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Waste pickers to be included in Namaste Yojana, says minister

Prayagraj, Feb. 19 -- Union minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution, and social justice and empowerment (MoSJE), BL Verma, participated in a PPE kit distribution and facil... Read More


U.P. jail inmates to take holy 'dip'; statewide ritual set for February 21

Kanpur, Feb. 19 -- The inmates across Uttar Pradesh jails are set to take a holy dip during the ongoing Mahakumbh, and here is how... A day after inmates at Unnao jail bathed with sacred water from t... Read More


Mela fuels Kashi-Vindhyachal-Ayodhya religious circuit

VARANASI, Feb. 19 -- With a massive influx of Mahakumbh pilgrims visiting Kashi, Vindhyachal and Ayodhya daily, Uttar Pradesh's planned religious circuit-Kashi-Vindhyachal-Prayagraj-Ayodhya-is rapidly... Read More


Sahitya Teerth Kshetra to showcase Sangam heritage

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 19 -- The city is set to witness the development of Sahitya Teerth Kshetra (Sahitya Park), an initiative aimed at preserving and showcasing its rich literary and cultural heritage. Th... Read More


Kushinagar DM draws SC ire for razing mosque by flouting order

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued a contempt notice to the district magistrate of Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly razing a part of a mosque in violation of the court's... Read More


UGC's flawed proposals for teacher hiring, promotions

India, Feb. 18 -- To translate the provisions of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 into action, the University Grants Commission (UGC) began framing regulations at an unprecedented speed. It discov... Read More


BJP's NCR moment: Show intent to address pollution

India, Feb. 18 -- For decades, the conversation around Delhi's air pollution has been stuck in a predictable cycle of outrage, blame, and inaction. Every winter, as air quality plummets, state governm... Read More


TN-Centre NEP standoff needless in any language

India, Feb. 18 -- The schism emerging between the Tamil Nadu government and the Union government over the National Education Policy (NEP) and the three-language formula is a classic case of leaders ta... Read More


Foundation for layered India-America relations

India, Feb. 18 -- Amid the administrative chaos swirling through Washington DC, the visit this week of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his meeting with US President Donald Trump offered some relative... Read More


Decoding impacts of Lankan polls

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The year 2024 was widely hailed as the year of elections with 73 countries conducting nationwide polls and more than 1.5 billion voters exercising their franchise. While the 2024... Read More