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July 2, 2023 3:47 PM

Vice Prez Jagdeep Dhankhar to visit Assam on July 4

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar is scheduled to visit Assam on the 4th of this month. He will be the Chief Guest at the 25th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. Mr. Dhankhar will also have an interactive session with the students. During his day-long visit, the Vice-...

July 2, 2023 2:07 PM

Army implements 3-tier security system including anti-drone teams, bomb squads for Amarnath Yatra

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the annual pilgrimage of Shri Amarnathji is going on smoothly and more and more pilgrims drawn from various parts of the country are reaching daily in the Kashmir Valley. Elaborate arrangements and unprecedented security arrangements have been put in...

July 2, 2023 2:02 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Union presides over as Chief Guest on completion of 6 years of GST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lauded the Goods and Services Tax (GST) meetings as shining examples of cooperative federalism. Presiding over the 6th GST Day in New Delhi yesterday, Ms Sitharaman also discussed the challenges of the fragmented Indirect Tax System prior to GST implement...

July 2, 2023 1:50 PM

Center assures Gujarat of all possible help in view of flood-like situation in various parts of the State

Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today and assured him of all possible help from the Centre in view of the flood-like situation in various parts of the State. Mr. Shah mentioned that the State government is fully engaged in providing all possible help to ...

July 2, 2023 1:49 PM

Mission Gaganyaan: First batch of crew module recovery divers complete training

The first batch of the crew recovery team of Mission Gaganyaan completed Phase-1 of training at the Indian Navy's Water Survival Training Facility (WSTF) at Kochi. Utilising the state-of-the-art facility, the team comprising Indian Naval Divers and Marine Commandos underwent recovery train...

July 2, 2023 1:22 PM

Nine Nano Urea plants to be set up across the country by 2025 says Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya

Chemical and Fertilizer Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has said that the country is aiming to manufacture 44 crore bottles of Nano Urea annually by the year 2025. In an exclusive interview with Akashvani News, he said, nine plants will be set up across the country to achieve the target. Dr. Man...

July 2, 2023 1:17 PM

PM Modi says Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission-2047 will bring change in lives of tribals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission 2047 from Lalpur village in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. Speaking on the occasion yesterday, the Prime Minister said this mission will bring change in lives of tribals. He said that half of the sic...

July 2, 2023 1:16 PM

Yuki Bhambri wins maiden ATP doubles title in Mallorca, Spain

In Tennis, India’s Yuki Bhambri clinched his maiden title on the ATP World Tour, winning the doubles trophy at the Mallorca Championships with South African partner Lloyd Harris, in Spain yesterday. The Indo-South African pair defeated the Dutch-Austrian combo of Robin Hasse and Philipp Oswal...

July 2, 2023 1:15 PM

IMD forecasts fresh spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall over south peninsular India from today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a fresh spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over south Peninsular India from today. The weather agency also predicted that normal to above normal rainfall over most areas of central India and adjoining south peninsular and east Ind...

July 2, 2023 12:58 PM

India storm into final of SAFF football championship defeating Lebanon 4-2

India defeated Lebanon 4-2 in the semi-final of the SAFF Championship in Bengaluru yesterday. The match entered into a penalty shootout as none of the teams could score any goal even in the regular time as well as the extra-time. The score remained 0-0. In the penalty shootout, Sunil Chhe...