Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed farmers across the country today. He also released the next instalment of PM-Kisan, the direct cash-transfer scheme for farmers, worth Rs 18,000 crore into bank accounts of 9 crore farmers.
TN CM, Stalin condole demise of Tamil scholar Paramasivan
Leaders cutting across party lines, including Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, DMK president M K Stalin and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan today condoled the death of Tho Paramasivan aka Tho Pa, anthropologist, writer and former professor at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
Cyclone relief: Central team to visit Tamilnadu on 28 December
It has been informed that an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) will visit Tamilnadu on 28 December, to assess the damage caused by the recent cyclone Burevi.
Modi releases book on Vajpayee on his birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament: A Commemorative Volume’ to mark the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister today.
Scientists devise method to measure Covid aerosol risk
Scientists have developed a method to measure aerosol concentrations and persistence in public spaces using commercial hand-held particle counters, an advance that may help determine the impacts of Covid-19 risk-reducing measures, like ventilation improvements.
Review: Oru Pakka Kathai
Balaji Tharanitharan is known for making comedy put of serious situations. Going a step further from his Naduvula Oru Pakkatha Kanom, he stitches another funny tale about a serious issue in Oru Pakka Kathai.
Amidst new virus fears, India looking forward to welcome UK PM
India on Thursday said it was looking forward to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit next month, amid reports that the trip may not be possible because of the rapidly-spreading mutated version of the coronavirus in the UK.
US Lawmakers raise Delhi’s farmer protest issue
A group of seven influential US lawmakers, including Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging him to raise the issue of farmers’ protest in India with his Indian counterpart.
India -Vietnam to conduct naval exercise in South China sea
An Indian Navy warship will undertake a ‘passage exercise’ with the Vietnamese Navy in the South China Sea from 26 to 27 December as part of efforts to boost maritime cooperation between the two countries, officials said.
All eyes on Covaxin: ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the Indian vaccine against Covid-19, Covaxin, has drawn global attention.
