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October 11, 2024 7:42 AM October 11, 2024 7:42 AM

India and ASEAN reaffirm importance of maintaining maritime safety and security to promote peaceful resolutions of disputes

India and ASEAN nations have reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, stability, maritime safety and security to promote peaceful resolutions of disputes, in accordance with universally recognised principles of international law. In a Joint Statement on Strengthening ASEAN-India...

October 11, 2024 7:39 AM October 11, 2024 7:39 AM

Average monthly income of rural households goes up by over 57% between 2016-17 and 2021-22, says NABARD survey

The average monthly income of rural households has grown by over 57 percent from 2016-17 to 2021-22. According to the second All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the average monthly income increased from 8,059 rupees in 2016-...

October 11, 2024 7:33 AM October 11, 2024 7:33 AM

Telangana: Saddula Bathukamma celebrations held in Hyderabad

In Hyderabad, the historic Hussain Sagar turned vibrant with Bathukamma songs, fireworks, and a laser show as the Telangana government held Saddula Bathukamma celebrations last night. It marked the conclusion of the nine-day-long festival of flowers, Bathukamma. Telangana cabinet ministers, official...

October 10, 2024 9:07 PM October 10, 2024 9:07 PM

Delhi Police Special Cell seizes 200 kg cocaine worth ₹2,000 crore in West Delhi

Delhi Police Special Cell has seized 200 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated value of around two thousand crore rupees in the international market. A senior official of Delhi Police informed that the cocaine was seized from the Ramesh Nagar area of West Delhi. He said it is part of the same syndi...

October 10, 2024 9:05 PM October 10, 2024 9:05 PM

J&K: LG Manoj Sinha chairs 35th SKUAST Kashmir University Council Meeting

In the Kashmir Valley, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 35th University Council Meeting of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir at Raj Bhawan in Srinagar today. The University Council discussed important policy matters and gave in-principle ap...

October 10, 2024 9:02 PM October 10, 2024 9:02 PM

Nominations for Sri Lanka’s general election to close Friday

In Sri Lanka, nominations for the upcoming general election will close at noon on Friday. The Election Commission has issued guidelines to the parties submitting national list candidates. The poll body has advised all political parties and independent groups contesting the election to submit ...

October 10, 2024 9:16 PM October 10, 2024 9:16 PM

India’s Act East Policy has given new energy, momentum & direction to ties with ASEAN countries: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India's Act East Policy has given new energy, momentum, and direction to ties with ASEAN countries. He stressed that the 21st century is the century of India and ASEAN countries. Speaking at the India-ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Lao PDR, the Prime Min...

October 10, 2024 8:58 PM October 10, 2024 8:58 PM

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off Sahibganj-Howrah Intercity Express

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today flagged off the Sahibganj-Howrah Intercity Express via video conferencing. This new train service will connect Sahibganj to Howrah, covering a distance of 350 kilometres in just seven hours at an affordable fare of 125 rupees. The train will operate daily and...

October 10, 2024 8:55 PM October 10, 2024 8:55 PM

IMD forecast very heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh & Gujarat

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast very heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Arunachal Pradesh, and Gujarat during the next 2-3 days. The IMD said another fresh cyclonic circulation is very likely to develop over central parts of the south Bay of Bengal around th...

October 10, 2024 8:53 PM October 10, 2024 8:53 PM

Education Ministry launches registration portal for phase 5 of Yuva Sangam

The Ministry of Education today launched the registration portal for the fifth phase of Yuva Sangam under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. Yuva Sangam is an initiative by the central government to strengthen people-to-people connections between youth belonging to different states and union territories. Y...

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