Panchayat representatives to learn management skills from IIT Kanpur | India News

Uttar Pradesh’s Panchayati Raj department on Wednesday launched a Leadership and Management Training Programme for Panchayat representatives.As part of this initiative to enhance local governance, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the department and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.The MoU was signed in the presence of Panchayati Raj minister Om Prakash…

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New BJP state chiefs: Party announces new leaders for seven states; inches closer to elect new national president | India News

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday appointed 9 new presidents for seven states and two union territories including states like Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana among other states.The party is also likely to announce state chiefs for West Bengal and Odisha in the next couple of days, news agency ANI reported citing sources.This comes…

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President’s rule in Bihar? Tejashwi alleges BJP planning to keep Nitish Kumar as CM only until elections; alleges ‘major controversy unfolding’ | India News

NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party is hatching a conspiracy to impose President rule and take control of Bihar after the assembly elections which is scheduled at the end of the year.Tejashwi said that things will change after the elections, claiming that Amit Shah will keep Nitish Kumar…

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‘Destination you’ll never want to leave’: Jet lag or just Kerala vibes? UK F-35B’s extended vacation goes viral | India News

NEW DELHI: Kerala’s tourism department has turned a grounded fighter jet into a flying PR moment, poking fun at the British Royal Navy after one of its most advanced aircraft, a £90 million F-35B Lightning II, found itself stuck at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport for over two weeks following an emergency landing.Jumping at the chance, Kerala…

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Indian teen author and scientist writes motivational biography on Elon Musk | India News

Vivaan Karulkar, Indian Teen Author and Scientist Vivaan Karulkar, an 18-year-old successful teen from New Bharat, has authored his third book titled “Elon Musk: The Man Who Bends Reality.” Vivaan is recognized nationally and globally as an author and scientist, having written two acclaimed books on Sanatan Dharam that received praise from top dignitaries and…

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Congress ‘unity show’ flatlines? DK Shivakumar backs Siddaramaiah; cites ‘no option’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The “unity show” within Karnataka Congress flatlined within 24 hours after Siddaramaiah‘s deputy DK Shivakumar on Wednesday claimed that he has no “option” but to support the chief minister and party high command’s decision.A day after Congress said that there would be no change in leadership and Siddaramaiah will continue as chief minister,…

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Dalai Lama reveals succession plan: How will the next Buddhist spiritual leader be selected? – All you need to know | India News

As the Dalai Lama turned 90 years old, people started having a debate over the next successor. Clearing everyone’s doubts, the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said that he will be reincarnated and his non-profit institution will have the sole authority to identify his reincarnation. Speaking at prayer celebrations on Sunday, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate…

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami welcomes newly elected BJP state president Mahendra Bhatt | India News

Uttarakhand CM Dhami welcomes newly elected BJP state president Mahendra Bhatt (ANI Image) DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday welcomed Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Bhatt, the newly elected state president of the bharatiya janata party (BJP), at his official residence in Dehradun.Chief minister Dhami congratulated Bhatt and extended best wishes for his…

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‘Jinnahwadi party’: BJP slams Ajoy Kumar’s ‘Sikkim a neighbouring country’ remark; Congress leader hits back | India News

Congress leader Ajoy Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Ajoy Kumar stoked a massive controversy on Wednesday as he, in a major faux pas, referred to Sikkim as India’s neighbouring nation. Critising the Narendra Modi government over foreign policy and New Delhi’s relations with neighbouring countries, Ajoy Kumar said: “First time in India’s history,…

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Himachal havoc: 10 dead, 34 feared missing as rain batters several parts of state; relief efforts on | India News

Cloudbursts, flash floods wreak havoc in Himachal (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Ten people have died and at least 34 are missing as cloudbursts and flash floods struck several parts of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh over the past 32 hours, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).Official figures from the SEOC’s monsoon situation…

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