JULY 23: MSP operations to ensure remunerative price of crops to farmers is continuing. In addition, the Union Government is already providing direct income support to farmers through a central Sector Scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Kisam Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojanawhich is being implemented since 1st December, […]

25 Presidents and 68 Members appointed in State Consumer Commissions and 367 Presidents and 695 Members appointed in District Consumer Commissions across the Country

DELHI, JULY 23: The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that as per information received from NIC (CONFONET), as of June, 2021, 25 Presidents and 68 Members […]

Call on Prime Minister by PGA-elect and Foreign Minister of the Maldives Abdulla Shahid on July 23, 2021

DELHI, JULY 23: The President-elect of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Foreign Minister of the Maldives, H.E. Abdulla Shahid, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.  H.E. Abdulla Shahid is visiting India in his capacity as President-elect of the 76th session […]

Rashtrapati Bhavan as well as Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex to Re-Open for Public Viewing from August 1, 2021

DELHI, JULY 23: Visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan and Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex, which has been closed since April 14, 2021 due to COVID-19, will re-open from August 1, 2021 for the public.  Tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan will be available on Saturday and Sunday (except on Gazetted Holidays) in three […]

PM extends best wishes to Indian contingent for Tokyo Olympics

DELHI, JULY 23: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has extended his best wishes to the Indian contingent for Tokyo Olympics2020. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;  “Come, let us all #Cheer4India! Caught a few glimpses of the @Tokyo2020 Opening Ceremony.  Wishing our dynamic contingent the very […]

Naidu flays tearing of copy of Minister’s statement in House

New Delhi, Jul 23:  Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday described the snatching and tearing of the copy of the IT Minister’s statement in the House as an assault on the country’s parliamentary democracy. Expressing anguish over the frequent disruptions in the House after the laying […]

PRD jawan shot at in UP’s Pratapgarh

Pratapgarh (UP), Jul 23 : A Prantiya Rakshak Dal jawan was shot at while on duty at a Sai river bridge in the Kandhai area here, police said on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Surendra Dwivedi said Pawan Tiwari (40) was checking motorcyclists at the bridge on […]

Rashtrapati Bhavan to re-open for public from August 1

New Delhi, Jul 23: People will be able to visit Rashtrapati Bhavan and Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex, which have been closed since mid-April due to COVID-19 outbreak, from August 1, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan will be available on Saturday and […]

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