Day: July 30, 2022

India’s Modi asks states to clear payments to electricity distributors

NEW DELHI, July 30 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged state governments to clear their bills and dues to power distribution firms to help ensure stability in the energy sector to meet consumer demands. Modi said state governments must address outstanding dues to distribution companies, […]

Chinese nationalist commentator deletes Pelosi tweet after Twitter blocks account

BEIJING, July 30 – Prominent Chinese commentator Hu Xijin said on Saturday he deleted a tweet warning of military retaliation should U.S. fighter jets escort House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on any visit to Taiwan, after Twitter blocked his account. Pelosi, number three in the U.S. line of presidential […]

J&K Pollution Control Committee Jammu intensifies enforcement of Single Use Plastic Ban

JAMMU, JULY 30: In compliance with the decision taken by the Government of India to enforce complete ban on Single Use Plastics from July1, 2022, Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee has intensified its campaign against the banned material from World Earth Day in a mission mode. The […]

PM launches Power Sector’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme

on of the ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya – Power @2047’ programme PM dedicates and lays the foundation stone of various green energy projects of NTPC worth over Rs 5200 crore PM also launches the National Solar rooftop portal “The strength of the energy sector is also important for […]

Vice President calls upon schools to develop a strong character and inculcate national values in children from a young age: VP

‘Protect India’s civilizational values of oneness and harmony against all odds’ VP urges schools to encourage students to speak freely in their mother tongue  ‘Mother tongue boosts self-esteem and gives a sense of cultural belonging’ Vice President inaugurates Golden Jubilee celebrations of Hyderabad Public School JULY 30, 2022 […]

Pope: Canadian residential schools were cultural ‘genocide’

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis agreed Saturday that the attempt to eliminate Indigenous culture in Canada through a church-run residential school system amounted to a cultural “genocide.” Speaking to reporters while en route home from Canada, Francis said he didn’t use the term during his trip to atone for the […]