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February 19, 2025 11:08 AM February 19, 2025 11:08 AM

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PM Modi, Former UK PM Rishi Sunak discuss strengthening India-UK ties

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, along with his family, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday. In a social media post, Mr. Modi shared that they had a wonderful conversation on many topics. He also stated that Mr. Sunak is a great friend of India and is passionate ...

February 19, 2025 11:21 AM February 19, 2025 11:21 AM

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Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner

Gyanesh Kumar today assumed charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. Mr Kumar succeeds Rajiv Kumar who completed his tenure yesterday. In his message to the people, after assuming charge as Chief Election Commissioner, Mr Kumar said, the first step for nation bu...

February 19, 2025 11:31 AM February 19, 2025 11:31 AM

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PM Modi lauds inauguration of Inland Waterways Terminal in Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the inauguration of the Inland Waterways Transport, IWT Terminal on the Brahmaputra, National Waterway-2 at Jogighopa in Assam. In a social media post, he described it as a significant step toward improving infrastructure and promoting inland waterways for the...

February 18, 2025 10:21 PM February 18, 2025 10:21 PM

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VP Dhankhar, Amir of Qatar discuss strengthening bilateral relations

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today called on the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, in New Delhi. Mr Dhankhar recalled the warm reception he received during his visit to Qatar for FIFA 2022. The discussions between the two leaders highlighted various aspects of bilateral relations, i...

February 18, 2025 10:08 PM February 18, 2025 10:08 PM

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8th Pariksha Pe Charcha achieves record digital engagement

The eighth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha has notched up huge digital engagement, marking a milestone in the programme's journey since 2018. According to official sources, the programme garnered over 30 crore views and 1.5 crore engagements on Instagram alone, while generating over 3 lakh posts on s...

February 18, 2025 9:58 PM February 18, 2025 9:58 PM

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PM Modi thanks Gujarat for support in local body elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the people of Gujarat for blessing the BJP with their support in the local body elections held across the state. In a social media post, Mr. Modi said, Gujarat's bond with the BJP is not only unbreakable but also getting stronger by the day. He said this is y...

February 18, 2025 9:56 PM February 18, 2025 9:56 PM

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Railways Ministry clarifies no separate inquiry on New Delhi Railway Station stampede

Ministry of Railways today clarified that there is no inquiry being conducted apart from the inquiry being conducted by the high-level committee on the New Delhi Railway station stampede. In a statement, the Ministry said that certain media reports today quoted as RPF inquiry reports on the incident...

February 18, 2025 9:51 PM February 18, 2025 9:51 PM

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Unemployment rate in urban areas drops to 6.4% in Oct-Dec 2024 quarter

The unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above in urban areas dipped to 6.4 per cent in the October-December quarter. The unemployment rate in the December quarter of the current Financial Year was 6.5 per cent. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said the labour Force Part...

February 18, 2025 10:21 PM February 18, 2025 10:21 PM

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Union Minister JP Nadda, Amir of Qatar discuss India-Qatar healthcare collaboration

BJP National President and Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda today met with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in New Delhi. During the meeting, Mr Nadda provided an overview of vision and governance of India’s healthcare advancements under the leadership of Prime Ministe...

February 18, 2025 9:16 PM February 18, 2025 9:16 PM

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Mausam Bhawan Open-Air Art Wall Museum to mark 150th anniversary of IMD

Minister for Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh today inaugurated the Mausam Bhawan Open-Air Art Wall Museum in New Delhi to mark the 150th anniversary of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The artworks on the boundary wall of Mausam Bhawan beautifully display and honour the history of meteor...