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As the Akshay Patra Foundation prepares to serve its 5 billionth meal with the President on March 17 Draupadi Murmu Commemorating the milestone, the moment marks an important chapter in one of the largest school feeding programs in the world What started with just 1,500 meals served from the ISKCON temple in Bengaluru in 2000…

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha MP HD Deve Gowda wrote a letter on Monday Congress MP Sonia Gandhi He expressed concern over what he described as “chaos” in Parliament and its premises. In his letter, Gowda shared that he was “very disturbed” by the development in Parliament, which he blamed primarily on…

NEW DELHI: Announcing a major shake-up in West Bengal’s administrative and police brass within hours of announcing the poll schedule, the Election Commission has ordered the immediate replacement of the state’s chief secretary, director general of police (DGP), principal secretary (home) and Kolkata police commissioner.The EC’s overriding power to transfer officers directly engaged in the…

Leaders from various sectors are honored at the NBT Trailblazers Summit. India today has reached a stage where every global platform is writing its own story and listening to the world. Across sectors like technology, health, education, agriculture and fashion, Indians have showcased their talent and leadership, giving the world a new direction. At this…

New Delhi: After the Election Commission (EC) ordered a major reshuffle of top bureaucrats in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Monday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha in protest. The incident took place during polling for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states.The EC, in a letter dated March 15, announced the…

S Jaishankar (PTI file photo) New Delhi: India hailed its direct talks with Iran as the “most effective way” to resume shipping through the disrupted Strait of Hormuz, which has affected global supplies, after Tehran allowed Indian-flagged vessels to pass through the route.In an interview given to the Financial Times, Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar…

New Delhi: For the Left, its most important battle is in Kerala, as the CPM-led LDF fights to return to power in the last communist-ruled state, which goes to polls along with West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.In Bengal – where it was once a dominant force and now has no presence in state…

The story of mankind suggests that truth has more sides than is commonly perceived. Tesseract: The Geometry of TruthUnfolding through metaphor and animation, movement and music, color and meditation shows that our future survival depends on pure intelligence tempered by empathy.We live in the information age. It comes at us from all sides, overwhelming and…

Tapuram/ Kochi: The CPM on Sunday announced that it will contest in 86 assembly seats in Kerala and named 81 candidates, including six CPM-backed independents and 10 women. Soon after, many CPM candidates hit the streets, organized rallies and started campaigning on Sunday itself. CPM state secretary, MV Govindan said that 75 of the 86…

New Delhi: By-elections to eight assembly seats – two each in Maharashtra and Karnataka and one each in Goa, Gujarat, Nagaland and Tripura – will be held on April 9 and April 23, respectively. EC said Sunday. CEC Gyanesh Kumar said by-elections in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held on April 9; and…