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March 6, 2024 5:52 PM

INS Jatayu, India’s new naval base in Lakshadweep, commissioned

The Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned INS Jatayu, an upgraded naval base, at Minicoy Island, the southernmost atoll of the Lakshadweep archipelago. The Naval Detachment will help enhance operational capabilities of the Navy and support its effor...

March 6, 2024 5:30 PM

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to launch NITI Aayog’s ‘NITI For States’ platform on March 7

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will launch NITI Aayog’s 'NITI For States' platform on Thursday in New Delhi. A cross-sectoral knowledge platform, ‘NITI For States’, will serve as a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for policy and good govern...

March 6, 2024 5:20 PM

Khelo India winners now eligible for government jobs: Anurag Thakur

Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday announced that athletes who excel in Khelo India Games, including both winners and runners-up, will now be eligible for government jobs. In a post on X, Thakur said: “This groundbreaking step ...

March 6, 2024 4:51 PM

Vietnam lists overseas dissident groups in US as ‘terrorist organisations’

Vietnam has listed two political groups operating in the United States as "terrorist organisations", accusing them of orchestrating attacks and promoting a secessionist agenda, its internal security agency said on Wednesday. The groups include North...

March 6, 2024 4:43 PM

PM Modi inaugurates India’s first underwater metro in Kolkata

PM Modi on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple connectivity projects worth Rs 15,400 crore in Kolkata. The projects, catering to the urban mobility sector, include the metro rail and Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)....

March 6, 2024 4:34 PM

India eyeing a five-fold increase in its share of global space economy by 2030, says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

India is targeting a five-fold increase in its share of the global space economy by 2030, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, was speaking at the launc...

March 6, 2024 2:42 PM

Farmers embrace crop insurance scheme as PMFBY sees 27% rise in enrolment

Enrolment under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has surged by 27% in the ongoing fiscal year, as per a statement by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. The scheme, launched in 2016, provides financial protection to farmers by ...

March 6, 2024 1:37 PM

PM Modi’s humble gesture in Odisha is winning hearts

An unexpected gesture by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has earned him gratitude and respect from several quarters. While addressing a rally in Odisha on Tuesday, PM Modi’s attention was drawn to a group of children who had come to see him bearing gi...

March 6, 2024 3:21 PM

Bangladesh PM pitches for common currency for Muslim countries

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the Muslim countries could introduce a common currency, like the European Union (EU), to boost trade and commerce among them. “It would be very good, if we, the Muslim countries, can in...

March 6, 2024 11:57 AM

PM Modi to launch agriculture and tourism projects in Srinagar on March 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Srinagar on Thursday, where he will take part in the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu Kashmir’ programme and unveil several development initiatives aimed at boosting agriculture and tourism in the reg...