India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed a $181 million loan agreement, aimed at improving infrastructure and services in the peri-urban areas, or the outskirts, of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city. The initiative aims to achieve this by enhancing physical and social infrastructure, fostering economic vibrancy, and establishing these areas as attractive investment destinations, […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a military demonstration involving a new battle tank, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, in the latest show of force by the isolated state as South Korea and the United States wrapped up joint drills. Kim expressed “great satisfaction” that the new type of main battle tank successfully […]
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets with Belarus Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik, during his visit to India from March 12 to 13, held discussions with Union Minister Piyush Goyal in the national capital on Wednesday. Aleinik and Goyal […]
The high-level committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’, chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. The committee was set up in September 2023 to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state Assemblies and local bodies. It has recommended a two-step […]
In an effort to encourage self-reliance and sustainable growth, the NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative as part of the Aspirational Blocks Programme. The initiative aims to bolster local economies and promote grassroots entrepreneurship. It is being implemented in partnership with Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi scheme at JLN Stadium in the national capital on Thursday. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Modi will also distribute loans under the scheme to 1 lakh street vendors (SVs), including 5,000 SVs from Delhi on this occasion. The Prime Minister will also […]
The pope has upset Ukrainian officials several times in the war, including his call last year to Russian youth to take pride as heirs of tsars like Peter the Great, held up by President Vladimir Putin as an example to justify his actions in Ukraine. Ukraine on Sunday rebuffed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate an […]
The crescent moon signaling the start of Ramadan was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, prompting a Monday start to the holy month for much of the Middle East. Qatar and the UAE have also confirmed they will begin observing Ramadan from March 11th. The Islamic calendar is lunar-based, with months lasting either 29 or […]
In a bid to empower women living in rural areas by training them to become drone pilots for agricultural tasks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed drones to 1,000 “Namo Drone Didis” in the national capital on Monday. The NaMo Drone Didi initiative aims to equip 15,000 women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with agricultural drones to assist […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will visit Gurugram, Haryana to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 112 National Highway projects spread across the country, with a combined value of about Rs 1 lakh crore. PM Modi will also inaugurate the Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway, which will help improve traffic flow and […]
