HM Amit Shah inaugurates All India Speakers’ Conference in New Delhi

August 24, 2025 1:49 PM

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HM Amit Shah inaugurates All India Speakers’ Conference in New Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated the two-day All India Speakers’ Conference at the Delhi Assembly in the National Capital.   The conference has been organised to commemorate the Centenary year of the election of Vithalbhai Patel as the first Indian Speaker of the Central Legislat...

Ukrainian drone shot down near nuclear power plant

August 24, 2025 1:33 PM

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Ukrainian drone shot down near nuclear power plant

A Ukrainian kamikaze drone was shot down near a nuclear power plant in Russia’s Kursk region today. According to Russian media reports quoting the plant’s management, the downed drone triggered a small fire early this morning.   Many Parts of the Kursk region had been under Ukrainian occupation for ...

Centre hasn’t removed any NFSA beneficiary in Punjab: Pralhad Joshi

August 24, 2025 1:15 PM

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Centre hasn’t removed any NFSA beneficiary in Punjab: Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi has said that 1.41 crore beneficiaries from Punjab would continue to get free foodgrains.   He said the Centre had not reduced even a single beneficiary under the National Food Security Act 2013.   Akashvani Corresponde...

Heavy rains cause widespread damage to property and crops in Rajasthan

August 24, 2025 1:22 PM

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Heavy rains cause widespread damage to property and crops in Rajasthan

Life has been badly affected in Rajasthan due to heavy to very heavy rains occurring in many districts in the last three days.   Extremely heavy rain was recorded in Dausa while very heavy rain occurred in Alwar, Jaipur,  Sawai Madhopur, Sikar and Tonk districts. Heavy rain has been recorded at some...

Cheteshwar Pujara announces retirement from cricket

August 24, 2025 1:10 PM

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Cheteshwar Pujara announces retirement from cricket

Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara announced retirement from all forms of Indian cricket today. The thirty seven year old batsman was India's most reliable No. 3 for over a decade.  Pujara has played 103 Tests and 5 ODIs for India after making his debut in 2010, scoring 7,195 test runs at an average of...

North Korea tests newly improved air defence missiles

August 24, 2025 1:04 PM

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North Korea tests newly improved air defence missiles

North Korea test-fired its newly improved air defence missiles to assess their combat capability. State media reported that the North Korean President Kim Jong-un supervised the test at different targets yesterday.   The firing test came as South Korea and the United States have been conducting...

Flash flood-like conditions prevail in several areas of Bihar

August 24, 2025 12:12 PM

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Flash flood-like conditions prevail in several areas of Bihar

In Bihar, due to an unexpected rise in the water levels of the Falgu, Lokayeen, Muhane, and other seasonal rivers, flash flood-like conditions are prevailing in several areas of Nalanda, Jehanabad, and Gaya districts.   The situation occurred after a large quantity of water was released late at...

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi leaves for Algeria for official visit

August 24, 2025 11:59 AM

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Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi leaves for Algeria for official visit

Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, has left for Algeria for an official visit beginning tomorrow till the 28th of this month.   General Dwivedi will hold high-level meetings with senior Algerian leadership, including Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army General Saïd Chane...