Temples welcome women entrepreneurs

Temples welcome women entrepreneurs

Friday, 12 July 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

Temples across India are blooming green with innovative waste management initiatives focusing on recycling of floral offerings into eco-friendly products such as compost, natural dyes, incense sticks, and more, thus protecting Mother Nature and creating job opportunities, particularly for women. For instance, at much-revered Ujjain’s Mahalakaleshwar Temple, 5-6 tonnes of daily...

Twitters of Koo set to fall silent

Twitters of Koo set to fall silent

Thursday, 04 July 2024 | New Delhi | Asad

The Indian dream of having an alternative to Twitter (now X) has been shattered as the ‘desi’ social media platform launched in 2020 with much fanfare, and with many top Indian politicians and Government departments joining in, is to shut down. The world came to know about the yellow bird, Koo,...

Delhi LG smells rat in Lok Nayak Hospital project, orders probe

Delhi LG smells rat in Lok Nayak Hospital project, orders probe

Wednesday, 03 July 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has directed for a probe into alleged corruption in issuing a tender for construction of an additional block in Lok Nayak Hospital (LNH) in the national Capital. In what points towards massive corruption and blatant violation of procedures, a tender worth `465 crore for construction...

Delhi IGI canopy fall impacts 22,000 fliers

Delhi IGI canopy fall impacts 22,000 fliers

Tuesday, 02 July 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Days after the canopy collapse at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, the Ministry of Civil Aviation shared data saying the incident impacted more than 22,000 passengers of IndiGo and SpiceJet. Around 21,690 passengers of IndiGo and around 925 passengers of SpiceJet were affected. The Ministry said IndiGo airline provided alternate flights...

A colourful way this monsoon

A colourful way this monsoon

Monday, 01 July 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | KOCHI

Much to the delight of tribal women of Kerala’s Attappadi, their Karthumbi, the colourful handmade umbrellas, are the toast of the country liked by fashion lovers and many others. An initiative launched in 2015 in Kerala’s Attappadi, an exclusive region for the tribals, Karthumbi umbrellas have now become a cynosure...

Delhi siblings rescued Bollywood style

Delhi siblings rescued Bollywood style

Sunday, 30 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Two siblings, aged three and eleven, kidnapped from Laxmi Nagar on Saturday by a man posing as a parking attendant, were rescued after a dramatic three-hour car pursuit by the Delhi Police, straight out of a Bollywood thriller. The daring rescue unfolded as officers chased the suspect across the city,...

NEET not so neat in Parliament

NEET not so neat in Parliament

Saturday, 29 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The NEET and NET row rocked Parliament on Friday with the Congress-led Opposition alleging their voice was being muzzled and the BJP-led ruling alliance NDA declaring that the government was ready for discussion as per tradition and by maintaining decorum. While proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day...

CBI makes first arrest in NEET case

CBI makes first arrest in NEET case

Friday, 28 June 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

On a day when President Droupadi Murmu talked tough on examination papers leak during her address in Parliament on Thursday, a series of development related to the raging controversy took place including the first arrest made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the NEET paper leak case. Meanwhile, the...

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