National Press Day 2020

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommended that all students in grades 6-8 participate in a 10-day bagless period.

The state government had vehemently defended the government order (GO) of 2020 on the Super Specialty seats.

An average 31 children died by suicide every day in India in 2020, according to government data, with experts underlining that the COVID-19 pandemic may have accentuated the psychological trauma faced by children to a great extent.

India recorded 1.20 lakh cases of "deaths due to negligence relating to road accidents" in 2020 -- 328 people losing their lives every day on an average -- despite COVID-19 lockdowns, according to government data.

Nearly 77 rape cases were reported across India on an average every day in 2020, totalling to 28,046 such incidents during the year, the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data issued on Wednesday showed.

Tokyo Paralympics: Overwhelmed by the performance of para-badminton players, who won four medals, national badminton coach Gaurav Khanna said there could not have been a better Teachers' Day gift for him.

India logged 36,571 new Covid infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,23,58,829, while the national recovery rate improved to 97.54 per cent, the highest since March 2020, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Friday.

India saw a single-day rise of 25,166 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 154 days, taking the tally to 3,22,50,679, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.51 per cent, the highest since March 2020, according to the latest Health Ministry

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said it is the responsibility of those in power to aptly honour farmers, but unfortunately cultivators are now forced to stage protest for their rights.

Kisan Diwas 2020: Ahead of National farmers' Day, farmer leaders are expected to meet on Tuesday to discuss a plan of action as thousands gathered at protest sites on Delhi's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Farmers are protesting centre's new agricultural laws for nearly a month amid the cold wave sweeping the national capital.

Constitution Day: President Ram Nath Kovind led the nation in community reading of the preamble to the Constitution on the occasion of the Constitution Day. "It was telecast live by Doordarshan and joined by the people across the nation," an official statement said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah greeted journalists on the occasion of the National Press Day on Monday and said the Narendra Modi government is committed towards the freedom of press and strongly opposes those who throttle it.

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two future-ready Ayurveda institutions - the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar and the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur - to the nation on the occasion of the 5th Ayurveda Day tomorrow, the AYUSH ministry said.

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the lowest in October in 26 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommended that all students in grades 6-8 participate in a 10-day bagless period.

The state government had vehemently defended the government order (GO) of 2020 on the Super Specialty seats.

An average 31 children died by suicide every day in India in 2020, according to government data, with experts underlining that the COVID-19 pandemic may have accentuated the psychological trauma faced by children to a great extent.

India recorded 1.20 lakh cases of "deaths due to negligence relating to road accidents" in 2020 -- 328 people losing their lives every day on an average -- despite COVID-19 lockdowns, according to government data.

Nearly 77 rape cases were reported across India on an average every day in 2020, totalling to 28,046 such incidents during the year, the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data issued on Wednesday showed.

Tokyo Paralympics: Overwhelmed by the performance of para-badminton players, who won four medals, national badminton coach Gaurav Khanna said there could not have been a better Teachers' Day gift for him.

India logged 36,571 new Covid infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,23,58,829, while the national recovery rate improved to 97.54 per cent, the highest since March 2020, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Friday.

India saw a single-day rise of 25,166 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 154 days, taking the tally to 3,22,50,679, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.51 per cent, the highest since March 2020, according to the latest Health Ministry

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said it is the responsibility of those in power to aptly honour farmers, but unfortunately cultivators are now forced to stage protest for their rights.

Kisan Diwas 2020: Ahead of National farmers' Day, farmer leaders are expected to meet on Tuesday to discuss a plan of action as thousands gathered at protest sites on Delhi's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Farmers are protesting centre's new agricultural laws for nearly a month amid the cold wave sweeping the national capital.

Constitution Day: President Ram Nath Kovind led the nation in community reading of the preamble to the Constitution on the occasion of the Constitution Day. "It was telecast live by Doordarshan and joined by the people across the nation," an official statement said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah greeted journalists on the occasion of the National Press Day on Monday and said the Narendra Modi government is committed towards the freedom of press and strongly opposes those who throttle it.

A free press is the cornerstone of democracy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two future-ready Ayurveda institutions - the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar and the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur - to the nation on the occasion of the 5th Ayurveda Day tomorrow, the AYUSH ministry said.

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the lowest in October in 26 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).