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August 9, 2025 9:35 PM

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PM Modi to Visit Karnataka on Aug 10; To Flag Off Three Vande Bharat Trains

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a one day visit to Karnataka tomorrow. During the visit, Mr Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat Express trains at KSR Railway Station in Bengaluru. It includes trains from Bengaluru to Belagavi, Amritsar to Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Nagpur (Ajni) to Pu...

August 9, 2025 8:26 PM

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Nation Must Not Forget Swaminathan’s Role in Green Revolution: Venkaiah Naidu

Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today said that the nation cannot afford to forget M S Swaminathan’s for leading the green revolution in India. Addressing the ‘M S Swaminathan Centenary International Confernece’ in New Delhi, Mr Naidu said that Professor Swaminathan was a planner, scientist and...

August 9, 2025 8:22 PM

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India Welcomes US-Russia Summit in Alaska, Hopes for Ukraine Peace

India has welcomed the understanding reached between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska on 15th of this month. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said, this meeting holds the promise of bringing to an end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up ...

August 9, 2025 5:10 PM

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Passenger Arrested at Mumbai Airport for Smuggling Live Exotic Wildlife

A passenger arriving from Bangkok was arrested today in Mumbai International Airport by Customs for trying to smuggle in live wild animals protected under Wildlife Protection Act.   Acting on specific intelligence, officers of Mumbai Customs intercepted a passenger at Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahara...

August 9, 2025 4:28 PM

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PM Modi Pays Tribute to Kakori Heroes on 100th Anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to the revolutionaries of Kakori incident. In a social media post, Mr Modi said, on this day, a hundred years ago, the courage shown by patriotic Indians at Kakori highlighted the resentment among people against colonial rule. He said, they were angry...

August 9, 2025 2:11 PM

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Government Releases Guidelines for 23rd National Awards for e-Governance 2026

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has issued the scheme guidelines for the 23rd National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2026. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in a statement said that the nominations for the National Awards for e-Governance can b...

August 9, 2025 2:07 PM

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IMD Issues Orange Alert as Heavy Rain Lashes Delhi-NCR

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that moderate to heavy rainfall will continue today in parts of Delhi and NCR and has also issued an orange warning for rainfall for the day.   Talking exclusively to Akashvani News, IMD senior scientist Dr. R K Jenamani informed that Pragati M...

August 9, 2025 1:41 PM

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India’s Defence Production Hits Record ₹1.51 Lakh Crore in FY 2024–25

The annual defence production has soared to an all-time high figure of one lakh 51 thousand crore rupees in the financial year 2024-25.  The milestone represents a robust 18 percent growth over the previous fiscal's output of one lakh 27 thousand crore rupees.   Lauding the milestone, Defence M...