The announcement came as the state observed the International Day of Yoga 2026 with a large-scale celebration at Kalinga Stadium, where thousands of yoga enthusiasts, students and government officials participated in a mass yoga session.
PM Modi arrived at the airport at 1:15 pm but delayed his departure until after 2:00 pm to ensure smooth movement of students toward their examination centres.
At least four people sustained serious injuries after an amusement ride malfunctioned and collapsed during an annual fair at Dera Baba Brahmdas in Punjab’s Phillaur town, triggering panic among devotees and visitors gathered at the event.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday led a yoga session with Members of Parliament in the Parliament House Complex on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, asserting that yoga is essential for mental well-being, emotional stability and social harmony and calling for it to become a year-round commitment rather than a one-day observance.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led the Defence Forces and the Ministry of Defence in celebrating the 12th International Day of Yoga (IDY) by performing various asanas and breathing exercises with around 1,000 personnel of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army at the Eastern Air Command Headquarters in Shillong, Meghalaya, on Sunday.
The state government on Wednesday declared a three-day state mourning following the tragic demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, in a devastating plane crash near Baramati, this morning.
Shankaracharya's protest for the past 11 days, since January 18, had caused much frustration to the Yogi Adityanath government and created a political controversy.
The President was addressing a joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament ahead of the Budget Session when Opposition members objected to the scrapping of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
The Centre has notified key amendments to the New Drugs and Clinical Trials (NDCT) Rules, 2019, in line with the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reduce regulatory burden and promote ease of doing business.
Sandosh Kumar questioned the Modi government's claims on lifting 25 crore people out of poverty. He said the same claim is made every year, yet paradoxically, the government continues to distribute free food grains to nearly 80 crore people.
