Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Rajasthan on Thursday, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a series of development projects worth over ₹26,000 crore. The visit will include a public address in Palana, Bikaner, and a darshan at the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke around 11:00 AM. Focus on […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate 103 redeveloped railway stations across 86 districts in 18 states and Union Territories on Thursday, under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The initiative aims to further modernise the Indian Railways by transforming more than 1,300 stations nationwide into state-of-the-art transport hubs, featuring upgraded passenger amenities and designs inspired […]
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya believes that the “new” India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, not only dreams big but also provides opportunities to fulfil those dreams. On Monday, the Beach Games—held under the ever-expanding Khelo India umbrella for the first time—were officially declared open by the Union Minister of Youth Affairs […]
Three people, including a nine-year-old boy, were killed in rain-related incidents on Monday following heavy rainfall in Bengaluru. Shashikala, an employee of a private company, succumbed to injuries after a wet compound wall suddenly collapsed on her in Whitefield on Monday morning. She was walking towards Channasandra when the wall gave way and fell on […]
The Government e Marketplace (GeM), India’s national public procurement portal, celebrated its 8th Incorporation Day with a renewed commitment to inclusive growth, digital governance, and economic empowerment. On this occasion, GeM launched GeMAI, India’s first generative AI-powered chatbot for the public sector, marking a significant milestone in digital public service delivery. Driving Innovation and Inclusion […]
Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) voted in favour of a resolution calling for the adoption of a global compact to prevent future pandemics. The pandemic agreement and the resolution calling for its adoption will be discussed by the full plenary of the World Health Assembly today. Immediately afterwards, a high-level segment featuring statements […]
The domestic benchmark indices opened lower on Tuesday amid mixed global cues, with selling seen in the auto, PSU bank, and financial services sectors during early trade. At around 9:31 am, the Sensex was trading 40.79 points, or 0.05 percent, down at 82,018.63, while the Nifty declined by 22.10 points, or 0.09 percent, at 24,923.35. […]
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with Honduras’ Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina García last week, who concluded his four-day visit to India on May 18. The ministers discussed bilateral cooperation across trade, investment, development, health, digital technology, energy, and disaster response, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). They also exchanged views […]
Dr. M.R. Srinivasan, a towering figure in India’s nuclear science community and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away on Tuesday in Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, at the age of 95. A key architect of India’s civil nuclear energy programme, Dr. Srinivasan’s career in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) spanned over five decades, […]
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that he had held fruitful talks with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick towards concluding the first tranche of the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). India and the US are working to sign the first tranche of the BTA to reduce tariffs before the agreed timeline […]
