India

New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India.

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered her oath at a ceremony held at Parliament's Central Hall in the presence of former president Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi amongst others.

She took the oath in the name of god in Hindi.

Patna, July 25 (PTI) Upendra Kushwaha, a top leader of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), on Monday squarely blamed ally BJP for the perception gaining ground that all was not well in the NDA in the state.

The JD(U) parliamentary board chief also slammed state BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal for having recently claimed that Bihar was fast becoming a hub of anti-national terror activities.

Kanpur: Not only one but everyone was surprised to see them cycling towards the school. Their friend asked, "How amazing it looked that all of you were reaching school by bicycle. How has it become operational now?" In the morning they proceed to their school from the same places. Puffed-up bag on the sturdy back the three students paddle fast and reach the school within a very short time.

They appear like the true story of the 'three Musketeers' who were based on four high-ranking French soldiers of Louis XIII's elite Black Musketeer regiment.

NEW DELHI, July 22 (NNN-Bernama) — India’s central bank is using its vast foreign exchange reserves accumulated over the years to prop up the rupee.

The Indian currency has hit record lows against the US dollar in recent days, prompting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to supply extra dollars.

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday the rupee’s movements have been relatively smooth and orderly due to the central bank’s actions, including measures to encourage inflows.

Kanpur 22 July 2022; If the rains have occurred in different parts of the country, why do no rains happen in the city of Kanpur?

The people are yet to be gratified with the boon of rains even after the last week of July in their areas.

Whatever rains have occurred so far are not bringing the intensity of humidity down. They insist upon saying that barely short drizzles have so far come in their fortune.

NEW DELHI (AP) — A woman who hails from a minority ethnic community was chosen Thursday as India’s new president, a largely ceremonial position.

Droupadi Murmu, a leader from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was elected by the Indian Parliament and state legislatures in voting held Monday, making her the first president from one of the country’s tribes and the second-ever woman to hold the position.

She will be formally sworn in as the president on Monday.

Kanpur: The teachers always stop what the  students plan in their minds. They fail to fulfil their plan as their masters minutely read their faces and easily learn their ideas in a short period.

It could be aptly a curious coincidence but it remains a swapping reality every day. Yet, it seems simply, no-nonsense, matter-of-factual drily funny but not humorous in any sort of way.

When students were surprised to find one subject’s marks just the day after the end of examinations, they began to expect other subjects’ marks to be disclosed on a regular turn of the days.

Kanpur: What do students seek today? They appear to require amenities first, and thereafter concentrate on studies. Besides the books and the tasty fast food, the other thing holds on the students’ minds is the trendy fashion.

It cannot be denied at all in first sight. This, they are found to be betraying the main priority in the prime of their wonderful lives. They also seem to falter in differentiating between the distinct aspects.

Kanpur: The mentally challenged youth locked the parcel vehicle door of the New Delhi-bound Swarna Shatabdi Express. It stood for one hour and five minutes at Kanpur Central station.

The mentally challenged youth locked the parcel vehicle door and did not easily come out. During this, the passengers created a ruckus.

Later, the GRP and railway personnel cut the gate and brought down the mentally deranged youth.

The Swarna Shatabdi Express going to New Delhi via Kanpur via Lucknow had arrived at Kanpur Central station on its scheduled time on Monday.

NEW DELHI, Jul 18 (NNN-PTI) – Another Indian aircraft made an emergency landing in a foreign country, over the past 24 hours, media reported yesterday.

An Air India Express flight, from India’s southern city of Calicut to the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Dubai, was diverted to Oman’s capital, Muscat, after a burning smell emerged in the cabin.

Post-landing engineering inspections were carried out on the aircraft and the engines, but no fumes or smoke were observed and the flight took off for its onward journey to Dubai, the reports said.