#IsraelHamaswar | Israel will provide compensation for ships that are damaged due to the war in #Gaza and the government is taking steps to minimise risks for vessels using the country’s ports, government advisories said. For live updates follow: trib.al/NVgSAtm
#IsraelHamaswar | Israel is determined to crush Hamas but has said little about what would replace its rule in #Gaza after the war, with observers expecting #Washington will play a decisive role.
Sep 28 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
JUST IN | India's eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan passes away. He died at 11.20 am in Chennai. He was born on August 7, 1925.
- @dsureshkumar reports
From the Archives | Farmers’ cooperation, technological upgrading and favourable public policies can help India deal with the pandemic, M.S. Swaminathan writes thehindu.com/opinion/lead/i…
Sep 13 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
#INDIA co-ordination Committee Press Briefing:
KC Venugopal: The first meeting of the coordination committee was held today. It was attended by 12 member parties.
@SobhanaNair
KC Venugopal: Abhishek Banerjee of #TMC could not attend the meeting because he was summoned by #ED, arising out of vendetta politics of #BJP and the Prime Minister.
Jun 17 • 5 tweets • 6 min read
JUST IN | #Manipur on June 16 night: Mob tried to vandalise state #BJP president A. Sharda Devi’s house near Porompat in #Imphal, #Army column dispersed another mob that gheraoed #BJP office at Singjamei; #RAF tackled mob that tried to loot Iringbam police station . @rahconteur@rahconteur#Manipur on June 16 night: Intermittent firing of 400-500 rounds from automatic weapons since 9:15 pm in Kwatka area of #Imphal Valley & Kangvai in #Churachandpur; Multiple incidents of mob build-up, attempted vandalism & arson of govt. officials’ houses & property reported.
Jun 15 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#WrestlersProtest | #Delhi Police files charge sheet before court in sexual harassment case by wrestlers
- PTI
Delhi Police PRO: We are filing a chargesheet for the offences under sections 354, 354A, 354D IPC against accused #BrijBhushanSharanSingh and for offences under sections 109/354/354A/506 IPC against accused Vinod Tomar before the concerned Hon'ble Court. | Samridhi Tiwari reports
Jun 15 • 19 tweets • 15 min read
With #CycloneBiparjoy inching closer to the Gujarat coast, it is likely to make landfall between 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today trib.al/lqNOXf3#CycloneBiparjoy is moving north-northeastwards towards Saurashtra and Kutch coast and is around 180 km away from Jakhau port. - ANI
Live Updates: thehindu.com/news/national/…
Oct 12, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
#JustIn | CDSCO and State Drug Controller #Haryana have stopped all the manufacturing activities of M/s. Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited at #Sonepat on 11.10.2022 on grounds of deficiencies found in local inspection. | @BShajan reports
The #HealthMinistry has formed a four member panel to look into the details shared by #WHO on 66 children's deaths in #Gambia. | @BShajan reports
Oct 12, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Just in | #India's retail inflation accelerated to 7.41% in September from 7% in August with food price inflation surging sharply from 7.62% in August to 8.6% in September, as per the National Statistical Office (NSO). | @tragicosmicomic reports
Rural #inflation picked up further steam from 7.15% in August to touch 7.56% in September, while urban consumers also experienced a resurgence in price rise at 7.27%, from 6.72% a month ago.
Oct 12, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Just in | Union Cabinet approves 1,832 crore Dussehra/Puja bonus to 11.27 lakh Railway employees (for 78 days). The maximum bonus limit will be Rs. 17,951. | @deveshpd reports
The burden of Rs.22,000 crore was borne by the Public Sector #petroleum companies from June 2020 to June 2022 due to reduced #LPG prices in the country. Union Cabinet approves one time grant of the amount.
Oct 11, 2022 • 10 tweets • 8 min read
#InternationalDayOfGirlChild | Here is a thread of select articles on achievements of the girl child, the challenges they face and the impact of #COVID19 on young girls.
#InternationalDayOfGirlChild | Let's celebrate this day, with these inspiring and heart-warming books for girls. Here are three books that celebrate girl power — both real and fictional. #Replug trib.al/6CGueIS
Oct 10, 2022 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
This #WorldMentalHealthDay we take a look at The Hindu's stories highlighting the importance of mental health. #WorldMentalHealthDay | Poor #mentalhealth amongst employees costs Indian companies a combined $14 billion a year due to absenteeism, attrition and other reasons, Deloitte estimated in a report after surveying almost 4,000 workers. trib.al/p59N8Jr
Oct 10, 2022 • 15 tweets • 14 min read
#SamajwadiParty ’s founder and patron #MulayamSinghYadav passed away in a Gurugram hospital today. Leaders from across political parties pay tributes. Follow for live updates: trib.al/VgqSIHw
President #DroupadiMurmu termed the demise of #MulayamSinghYadav an “irreparable loss” to the country.
She said the achievements of Mulayam Singh Yadav, who came from an ordinary environment, were extraordinary.
Live updates here: trib.al/soekmBk
Three-member Commission for Inquiry set up by the government to look into giving #SC status to Dalits who have converted to any religion other than Sikhism or Buddhism. | @al_lakshman reports
The Commission will be headed by former #CJI#KGBalakrishnan and its members being Prof. Sushma Yadav (UGC member) and Ravinder Kumar Jain (Retd IAS). The government has set a time of two years for the Commission to submit its report.
Oct 5, 2022 • 8 tweets • 9 min read
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (#RSS) chief #MohanBhagwat along with mountaineer #SantoshYadav, the chief guest for #Vijayadashmi program at Reshimbaug in Nagpur, reports @khabrimishra
Photo: Special Arrangement @khabrimishra#MohanBhagwat bats for women’s empowerment at #Vijayadashami rally: “Regarding women as 'mother of the universe' is fine, but that does not mean we lock them in prayer house or treat them as second-class members in family and shut them in the house," he said. @ShoumojitB reports
Oct 4, 2022 • 6 tweets • 8 min read
#JustIn | In #CBI-led Op Chakra against cyber enabled financial crimes, based on inputs from #FBI, #Interpol, Canadian and Australian enforcement agencies, 105 places searched. | @deveshpd reports
State police also involved in #Andaman & #Nicobar Islands, #Delhi, #Chandigarh, #Punjab and #Assam. Two call centres through which financial frauds were committed in the #US detected in #Pune and #Ahmedabad. | @deveshpd reports
Oct 2, 2022 • 31 tweets • 33 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tribute to #MahatmaGandhi on the occasion of his 153rd birthday anniversary, at #RajGhat in New Delhi.
Photos: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
President of India #DroupadiMurmu paying tribute to #MahatmaGandhi on the occasion of his 153rd birthday anniversary, at #RajGhat in New Delhi.
Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Oct 1, 2022 • 15 tweets • 22 min read
#5GLaunch | Prime Minister #NarendraModi is set to launch the #5G telephonic services, ushering in an era of ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones.
Just in | Output growth in #India’s eight core infrastructure sectors slowed to 3.3% in August, the slowest pace since November 2021, dipping from 4.5% in July. | @tragicosmicomic reports
Crude oil and natural gas continued to report contractions while electricity and steel production clocked sharply lower expansions than the previous month.
Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma #Congress president polls | #MallikarjunKharge has filed his nomination in the presence of Ashok Gehlot, Anand Sharma, Prithviraj Chavan among others. | @fewcan reports
Jun 29, 2022 • 13 tweets • 15 min read
Here is a round-up of #PrideMonth with The Hindu.
We take you through all the inspiring stories we've come across this month and how different cities in India and the world celebrated #PrideMonth2022.
#PrideMonth | A 24-year-old woman in #Gujarat's #Vadodara city married herself by undergoing traditional rituals of a Hindu wedding. #KshamaBindu, who identifies as #bisexual, claims that her marriage will be the first instance of #sologamy in India. trib.al/4pLN0d8
President of India #DroupadiMurmu paying tribute to #MahatmaGandhi on the occasion of his 153rd birthday anniversary, at #RajGhat in New Delhi.
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