150 years old pond still serves as lifeline for Chhattisgarh village

150 years old pond still serves as lifeline for Chhattisgarh village

Monday, 21 April 2025 | Press Trust of India | Durg

A pond built by a landlord for his wife 150 years back at a village in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district has never run dry and is still the lifeline for residents, providing them with daily water needs and facilitating irrigation, locals claim. Situated in Kandarka village, around 25 km from Durg...

Only 60 per cent countries regulate food in schools

Monday, 21 April 2025 | Press Trust of India | New Delhi

Only 60 per cent of countries have legislations and standards governing food and beverages in schools, according to the Global Education Monitoring Report by UNESCO. The report has been published in partnership with the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,...

Modi to host US Vice President Vance

Monday, 21 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a dinner for US Vice President J D Vance and Indian-origin Second Lady Usha on Monday evening after holding talks with the American leader on a range of key issues, including trade, tariff, regional security and ways to expand the overall bilateral engagement. The US...

Delhi witnesses two-fold increase in drug-related offences in 2025

Monday, 21 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Delhi witnessed a two-fold increase in drug-related offences in the first three months of 2025 as compared to 2024, while offences under the Excise Act saw a jump of more than 80 per cent. According to the data, between January 1 and March 31, 2025, Delhi registered a total of 2,496...

RSS, BJP playing divisive politics, says Mamata

Monday, 21 April 2025 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

The BJP has launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for holding it and the RSS responsible for the Murshidabad riots to reap narrow political dividends saying she was fast losing her credibility as the Chief Minister of the State. Apparently finding herself in the receiving end of a...

Liking a post is not a crime, sharing it is: Allahabad HC

Monday, 21 April 2025 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Prayagraj

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that merely liking a provocative post on social media does not constitute a criminal offence, whereas sharing or forwarding such content can fall under the ambit of the law. The court emphasised that liking a post and sharing it are two fundamentally different actions....

Innovation will pave path for employment: Haryana Governor

Monday, 21 April 2025 | Press Trust of India | Chandigarh

Students should be innovative and promote new ideas as innovation will pave the path for employment, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya has said. Speaking as the chief guest at the golden jubilee celebration of Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak on Saturday, he also called the National Education Policy a “game changer”. Congratulating...

Nine members of banned outfits held in Manipur

Monday, 21 April 2025 | Press Trust of India | Imphal

Nine members of several proscribed outfits in Manipur’s Imphal valley districts have been arrested in the last 48 hours, police said on Sunday. Two cadres of the banned United National Liberation Front (Pambei) were apprehended from Napetpalli Andro road near Nongdam village in Imphal East district on Saturday. They were allegedly...

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