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July 25, 2023 8:15 AM

India and Maldives strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms including cross-border terrorism

The Second Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism and De-Radicalisation between Maldives and India was held in Male’ on 24th July 2023. The Maldivian delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Ahmed Latheef and the Indian delegation was led by Secretary ...

July 25, 2023 8:11 AM

IMD warns of widespread rainfall across various regions of country till Friday

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of widespread rainfall across various regions of the country till Friday. India Meteorological Department, IMD has forecast very heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Wednesday and Thursday. In a statement IMD s...

July 25, 2023 8:03 AM

Efficiency in tax collection system led to jump in tax revenue in last few years without rate hike: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that tax revenue has gone up in the last few years without tax rate hike. Addressing the 164th Income Tax Day celebrations in New Delhi on 24th July 2023, Ms Sitharaman said, efficiency in tax collection system aided the robust tax mop up. T...

July 25, 2023 7:58 AM

Heavy rains continue to lash several parts in Telangana

In Telangana, heavy rains continue to lash several parts of the state. After a brief respite, very heavy rains affected normal life in many places. Vailpur in Nizamabad district recorded the highest of 461.5 mm rain in less than 24 hours. Hyderabad Meteorological Centre informed that a Low-...

July 25, 2023 7:48 AM

High-level Chinese delegation to Travel North Korea: KCNA

A high-level Chinese delegation will travel to North Korea this week, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on 24th July 2023, in the first acknowledged visit of its kind since Pyongyang shut its borders in the wake of the Covid-19 epidemic. Chinese Communist Party politburo member ...

July 25, 2023 7:46 AM

PM Modi to inaugurate Gujarat’s first Greenfield Airport at Hirasar on July 27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Gujarat’s first Greenfield Airport at Hirasar near Rajkot on 27 th of this month. The Prime Minister will also address a rally in Rajkot. During his two-day visit to Gujarat from 27th July, the prime Minister is scheduled to attend various programmes in...

July 25, 2023 7:38 AM

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara island

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara island on 25th July 2023, the geophysics agency said, adding there was no potential for tsunami. The agency said the epicentre of the quake was out at sea at a depth of 75 kilometers (46.6 miles) in the eastern Indone...

July 25, 2023 7:34 AM

J&K: Machail Mata Yatra in Kishtwar begins from July 25

In Jammu and Kashmir, the highly anticipated 43-day-long annual Machail Mata Yatra in Kishtwar district will commence on 25th July 2023 and conclude on the 5th September 2023. The Yatra is the second most famous pilgrimage in the Jammu division, during which thousands of devotees from across the cou...

July 25, 2023 7:30 AM

Orange alert for Mumbai on July 25 after Monday’s brief respite

Mumbai has been placed under an ‘orange’ category weather alert on July 25, indicating another day of heavy rain after Monday’s brief respite. Orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall has also been issued for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudrug, Pune, Kolhapur, and Satara distric...

July 25, 2023 7:01 AM

5th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit to be organised at Khajuraho, MP

The 5th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit is being organised on 25th July 2023 at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. The Summit is to be inaugurated by Union Minister for Civil Aviation & Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia. The Helicopter and Small Aircraft Summit is to be jointly organise...