March 8, 2025 1:09 PM

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Akashvani News celebrates International Women’s Day in a unique way

Akashvani News is celebrating International Women's Day today in a unique way, with all English and Hindi News bulletins being presented by female News Readers. This initiative began at midnight and will continue throughout the day. As part of this celebrations, all main and hourly bulletins, as wel...

March 8, 2025 12:42 PM

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EAM S Jaishankar inaugurates Indian Consulate at Belfast in Northern Ireland

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar inaugurated the Indian Consulate at Belfast in Northern Ireland last night. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jaishankar said, the Consulate will serve the needs of the Indian community. He added that the Consulate in Belfast will explore further bilateral cooper...

March 8, 2025 9:36 AM

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IMD forecasts hot, humid conditions at isolated places in southern regions.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast hot and humid conditions at isolated places over Konkan, Goa, Kerala, Mahe, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Yanam today. Hot and humid weather conditions over the Gujarat region, Kerala, and Mahe will continue till tomorrow. The weather d...

March 8, 2025 9:31 AM

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India, Singapore hold 18th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Singapore

India and Singapore held the 18th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Singapore yesterday. The Indian delegation was led by Secretary (East) in Ministry of External Affairs, Jaideep Muzumdar. The Singapore side was headed by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luke Goh. The co-cha...

March 8, 2025 8:41 AM

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Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh becomes World Junior Chess Champion 2025

In chess, 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh dominated the FIDE World Junior Championship 2025 to claim the title in Montenegro last night. Pranav becomes the fourth Indian to win the World Junior title, following Viswanathan Anand, Pentala Harikrishna, and Abhijeet Gupta.   Meanwhile, ...

March 7, 2025 10:31 PM

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Over five-fold increase in women loco-pilots in Railways

Railways Ministry today said there has been an over five-fold increase in women loco-pilots in Railways. Railways had been a male-dominated sector due to its difficult operational challenges. However, women are breaking the glass ceiling in this sector too. Women have also entered the domains like L...