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August 3, 2024 8:06 AM

President Droupadi Murmu to visit Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste from 5th to 10th of this month

President Droupadi Murmu will be on a three-nation visit to Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste from the 5th to 10th of this month. Briefing media in Delhi yesterday, Secretary (East) Jaideep Mazumdar said this would be the first-ever visit by the President of India to Fiji and Timor Leste. He said th...

August 3, 2024 8:05 AM

Turkey blocks Instagram, Accuses Meta of censoring condolence posts for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

Turkey blocked access to the social networking platform Instagram in the country yesterday. The Turkish government has accused Meta, the US-based parent company of Instagram of blocking condolence posts on the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Turkish presidency’s communications dir...

August 3, 2024 7:55 AM

First ODI between India and hosts Sri Lanka ends in a thrilling tie in Colombo

In Cricket, the first One Day International match between India and Hosts Sri Lanka ended in a thrilling tie at R Premadasa stadium in Colombo last night. Chasing a victory target of 231, India lost all the wickets to level the score in 47.5 overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma with 58 runs off 47 balls, Axa...

August 3, 2024 7:50 AM

Lakshya Sen becomes first Indian male shuttler to reach semifinals of Olympics

In the Paris Olympics, Lakshya Sen today scripted history by reaching the semifinals in the men's singles Badminton. He became the first Indian shuttler to enter the men's singles semifinal in the Olympic games. Lakshya defeated 12th seed Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen 19-21, 21-15, 21-12 in the ...

August 3, 2024 7:47 AM

US Vice President Kamala Harris wins Democratic party’s Presidential nomination

US Vice-President Kamala Harris has passed the threshold to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in a vote of party delegates. Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison today announced that Ms Harris has won enough votes from Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for...

August 3, 2024 8:05 AM

Prime Minister says, Union Cabinet’s approval of eight National High-Speed Road Corridors will have multiplier effect on country’s economic growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Union Cabinet's approval of eight National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects at an expenditure of over 50 thousand crore rupees will have a multiplier effect on the country's economic growth and will boost employment opportunities. In a social media pos...

August 3, 2024 7:56 AM

Record seven crore 28 lakh ITRs filed for Assessment Year 2024-25 till 31st July this year

A record seven crore 28 lakh Income-tax Returns (ITRs) have been filed for Assessment Year 2024-25 till 31st July this year. The Finance Ministry said in a statement that this is 7.5 percent more than the total ITRs for Assessment Year 2023-24 filed till 31st July, last year. An increasing number of...

August 2, 2024 9:55 PM

Centre approves 8 important National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects to improve logistics efficiency & enhance connectivity across country

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved 8 important National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects of length nine hundred 36 kilometres at a total cost of 50 thousand 655 crore rupees. These projects will improve logistics efficiency, reduce congestion, and enhance connectivity across the...

August 2, 2024 8:55 PM

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated two-day Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan; Asks Governors to suggest ways for inclusive development of people of Scheduled & Tribal areas

The two-day Conference of Governors began at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. President Droupadi Murmu is presiding over the conference. This is the first Conference of Governors being presided over by President Droupadi Murmu. Governors of all States are attending the Conference. Vice Preside...

August 2, 2024 9:11 PM

More than six thousand stranded pilgrims devotees rescued in Uttarakhand so far; Relief and search operations in full swing in landslide-hit areas of Himachal Pradesh and Kerala

In Uttarakhand, relief and rescue operations continue for the second day today to take the pilgrims stranded in Kedarnath Dham to safe places. More than six thousand people have been rescued safely from the Kedarnath till now. Akashvani correspondent has reported that the rescue operation is being c...