NEW DELHI: The 15th finance commission envisaged 17,000 anganwadis cum creches (AWCCs) by 2025-26. Only 2,448 AWCCs (less than 15%) have been made operational till the end of July with over 52,000 beneficiaries.According to government data, nearly 9 crore children (0-6 years) were enrolled in anganwadis. Barely 0.06% of them have access to creche facilities….
NEW DELHI: Amid continuing uproar over the Great Nicobar Project, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his urgent intervention to protect the constitutional and legal rights of the Nicobarese tribes that are “threatened” by the Rs 72,000-crore infrastructure scheme. He urged the PM to direct the Union ministries…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed a shutdown of traffic on the Old Railway Bridge starting Tuesday evening, as the Yamuna is forecast to touch the evacuation mark of 206 metres. According to officials, heavy water discharge from the Hathnikund Barrage pushed the river’s level to 204.94 metres at 5 pm…
NEW DELHI: For 16 days, Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ carved a noisy trail through Bihar’s dusty highways and crowded colonies. More than a campaign, it was pitched as a “moral” crusade: a fight to “protect the vote” of millions allegedly struck off the rolls. The march had political theatrics, constitutional sermons, and opposition show…
In the last 24 hours, politics grabbed headlines — PM Modi met Putin at the SCO summit in China, with the two even sharing a car ride; Rahul Gandhi threatened to drop a “hydrogen bomb” soon over alleged “vote chori”; and the Army dismantled a TMC stage in Kolkata for overstaying its permit. In sports,…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that in politics speaking the truth is difficult in his field of work.“The one who fools people the most can become the best leader” and added that in the area where he is working, “speaking the truth from the heart is forbidden”.He made the remarks while…
NEW DELHI: The United States on Monday described its ties with India as a “defining relationship of the 21st century”, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit in Tianjin.Taking to social media platform X, the embassy wrote, “The partnership between the United States…
PM Modi and Putin share a ride as they head for bilateral meet after SCO (Pic shared by PM Modi on X) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin shared a ride in Russian President’s Aurus limousine on Monday as they left from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.The two leaders used the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a veiled jibe at China’s Belt and Road Initiative as he said that connectivity loses its trust and meaning if it bypasses sovereignty.While speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in China’s Tianjin, PM Modi pointed to the SCO Charter and said that connectivity should always…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin were seen sharing light moments and walking hand-in-hand during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on Monday, while Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looked on as the leaders passed him during the group photo session.PM Modi, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping…
