For over 35 years, Bina has dedicated herself to providing educational opportunities to children living in the streets, slum areas as well as children from the most marginalized communities. Through initiatives like Door Step School and School on Wheels, Bina has brightened the lives of over 200,000 children, illuminating their path with the light of knowledge.
For the first time after its takeover by the Tata Group in 2022, Air India on Thursday announced a salary hike for its staff who joined the airline before December 31, 2023. The airline has around 18,000 employees, including ground staff, cabin crew, and pilots.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished the nation on the Buddha Purnima, saying that the government’s work highlights the deep-rooted commitment to fulfil Lord Buddha’s ideals.
The Indian Navy on Thursday congratulated Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old class XII student of Navy Children School in Mumbai, on becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest girl in the world to summit Mount Everest from the Nepal side. In a unique father-daughter feat, Kaamya, along with her father Cdr S. Karthikeyan of the Indian Navy, successfully submitted the 8849 m Mount Everest summit on May 20.
At least six persons were killed and 48 others were injured after three powerful explosions followed by a massive fire engulfed a chemical factory located in the MIDC complex at Dombivali in Thane district on Thursday afternoon. The triple explosions at quick intervals were so huge that they shook nearby homes, and shattered windowpanes as terrified locals rushed onto the street. The sound of the explosions could be heard from several kilometres away, locals said.
Expressing happiness and confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab's Patiala on Thursday, BJP candidate from here, Preneet Kaur, said: "Patiala is so lucky that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is going to start the election rallies in Punjab from the historic district of Patiala." Kaur shared her happiness during an interaction with the media on Wednesday and said PM Modi's agenda is of a developed India.
