IEVP 2026: World watches India's Festival of Democracy

India, April 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "One of the great things about India is use of EVMs.some of the things that we have learnt we will be able to take home and see how we could implement it, it's like a festival, this should be the sprit" Mr. Abubakarr Mahmoud Koroma, Sierra Leone Annexure Sl No. Country Testimonial Link 1 Albania 2 Benin 3 Bhutan 4 Coted' Ivoire 5 Croatia 6 Fiji 7 Georgia 8 Guyana 9 Kenya 10 Mexico 11 Namibia Sl No. Coun...


CARI Bengaluru Becomes First CCRAS Institute to Achieve ISO 15189:2022 Accreditation in Biochemistry & Haematology

India, April 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant milestone for quality-assured healthcare under the Ministry of Ayush, the Clinical Laboratory at the Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Bengaluru, has been awarded ISO 15189:2022 accreditation for both Biochemistry and Haematology-becoming the first institute under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) to achieve this distinction. This accreditation assures patients that the labo...


World Homoeopathy Day 2026 Concludes in New Delhi with Focus on Sustainable Healthcare

India, April 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The two-day celebrations marking World Homoeopathy Day 2026 concluded successfully today at New Delhi, reaffirming the growing significance of homoeopathy in advancing sustainable and integrative healthcare. The event brought together senior officials from the Ministry of Ayush, experts, researchers, and representatives of leading homoeopathic institutions, serving as a comprehensive platform for deliberations on clinical advancem...


PRESIDENT OF INDIA, VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA, PRIME MINISTER, LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAY FLORAL TRIBUTES TO MAHATMA JYOTIRAO PHULE AT PRERNA STHAL ON HIS 200TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

India, April 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: New Delhi, 11 April 2026: President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu; Vice-President of India Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan; Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla; Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Shri Harivansh; Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri J. P. Nadda; Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar; Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Shri Rahul Gandhi; Minister of State (I/C) for L...


Prime Minister pays tribute to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule on his birth anniversary; marks the commencement of 200th birth anniversary celebrations

India, April 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today paid rich tributes to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule on his birth anniversary, describing him as a visionary social reformer who dedicated his life to the ideals of equality, justice, and education. The Prime Minister remarked that Mahatma Phule was a pioneer in championing the rights of women and the marginalised, ensuring that education became a powerful instrument of empowerment through his effo...


Prime Minister pays homage to Mahatma Phule in Parliament Complex

India, April 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today paid homage to Mahatma Phule in the Parliament complex on the occasion of his birth anniversary. The Prime Minister wrote on X: "Paid homage to Mahatma Phule in the Parliament complex. May his ideals continue to give strength and hope to countless people." "संसदेच्या आवारात महा&#234...


ORISSA HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SUSANT KUMAR RATH AND ANR. V/S STATE OF ODISHA AND ORS.

CUTTACK, India, April 14 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 12: Following are a set of four Writ Petitions: (i) WP(C) No.6831 of 2019 by the State calls in question Orissa Administrative Tribunal's order dated 26.02.2018, whereby First OP's O.A. No.134 of 2017 having been favoured, a direction has been issued to the authorities to treat him as Executive Engineer in Minor Irrigation cadre with effect from 09.02.2006 and on that basis to accord him promotion initially to t...


ORISSA HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON AKSHAYA KUMAR DAS AND ORS. V/S STATE OF ODISHA AND ORS.

CUTTACK, India, April 14 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 12: Following are a set of four Writ Petitions: (i) WP(C) No.6831 of 2019 by the State calls in question Orissa Administrative Tribunal's order dated 26.02.2018, whereby First OP's O.A. No.134 of 2017 having been favoured, a direction has been issued to the authorities to treat him as Executive Engineer in Minor Irrigation cadre with effect from 09.02.2006 and on that basis to accord him promotion initially to t...


ORISSA HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON HIMMAT SELF HELP GROUP V/S STATE OF ODISHA AND ORS.

CUTTACK, India, April 14 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 12: 1. This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the petitioner (SHG) praying for quashing Annexures-7, 8 & 9 issued by the Collector and District Magistrate, Bhadrak (O.P. No.2) relating to an interim arrangement made by the Collector and District Magistrate, Bhadrak (O.P. No.2) for the distribution of THR and ATHR under SNP & MSPY suspending the distributi...


ORISSA HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON UTKAL PRANTIYA RASTRABHASA PRACHARA SABHA, CUTACK V/S GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA AND ANR.

CUTTACK, India, April 14 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 12: 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. The Petitioner in this writ petition seeks to assail Letter No.1999/CA, Bhubaneswar, dated 28.01.2017 (Annexure-9) issued by the Director of the Estate and Ex-Officio, Additional Secretary to Government, General Administration Department in rejecting the application filed by the Petitioner for renewal of the lease and thereby impliedly determining the lease o...