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April 25, 2025 1:55 PM April 25, 2025 1:55 PM

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India’s growth offers youth immense leadership opportunities: VP Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar has said that India is growing fast with a sound economy, infrastructure, global reputation and has provided a landscape for today's youth with immense possibilities to develop themselves to be leaders of the future. Delivering his inaugural speech at the two-day Vice ...

April 25, 2025 8:38 AM April 25, 2025 8:38 AM

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Prez Murmu departs for Vatican City to attend State Funeral of Pope Francis

President Droupadi Murmu has departed for Vatican City this morning to attend the State Funeral of Pope Francis. President Murmu will be on a two-day visit to the Vatican City. She is accompanied by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian and...

April 24, 2025 7:48 PM April 24, 2025 7:48 PM

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Punjab: Pak Rangers detain BSF personnel in Ferozepur

As tensions between India and Pakistan are on the rise in the wake of the Pahalgam Terror Attack, a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel has reportedly been detained by Pakistani Rangers, when he inadvertently crossed over the border line. According to BSF sources, the incident happened when the sa...

April 24, 2025 5:57 PM April 24, 2025 5:57 PM

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BSF scales down Retreat Ceremony at Attari and two other locations in Punjab

In view of the terrorist attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam, a decision has been taken to scale down the ceremonial display during the Retreat Ceremony at Attari in Amritsar, Hussainiwala in Ferozepur and Sadki in Fazilka, in Punjab. No gate opening will be conducted even during the retreat ceremony. At t...

April 24, 2025 5:09 PM April 24, 2025 5:09 PM

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Enhanced waterways infrastructure led to record Cargo movement in last fiscal

India has achieved a record of over 145 million tonnes of cargo movement on inland waterways in 2024-25. The Cargo traffic on National Waterways was around 18 million metric tonnes in 2014-15. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said that this milestone underscores the effectiveness of sus...

April 24, 2025 10:12 PM April 24, 2025 10:12 PM

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MEA briefs President Murmu and envoys of select nations on Pahalgam terror attack

Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar briefed President Droupadi Murmu on Pahalgam terror attack. India has also launched a wide-reaching diplomatic campaign to inform other countries about the terror attack. The External Affairs Ministry today briefed ambassadors of se...

April 24, 2025 4:52 PM April 24, 2025 4:52 PM

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India decides to suspend visa services to Pak nationals with immediate effect

India has decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. All existing valid visas issued by India to Pakistani nationals will also be revoked with effect from 27th of this month. Besides, medical visas issued to citizens of th...