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THE HEADLINES::
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates International Telecommunication Union’s new area office and innovation centre in New Delhi.
President Droupadi Murmu to confer Padma Awards for 2023 at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening.
Festivals of Navratri, Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba being celebrated today.
At least 13 people killed and more than 200 injured after a powerful earthquake hit large parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
India's Sarabjot Singh bags Gold medal in Men's 10 metre air pistol event at ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship in Bhopal.
And in cricket, Australia were 39 for no loss in third and final ODI against India in Chennai, a short while ago.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area Office and Innovation Centre in India. During an event in New Delhi, the Prime Minister also unveiled Bharat 6G Vision Document and launched 6G Research and Development Test Bed and Call Before U dig App.
Speaking on this occasion, the Prime Minister said, the country is marching towards the next step of digital revolution and India’s digital model is smooth, secure, transparent, trusted and tested. He said, this decade is India's tech-ade.
Highlighting the speedy expansion of the 5G services in the country, Mr. Modi said, India is among the fastest country in the world to roll out 5G services. He said, the 5G services have reached to over 125 cities and 350 districts within a short span of 120 days. He said, India is going to set up 100 5G labs in the country which will help in developing applications and technologies according to the unique need of the country. Mr. Modi said, the country is now talking about 6G services, which shows India’s confidence.
The Prime Minister said, telecom technology is not only a mode of power for the country but it is a mission to empower. He said, several steps have been taken in the last nine years to increase the speed of digital inclusion. He said, there were six crore broadband users in the country before 2014, which now reached to 80 crore. He said, the internet users were 25 crore before 2014, which now increased to 85 crores.
Mr. Modi said, reducing the regional divide is one of its priorities during the presidency of G20. He said, Global South is working towards bridging the technological divide.
Highlighting the role of Digital India initiative, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, this initiative has touched the lives of billion plus people in the country.
President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Padma Awards for the year 2023, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening. Of the 106 Padma awards that were announced, six are Padma Vibhushan, nine are Padma Bhushan and 91 are Padma Shri. Nineteen of the awardees are women. Oral Rehydration Solution, ORS pioneer Dilip Mahalanobis will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics). He pioneered the wide use of ORS, believed to have saved over five crore lives globally. Former Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in the field of public affairs. Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain will also be awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Those who will be honoured with Padma Bhushan include Kannada novelist and screenwriter S L Bhyrappa, Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and Author and Philanthropist Sudha Murthy.
President Droupadi Murmu today opened the historic Rastrapathi Nilayam at Bollaram in Secunderabad for the public. The over 160 years-old heritage property has been opened for the general public on the occasion of Ugadi, the festival of Telugu new year. Speaking after virtually opening the heritage building for common people, the President said as a symbol of Indian democracy, the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Retreats are the heritage of all the countrymen. Stating that the historic building of Rashtrapati Nilayam is one of the Presidential Retreats built for the President, she expressed happiness to open it for the auspicious arrival of common people.
Festivals of Navratri, Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba are being celebrated today. The 9-day long Navratri began today in different parts of the country. The first day is dedicated to Maa Shailputri, the daughter of Himalaya.
Telugu speaking people across the world are celebrating their Telugu New Year, Ugaadi today with traditional fervour and gaiety. People are observing the customary festivities as the festival marks the beginning of the Hindu Lunar calendar. People across Telangana, both in rural and urban areas are celebrating the Sri ‘Shobhakritu Nama Ugadi of the Telugu Calendar.
In Karnataka, Ugadi is being celebrated with traditional fervour and enthusiasm. The festival heralds the beginning of spring season, when mother nature wakes up to new shoots, leaves and plants.
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have greeted the people on the occasion. Mr Modi hoped that Vikaram Samvat 2080 will bring new opportunities for the countrymen and India will touch new heights of development.
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook large parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The quake damaged buildings, triggered landslides and sent people running into the streets last evening. According to sources, 9 people were killed in Pakistan while 4 people were killed in Afghanistan. The casualties may rise according to reports as the earthquake was felt in most parts of Afghanistan as well as large parts of Pakistan.
The affected countries include India, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. Strong tremors were felt in North India including Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Bihar is today celebrating its 111th foundation day. Bihar was carved out of Bengal presidency on March 22 in 1912. This day is being celebrated as Bihar Diwas. The theme of this years event is "Yuva Shakti Bihar ki Pragati".
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have greeted the people of Bihar on the State foundation day.
Today is World Water Day. It is an annual United Nations Observance, started in 1993, that celebrates water and raises awareness towards the 2 billion people currently living without access to safe water. A core focus of World Water Day is to inspire action towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Water and Sanitation for all by 2030. The day also focuses attention on the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The focus of World Water Day 2023 is on Accelerating Change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.
US President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill that directs the federal government to declassify intelligence about the origins of Covid-19. In a statement, he said, US needs to get to the bottom of COVID-19's origins including potential links to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The legislation, which passed both the House and Senate without dissent, cites potential links between the research that was done in the Wuhan lab and the outbreak of Covid-19, which the World Health Organisation declared a pandemic on March 11th, 2020.
In cricket, the third and final ODI of the 3-match series between India and Australia is underway in Chennai's Chepauk Stadium. Australia were 56 for 0 in 8.2 overs when the reports last came in. Earlier, Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
The three-match series is now level 1-1. While India won the first ODI in Mumbai by five wickets, Australia defeated the hosts by 10 wickets in the second ODI at Vishakhapatnam.
In Madhya Pradesh,India's Sarabjot Singh bagged first gold Medal of ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship in men's 10m air pistol category today.
Sarabjot Singh completes a clean sweep in the gold medal match with a perfect score of 10.9.
The 2023 Swiss Open badminton tournament started in Basel, Switzerland yesterday. Indian shuttler PV Sindhu will begin her campaign today against local wildcard Jenjira Stadelmann.
THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN
At least 13 people killed and more than 200 injured after powerful earthquake hit large parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
And in cricket, Australia were 56 for no loss in third and final ODI against India in Chennai, a short while ago.