New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The total number of registered startups in India have surged to 1,57,066 from around 400 in 2016, when the ‘Startup India’ initiative was launched, with investment in these new ventures jumping to $115 billion, from $8 billion in this nine-year period, according to data released by the Department for Promotion … Read more
Jaipur, Jan 11 (IANS) Rain lashed parts of Rajasthan on Saturday, intensifying the chill in the air, the weather office said. The Meteorological Department in Rajasthan has issued a yellow alert in many places in the wake of Western Disturbances which may result in more rain. It has predicted cloud cover, rain, and hailstorms in … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm wishes to the nation on Saturday on the first anniversary of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the temple in Ayodhya and remarked that the “Ram Mandir is a great heritage of India’s culture and spirituality, built through centuries of penance and struggle.” Taking to … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) Parents can now monitor the academic progress of their children studying in 12,943 state-run schools in Kerala from anywhere. The 12,943 state-run schools house 36 lakh children. This has been enabled through the ‘Sampoorna Plus’ Mobile App, developed by Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), the technology arm of the … Read more
Ganderbal, Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on January 13 to inaugurate the Z-Morh Tunnel, a key infrastructure project designed to provide all-weather connectivity to the scenic hill station of Sonamarg. According to official sources, the Z-Morh Tunnel, a 6.5-kilometre-long, two-lane road tunnel between Gagangir and … Read more
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Police has initiated an intense awareness campaign across schools and colleges in the southern districts of the state to combat caste discrimination. The programmes will primarily target Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, and Kanniyakumari districts. Director General of Police (DGP) Sankar Jiwal has instructed the Southern Range DIG, Pa Moorthy, … Read more
Pathanamthitta, Jan 11 (IANS) Five people were arrested and 10 others taken into custody in connection with the repeated sexual assaults on a teenage girl in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district. The teenager was allegedly sexually abused by around 62 people. The case surfaced when the victim revealed her gory tale of how as a sportswoman she … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday paid heartfelt tributes to India’s second Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, on his 59th death anniversary, remembering his remarkable contributions to the nation. Kharge shared a quote from late PM Shastri on X, “I understand that the basic idea of the administration is to … Read more
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) An unabated cold wave continued in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on Saturday as the MET department forecast light rain in the plains of Jammu division and snow in the higher reaches of the Union Territory (UT) during the next 24 hours. A MET department statement said on Saturday, “On January 11, … Read more
