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August 22, 2025 6:02 PM August 22, 2025 6:02 PM

India continues to strive for gender parity & world peace, says Def Min Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that India will continue to work to advance gender parity, foster inclusive leadership and create a world where peace thrives. Mr Singh said this while interacting with global women peacekeepers taking part in UN Women Military Officers Course in New Delhi. High...

August 22, 2025 2:35 PM August 22, 2025 2:35 PM

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Calls on President Droupadi Murmu, Shares Space Mission Experiences

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla today called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Group Captain Shukla shared his experiences in space with the President. Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair and Group Captain Punyashlok Biswal, along with Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, Depar...

August 22, 2025 2:21 PM August 22, 2025 2:21 PM

PM Modi Alleges RJD, Congress Support Intruders for Vote Bank, Announces Demography Mission in Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today alleged that the RJD and Congress are supporting intruders for vote bank and appeasement politics. Addressing a public meeting at Magadh University Ground in Bodhgaya, Mr. Modi said these intruders are responsible for stealing the employment of people of Bihar and ...

Parliament Passes Five Key Maritime Bills to Boost Blue Economy: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

August 22, 2025 12:58 PM August 22, 2025 12:58 PM

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Parliament Passes Five Key Maritime Bills to Boost Blue Economy: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, today said that the Parliament has passed five key bills in the just-concluded Monsoon Session, which overhauled colonial-era maritime laws and will boost the Blue Economy. The new bills are the Bills of Lading 2025, the Car...

August 22, 2025 11:33 AM August 22, 2025 11:33 AM

NDA MPs Felicitate Vice-Presidential Candidate C P Radhakrishnan in New Delhi Ahead of Election

NDA MPs today met and felicitated Vice Presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan in New Delhi. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Manohar Lal, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Harsh Malhotra and MPs from Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan extended their best wishes to Radhakrishnan ahead of the Vice Presidential election. &...

August 22, 2025 11:06 AM August 22, 2025 11:06 AM

Big Cat Conservation Gets Boost as India Grants Privileges to International Alliance

The government has issued the notification extending privileges and immunities to the International Big Cat Alliance, its representatives, and officials under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947. In a social media post, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Y...

August 22, 2025 10:20 AM August 22, 2025 10:20 AM

PM Modi Condoles Demise of NRI Industrialist and Philanthropist Swaraj Paul

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of NRI industrialist and philanthropist Swaraj Paul. In a social media post, Mr. Prime Minister said that the contributions of Paul to industry, philanthropy and public service in the UK, and his unwavering support for closer ties with India will ...

August 22, 2025 7:01 AM August 22, 2025 7:01 AM

IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of the country

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, East Rajasthan, Gangetic West Bengal, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh today. Parts of Delhi, Haryana, ...

August 22, 2025 6:53 AM August 22, 2025 6:53 AM

West Bengal is eagerly looking towards the BJP with hope: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that West Bengal is eagerly looking towards the BJP with hope because of its development agenda. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that with each passing day, public anger against the Trinamool Congress is increasing in the state. The Prime Minister said that he ...

August 22, 2025 6:35 AM August 22, 2025 6:35 AM

Election Commission appoints two observers for VP election

The Election Commission of India has appointed two observers for the upcoming Vice Presidential Election. Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Sushil Kumar Lohani and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, D. Anandan, have been appointed as observers. The Vice Presidenti...