The trailer of political drama ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ starring Anupam Kher in the lead role has been unveiled. The film is based on a book written by Sanjaya Baru by the same name. Sharing the trailer on Twitter, producer Hansal Mehta wrote, “In spite of differing political views of many of us I’ve never seen #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister as a film ...

Lok Sabha proceedings were again disrupted on Thursday as vociferous protests and sloganeering over various issues forced Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House till noon. Despite repeated warnings from Mahajan, Congress, AIADMK and TDP members continued to stand in the Well of the House and sought to raise various issues, including Rafale deal. Soon after the Question Hour began, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Among the series of defaults by various companies in 2018, IL&FS was by far the biggest. Consider these numbers: IL&FS’ total debt stood at Rs 91,000 crore, out of which Rs 57,000 crore was from public sector lenders. The amount due to banks is over 10 percent of the net worth of all public sector banks in ...

Government of Uttarakhand gave permission to run Sea-Plane in Tehri Lake on Wednesday to promote tourism activities. The decision was taken in the meeting of the State Cabinet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. After the meeting, Cabinet Minister and State Government Spokesperson Madan Kaushik told reporters that the draft of the government sent by the Indian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed final tests of a hypersonic missile, which he earlier said would render existing missile defence systems obsolete. “On my instructions, the Ministry of Defence prepared and conducted a final test of this system. This has just been completed with absolute success,” Putin said during a televised meeting with members of the government. “Russia ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that soon more than 700 services of the state government will be available to the common man through Common Service Centre (CSC). With this, one village in each block of Uttarakhand will be made digital. State government’s effort is to provide digital services to remote areas within next one year. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Secretary UK Singh convened meeting of the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) of Dehradun Smart city project  on Wednesday. The project management consultant,  Dehradun Smart City Limited gave a presentation on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC). This centre is proposed to be set up at ITDA Bhawan at IT ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU To review of the progress of the Sports Maha Kumbh-2018 Youth Welfare Minister Arvind Pandey convened meeting through video conferencing with all the District Magistrates today. It would happen in four phases i.e. Nyay Panchayat, Development Block, District and State level. The competition are being organised by the Youth Welfare Department. Meanwhile Nyay Panchayat level competition have ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU An Israeli trade delegation has offered Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to set up Algae and Cannabis farms in Uttarakhand. The delegation met the Chief Minister at his official residence here on Wednesday. An Israeli company Puremagic Limited informed that they are interested in producing Haematococcus pluvialis, species of algae, which is used in producing Astaxanthin which is ...

A cold wave swept through Delhi on Wednesday morning as the minimum temperature dropped to 3.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest this winter, the Met office said. “The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.6 degree Celsius, four notches below the season’s average. It is the lowest temperature recorded so far this year,” it said. Delhi has been reeling under a cold ...