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August 28, 2025 9:53 AM
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The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) carried out large-scale rescue and evacuation operations in the Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh. It rescued over 3,700 people over the last two days amid adverse weather conditions. In Kangra district, the Beas River surged on the interveni...
August 28, 2025 8:20 AM
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The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana PMJDY completes 11 years today. It is one of the biggest financial inclusion initiatives in the world, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th August 2014 from the ramparts of the Red Fort. While launching the programme on 28th August 2014, the ...
August 28, 2025 8:18 AM
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has made a strong pitch for self-reliance, saying that international trade should take place voluntarily and not under pressure. Addressing a lecture series to mark the centenary of RSS in New Delhi last evening, Mr Bhagwat said self-reliance is th...
August 28, 2025 10:41 AM
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In Badminton, India's premier men's doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu have stormed into the Round of 16 at the BWF World Championships 2025 in Paris yesterday. The ninth-seeded Satwik-Chirag duo defeated Chinese Taipei’s Liu Kuang Heng and Yang ...
August 28, 2025 7:49 AM
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Argentina has relaxed its entry rules for Indian citizens, allowing those with a valid US tourist visa to travel without needing to apply separately for an Argentine visa. Welcoming the decision, Ambassador of Argentina to India Mariano Caucino, in a social media post, stated that the resolution pub...
August 28, 2025 7:37 AM
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, Coastal Karnataka, Madhya Maharashtra and Uttarakhand for today. Isolated heavy rainfall will occur in Odisha, Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Jha...
August 28, 2025 7:17 AM
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Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said that India’s maritime sector is expanding with remarkable dynamism. Addressing the Ambassadors Roundtable, a preliminary initiative for India Maritime Week 2025 in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Sonowal highlighted that the govern...
August 28, 2025 7:09 AM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, last evening. In a social media post, Mr Modi said Finland is a valued partner in the European Union. Both leaders discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in key sectors such as trade, techno...
August 28, 2025 7:23 AM
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The Indian Air Force has launched extensive relief and rescue missions in response to the rising water levels and devastating floods caused in the Jammu region and northern Punjab. The Defence Ministry in a statement said, the Indian Air Force has deployed Helicopter Fleet, Transport Aircraft and ot...
August 28, 2025 6:57 AM
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Thirty Maoists surrendered in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh yesterday. Superintendent of Police Jitendra Yadav said, cash rewards amounting to eighty-one lakh rupees had been announced for twenty of them. The surrendered Maoists were accused of involvement in various incidents. Under the stat...
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