Category: National News

The Nilgiris Hills, which means “blue mountains”, got its name from these Neelankurinji flowers which bloom once every 12 years.

Broadcast Engineering Consultants Indian Limited (BECIL) has released notification for application for 99 Loader, Supervisor, and Sr. Supervisor posts on a contract basis for deployment in AAI Cargo Logistic and Allied Services Company Ltd.

Tigers in the Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan were seen enjoying their day playing in a natural water pool.

Acting on a specific input, a terrorist associate identified as Aamir Reyaz Lone, a resident of Baramulla, was arrested. Incriminating materials including electronic devices were recovered from his possession. During analysis, it was revealed that the arrested accused was in contact with an active terrorist of LeT namely Hilal Sheikh resident of Baramulla. 

Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary on Monday (August 2) discussed India’s success at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and the hopes of revival of Indian hockey’s golden era.

The civic body also allowed all the indoor and outdoor games and sports clubs to operate except for swimming and other games where physical contact may take place. They can operate on all seven days as per regular timings, the order said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai met BJP president JP Nadda on Monday (August 2) to finalise a list of probables for the keenly awaited expansion of his cabinet. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi and Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel also attended the consultative meeting and according to sources, Bommai reached Nadda’s residence at 8.45 pm.

UP has increased the basic facilities for students in 1.39 lakh council schools that now have smart classrooms, playgrounds, toilets, drinking water, and libraries.

The distribution was carried out entirely through PoS devices with biometric Aadhaar and dealer authentication in an utmost transparent manner.

A joint statement released here by the Indian Army, two days after the talks, said the two sides had a “candid and in-depth exchange” of views relating to the disengagement and that the meeting further enhanced mutual understanding.

Police sources said the four flying objects were spotted in the Baniyari, Ghagwal, Nad and Ramgadh areas of Samba district. According to reports, the drones were spotted hovering over positions of security forces at these areas. 

The Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress district presidents have raised strong objections over the proposal. SP members said that the proposal was moved when none of the opposition members were present.

The Yogi Adityanath government said it is trying diligently to ensure optimal use of every drop of water in the region through various projects, including sprinkler irrigation and “Khet Talab Yojana”.

Earlier in the day, CM Uddhav Thackeray had said his government will issue orders on Monday allowing shops to remain open till 8 pm in the districts where the COVID-19 positivity rate is low.

An application for interim relief accompanying the suit prayed for interim orders to take down/delete the five broadcasts/publications and further prayed for restraint on further publications against the Plaintiff and his brothers.  

However, in the CCTV footage, the girl can be seen instigating the incident and getting violent. The girl can be hitting at the cab driver multiple times and breaking his phone. 

Singh said that the SP has no chance in the upcoming assembly elections.

Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Sarbananda Sonowal, along with BJP MPs from Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, met Modi in Parliament House. The MPs also gave a four-page memorandum to him.

Mehboob Masli is the guardian of an 18-year-old Hindu girl, identified as Pooja Vadigeri. She was adopted and being taken care of by Masil as a father after her own parents refused to bring her up. 

Many of the organisations associated with the Pegasus project have been found to be linked with George Soros’ Open Society Foundations (OSF). 

The Delhi flood control room reported a discharge rate of around 15,000 cusecs from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district at 3 pm.

Kumari Selja, who is Haryana Congress president, landed at Jaipur airport on Sunday night, held a brief meeting with Gehlot at his residence and then left for Delhi on Monday morning, party leaders said.

Covaxin is developed indigenously by Bharat Biotech which has shown an overall vaccine efficacy of 77.8% based on the results from the Phase 3 trials.

The Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday (August 2) in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha gave details on scholarship for minorities. 

The probe panel includes Joint-Secretary of the Home Ministry, Janardan Gautam, Deputy Inspector General of Nepal Police, Purushottam Kandel, Investigation Officer of the National Investigation Department, Hutraj Thapa, Senior Superintendent of Armed Police Force, Suresh Kumar Shrestha, and Assistant Chief District Officer of Darchula, Jyotsana Bhatta. 

Bihar-cadre IAS officer of 1983 batch, Sinha joined the PMO as an advisor to PM in February last year.

Several media portals reported that HSC result 2021 is likely to be delayed by 2 more days.

Aam Aadmi Party’s chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said the North MCD owes Rs 2,407 cr. to the Delhi govt, yet it has decided to give funds of Rs. 50 lakh to its councilors. 

A total of 2347 boys and girls aged under 21 years have been identified, out of which 1062 children have been benefitted in the first phase of the scheme.