Tag: Campaign

Bhubaneswar/Bijepur: With the day for byelection to Bijepur assembly segment approaching, the BJD and BJP have hit the campaign trail with different strategies to entice voters. Similarly, the Congress party, which has capitalised the issues of farmers and farming community, will start canvassing from Saturday. BJD’s Rita Sahu accompanied by Labour Minister Sushant Singh, Sports […]

Bhubaneswar: Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday launched his “100 Million for 100 Million” global campaign against exploitation of children here and called for support of the youths to help ensure the safety of children. Addressing media, Satyarthi said the campaign aims to mobilise 100 million youngsters and children for 100 million underprivileged children […]

The campaign for NAC polls in Champua in Keonjhar district and Baliguda in Kandhamal district ended here in the evening on Sunday

Mumbai: The top nine contestants of singing-based reality show ‘Indian Idol 10’ have sung for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign — ‘Swacchata Hi Sewa’. Celebrities, including Amitabh Bachchan and Ratan Tata, have contributed to this cleanliness drive. Joining this movement are the ‘Indian Idol’ contestants Avanti Patel, Neelanjana Ray, Ankush Bharadwaj, Nitin Kumar, Salman Ali […]

San Francisco: Ahead of the US mid-term polls in November, Twitter has launched #BeAVoter campaign that will be featured in top US trends and in a prompt in users’ timelines on its platform. Through the campaign, Twitter would connect users to TurboVote — a non-profit organisation that could help them register to vote, sign up […]

London: Concerned over the negative health effects of alcohol intake on middle-aged adults, a new campaign has urged people between the ages of 45 and 65 to have regular “drink-free” days, that can help reduce the chance of cancer and weight gain. The suggestions from Public Health England (PHE) — a government agency for preventing […]

  New Delhi:  More than six million people in India have signed up as blood donors on Facebook’s “blood donations feature” , making it the largest online blood registry in the country, a company executive said on Thursday. “We are part of the team at Facebook that is focused on building safe and supportive communities. […]

Mumbai:  Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni have joined hands for a campaign titled ‘Burn your Fears with which they are urging people to overcome their fears and take the first step towards making their dreams come true. They are also joined by Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj. To mark […]

Bhubaneswar: With the general elections in Odisha just a few weeks away, the ruling-BJD has geared up to prepare its poll manifesto. Starting tomorrow, the party will launch a campaign to gather public opinion ahead of preparing the manifesto. Informing about the party’s plans, BJD leader Arun Sahoo said a campaign– ‘Ghare Ghare Sankha, Mataamata […]

Barmer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India is no longer afraid of Pakistan’s nuclear threats as today it is among the world powers with capability to carry out nuclear attacks across land, water, and air. Addressing a poll rally here, he said: “The NDA government has instilled fear in the minds and […]

The return of fast bowler, Lungi Ngidi, to the South African squad is being seen as a major boost for the team in the do or die match against New Zealand today. After suffering a hamstring injury, the pacer couldn’t complete his bowling overs in his last match against Bangladesh, who beat the Proteas and […]

After many celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Kendall Jenner and John Mayer uploaded video of them completing the Bottle Cap Challenge, Minister of State(Sports) Kiren Rijiju also shared a video of him with a message “Say no to drug, get ready for Fit India Campaign.” The Union Minister shared the video on Instagram and retweeted the […]

Balasore: With just over a week to go for the Balasore Sadar and Tirtol by-elections in Odisha, campaigns are going on in full swing in both the assembly constituencies. Three major political parties, BJP, BJD and Congress are vying with one another to prove their mettle and capture the Assembly seats. The leaders of the […]