Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Sunita Devi from Sitapur, UP during ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on February 25. Prime Minister Modi lauded the efforts of Sunita on the phone call. Drone Didi is a landmark effort to empower women working in the agriculture sector. It involves the deployment of 15,000 drones and making 'drone didis' out of women—(SHGs) under the Pradhan Mantri Mahila Kisan Drone Kendras initiative. “I am very happy to speak to the PM... People think that women cannot do anything other than the household chores, but if a woman decides, she can do everything... We use drones to spray the fields that are large in area. It saves time.
26 February,2024 11:23 AM IST
A recent report by Pew Research Center claimed that 98% of India’s Muslims are free to practice their religion in the nation. The remaining 2% said they were “not too free” to practice their religion, with virtually no one answering “not at all free”. As per its website, Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that talks about the issues, attitudes, trends shaping the world. In an Opinion piece by Washington Examiner, American Sociologist Salvatore Babones quoted this info from Pew Research. He compared the situation of minorities in India and the US, from where several reports questioning India’s democracy are published. Notably, US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its annual report proposed to blacklist India. USCIRF recommended 17 countries (including India) to the State Department to be designated as ‘Countries of Particular Concern’. As per Pew Research Center’s survey, 95% of Muslims said that they were “proud to be Indian”.
18 June,2023 03:20 PM IST
Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner to India, Sarah Storey attended the screening of World Test Championship (WTC) Final at the Australian High Commission in Delhi on June 09. Speaking to the media, she said that the WTC final is showing excellent competition. She said, “The World Test Championship Final is showing us excellent competition. We have top-tier teams playing each other.”
10 June,2023 11:30 AM IST | Mumbai
She rebelled against domestic violence. She rebelled against the system to uphold the rights of single mothers. She is now rebelling against menstrual taboos. Meet Khushboo, once a domestic violence victim, now an educator spreading awareness on menstrual hygiene, child sexual abuse and empowering children all over. This story is of a single mother who turned her pain into purpose. Watch the story of Khushboo now
27 May,2023 07:25 PM IST | Mumbai
After the horrifying firing incident in Rajouri, the CRPF provided arms training to Village Defence Guards Members of the area. The CRPF along with J&K Police provided weapons training to the Village Defence Guards so that they can retaliate against the enemies if needed. Last week, the administration in the Union territory started reissuing weapons to the VDGs, earlier known as VDCs (village defence committees) after a twin terror attack in Dhangri in Rajouri district killed seven people.
11 January,2023 12:06 PM IST | Mumbai
Team India arrived for practice session at a stadium in Dubai, UAE ahead of Asia Cup 2022 Team India will start its Asia Cup campaign with a high-voltage clash against Pakistan, which will take place on August 28. Team India is looking for their eight-time Asia Cup victory. Asia Cup 2022 will be played from August 27 to September 11.
27 August,2022 01:45 PM IST
Rohit Sharma and team hit the ground running in Dubai and underwent their first training session since arriving in the UAE. The majority of the squad had flown in from India. Deepak Hooda, Kl Rahul, Axar Patel and interim coach VVS Laxman have joined the squad from Harare.
26 August,2022 08:04 PM IST | Mumbai
Tiger Shroff’s kicks and punches might be among the best in Bollywood right now, but there’s one name who seems to be immensely inspired by Tiger’s flexibility and swiftness. So when megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday, lauded Tiger’s style of action, the young star was left in awe. Their sweet exchange of admiration had Tiger calling Bachchan senior, “the greatest action hero.”
22 April,2022 09:14 PM IST | Mumbai
Architect-urbanist-educator Rahul Mehrotra, who started his practice in Mumbai in 1990 with the establishment of RMA Architects, is out with a new book, Working in Mumbai (CEPT University Press), which weaves a narrative to connect his multiple engagements in architectural practice, including teaching, research, writing, documenting and exhibiting. Mehrotra speaks with mid-day over a Zoom call, about Mumbai and why it’s a city that needs to be dealt with generously
08 August,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh and former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni were spotted playing football at a stadium in Mumbai. Along with Dino Morea and Saif Ali Khan's son Ibrahim Ali Khan. Ranveer and Dhoni were a part of the All Stars Football Club, which holds matches to collect income for charity while promoting the game of football in India.
26 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
