Geneva-based: global media safety and rights body, The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), has mourned the death of its president Hedayat Abdel Nabi (73) who passed away on Monday in Cairo. Meanwhile, the international media forum expressed shock over the murder of another Indian scribe named Juned Khan Pathan (37) from Surat locality of Gujarat recently and it demanded justice for the bereaved family.“We extend our most sincere condolences to Hedayat Abdel Nabi’s family, her friends and colleagues who appreciated her availability, dynamism and convictions. Born on 10 November 1948 in Cairo, Hedayat co-founded PEC in 2004 with other correspondents at the…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
Though the Ukraine conflict is abound to have severe repercussions on India too, along with other countries, the major fall-out seems to be since the beginning of the war, practically our borders are peaceful. Hardly any tension between Indian and China on one side, Indian and Pakistan on another side forces are seen. Probably, for the first time, these three countries are taking up similar stand in the international forums like United Nations, on the issue of Russia- Ukraine conflict. Three of these countries are indirectly showing sympathies towards Russia. The EurAsian Times pointed out that whether this conflict united…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Indian economy is once again picking up momentum after once-in-a-century pandemic and this is reflection of our economic decisions and strong foundation of economy. Addressing the post-budget webinar on ‘Financing for Growth & Aspirational Economy, he said that the government has taken many steps to maintain the momentum of high growth in this budget. This is tenth such post-budget webinar addressed by the Prime Minister. “By encouraging foreign capital flows, reducing tax on infrastructure investment, creating institutions like NIIF, Gift City, new DFIs, we have tried to accelerate financial and economic growth”, he said. “The…
Touching upon the need to get over ‘colonial hangover’ in education, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu stressed that Indian historical figures must be cherished and celebrated and their stories must be included in school curriculum. ‘The British left a long time ago, but we are still following the Macaulay’s system’, he added. Participating in the 10th edition of The New Indian Express’ ‘ThinkEdu’ Conclave in Chennai, Naidu stressed the need for ‘thinking through our vision of education and how we can make our country a ‘learning nation’’. Referring to the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) as a blueprint to transform the…
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, 2022, the President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ – 2020 and 2021 at a special ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. The award was conferred on 29 outstanding and exceptional women achievers. The President, in a tweet said “Greetings on the International Women’s Day! Women are making exemplary contributions in all walks of life. Let us recommit ourselves to ensure their safety and dignity and to provide opportunities to each of them to pursue their dreams and aspirations.” Prime Minister, Narendra Modi saluted the Nari Shakti on International Women’s…
MoS Education Smt Annpurna Devi said that women have always been respected in the Indian tradition. In ancient India, women excelled in every field including art and war. “Our Prime Minister’s efforts and vision is for overall development of women in the long run. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao program of the government has been very effective in promoting equal education for girls and boys”, she added. She was the chief guest at the International Women’s Day celebrations, held by the National Commission for Women (NCW) on the theme ‘She the Change Maker’, where the Commission celebrated the achievements of…
Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that Union Budget 2022-23 recognises and encourages the potential of youth, their technological skills and entrepreneurial spirit. “In the 75th year of our independence, the next 25 years are very critical to India’s development; therefore we wanted this year’s Budget to encourage the power of youth, the power of entrepreneurs,” she said. “With the lockdown, we could still manage 45 unicorns within 2 years. That’s actually the power of youth. The power of idea,” she added. She was speaking on “Financing India’s Global Future” at a townhall of Indian Global Forum today in…
Union Minister of Tourism, Culture G. Kishan Reddy launched the E-marketplace platform in an event organised at Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management(IITTM), Gwalior. Ministry of Tourism launched the digital platform (E-Marketplace) as part of digital tourism solution for IITFs / IITGs, to provide Web and Mobile App based interaction mechanism, which is to be used by the tourists and certified tourist facilitators/Tourist Guides. E-Marketplace portal under IITFC/IITG program of the Ministry would be more like the platforms of OLA, UBER etc., which would help IITFs/IITGs to get business opportunities and would work as a bridge between the customer…
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, our Indian Women’s Cricket team has already set the stage for becoming the champions of the ongoing 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, by defeating Pakistan in their debut match of the tournament. To bring this glorious campaign of our women’s cricket team, Prasar Bharati is covering this month-long event LIVE through Radio Commentary on All India Radio network. The commentary of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022, which started earlier this month, is being broadcast by All India Radio on all its primary channels across the country, AIR FM Rainbow network, DRM and…
In order to prevent spread of Covid-19, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had suspended operations of scheduled international commercial passenger services to/from India with effect from March 23, 2020 vide circular dated 19.03.2020. Currently, in terms of DGCA’s circular 28.02.2022, suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services to/from India has been extended till further orders. After having recognized the increased vaccination coverage across the globe and in consultation with the stakeholders, the Government of India has decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services to/from India from 27.03.2022, i.e. start of Summer Schedule 2022. The suspension of scheduled commercial…