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Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu was appointed the lieutenant governor of Delhi on Thursday, replacing VK Saxena, who has been made the Ladakh L-G. He had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from Amritsar in 2024 on a BJP ticket. Sandhu, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was one of the most experienced Indian diplomats…
The government has sought more details from X, including specific action taken on obscene content linked to its Grok AI and steps to prevent a repeat in future, sources said on Wednesday, adding that the response submitted by the firm, while detailed, was not adequate. The move came after the Elon Musk-led social media platform…
Last Updated:September 03, 2025, 18:05 is This initiative aims to expand co-location to optimise resource use, enhance school readiness among children, and improve the convergence of education and nutrition services. The guidelines emphasise safety and security, recommending separate entry and exit gates for AWCs within school premises. (Representational/File) On Wednesday, the Central Government issued guidelines…
Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said the Centre has asked state governments to examine the feasibility of setting up nuclear power plants. The Centre also asked Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to explore the possibility of establishing a nuclear power facility as a long-term measure for energy security and sustainability in…
Pahalgam Terror Attack: Russian President Vladimir Putin called Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strongly condemn the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and extended condolences for the loss of 26 lives. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, informed on the social media platform X about the conversation between the two leaders…
New Delhi: An indigenously-developed system to identify and block international spoofed calls that display Indian mobile numbers has significantly brought down such calls to about 4 lakh per day, the government has informed. Further, the government asked Indian Telcos to initiate drive against foreign carriers or aggregators who are handing over spoofed international calls, and…
Last Updated:December 23, 2024, 9:11 PM IST The failed students will be able to take the annual exams again within two months. However, if they fail again, they will have to repeat the year, according to officials. The Ministry of Education has also said that no child will be expelled from any school till completion…
It has been more than eight months since the Centre updated its film certification rules and replaced a 40-year-old law to tackle issues such as age-appropriate viewing. The Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 2024, is now in place, instead of the 1983 version. The government also amended the Cinematograph Act, 1952. The CBFC (Central Board of Film…
Last Updated: August 29, 2024, 22:22 IST Government permitted the use of sugarcane juice and sugar syrup for ethanol production in the 2024-25. (Image: Representative) In December 2023, the government prohibited the use of sugarcane juice or sugar syrup for ethanol production in the 2023-24 ESY The government on Thursday permitted the use of sugarcane…
Last Updated: August 16, 2024, 22:55 IST Senior bureaucrat Punya Salila Srivastava has been appointed as the new Health Secretary. (Image: ANI) Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary for Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, has been named as new Defence Secretary Senior bureaucrat Punya Salila Srivastava has been appointed as the new Health Secretary…