High court bans all water sports in Uttarakhand


High court bans all water sports in Uttarakhand

In an order which is likely to have far-reaching implications for Uttarakhand’s adventure tourism sector, the high court has banned all water sports, paragliding and white river rafting in the state until a policy is framed to regulate these activities.

Yoga fosters amity in society: Modi


Yoga fosters amity in society: Modi

On the occasion of the 4th International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Yoga with around 50,000 people at the picturesque campus of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Uttarakhand’s capital, Dehradun.  He said that Yoga fosters amity in societies and apart...

Tamil Nadu's Anukreethy Vas becomes Miss India 2018


Tamil Nadu's Anukreethy Vas becomes Miss India 2018

Tuesday night, a 19-year-old college girl from Tamil Nadu, Anukreethy Vas bagged the coveted crown of Miss India World 2018. Haryana's Meenakshi Chaudhary was adjudged the first runner-up and  Andhra Pradesh’s Shreya Rao Kamavarapu became the second runner-up. This swish ceremony...

BJP ends the alliance with PDP


BJP ends the alliance with PDP

  • The three-year-long political alliance between PDP and BJP in Jammu and Kashmir ended abruptly on Tuesday.  BJP vice president and general secretary Ram Madhav said, "It has become untenable for the BJP to continue with the alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir." BJP cited...

India is the world's fastest growing economy: Jaitley


India is the world's fastest growing economy: Jaitley

In a blog published on Monday, Central Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley sought to assuage worries related to the job market in India. Even though hiring in the formal job market has remained stagnant despite the GDP growth, Jaitley tried to defend that the unemployment rate in May was...

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