New Delhi: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented 3 Padma Vibhushan, 8 Padma Bhushan and 55 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2024 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held with grandeur in Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on April 22, ...

New Delhi: The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 show that Net collections are at Rs. 19.58 lakh crore, compared to Rs. 16.64 lakh crore in the preceding Financial Year i.e. FY 2022-23...

New Delhi: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh visited Siachen on Monday, the world’s highest battlefield, to carry out a first-hand assessment of the security situation. He also interacted with the soldiers deployed in th...

New Delhi: Polling for the first phase of the General Elections 2024 recorded high voter turnout despite the heat wave. Polling remains largely peaceful with voters from various walks participating enthusiastically in a dazzling d...

Jaipur: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is poised to introduce three new highways by the end of April, enhancing travel convenience for commuters between Jaipur and Ajmer. Moreover, four flyovers along the Jaipur-Kishanga...

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of the Civil Services Examination 2023 today. Candidates who appeared for the personality test can access their results on the official websites – upsconline...

Pokhran: The Defense Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in collaboration with the Indian Army has achieved a significant milestone in the development of the Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon Sy...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Thursday to review preparedness for the ensuing heat wave season. Prime Minister was briefed about the temperature outlook for the period from April to June, 2024 including the...

New Delhi: In a span of just 20 days, since the announcement of elections and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) becoming operational, the Suvidha platform received an impressive 73,379 permission requests from political parties and ...

New Delhi: Ahead of the polling in the ongoing General Elections 2024, Election Commission of India (ECI) has accelerated efforts to enhance voter turnout in Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) with a history of low poll participat...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has facilitated taxpayers to file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the Assessment Year 2024-25 (relevant to Financial Year 2023-24) from 1st April, 2024 onwards. The ITR ...

New Delhi: In its latest bi-monthly monetary policy announcement, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opted to retain its GDP growth projection at 7% for the fiscal year 2024-25. This decision comes amidst expectations of favorabl...

New Delhi: A meeting was held for the launch of the report titled “Synchronizing energy transitions towards possible Net-Zero for India: Affordable and clean energy for All” prepared by IIM Ahmedabad as part of a study project which wa...

New Delhi: The index of mineral production for the month of Feb 2024 was 139.6, which is 8.0% higher as compared to the level in the month of Feb 2023. The cumulative growth of this index for the 11-month period of April–Feb of FY24 over the...

New Delhi: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu launched India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay today. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the launch of India’s first gene therapy ...

New Delhi: Sheyphali B Sharan has assumed charge as the Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau on Monday upon superannuation of Manish Desai yesterday. Sharan is an officer of the 1990 batch of Indian Informatio...

Srinagar: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh on March 25, 2024. This 298-km road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil – Leh Highway. The road is now the thi...

New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations on ‘Usage of Embedded SIM for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications’ on Tuesday.  Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through its...

New Delhi: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) hosted a stakeholder consultation at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi on “Enabling Women Workforce Participation in Logistics Sector” on Friday. It was aimed to ca...

New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today advised all endorsers and influencers on social media to refrain from promoting or advertising, including surrogate advertisements, of offshore online betting and gambling platforms. Th...

New Delhi: A new study conducted by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in collaboration with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has shed light on a looming crisis in India's renewable energy sector. The study predicts th...

New Delhi: In a significant step towards combating human trafficking, the National Commission for Women (NCW) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Through this collaborative effort, both organiz...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the transfer of Home Secretaries in six states - Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, just ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 202...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India declared the schedule for India's upcoming general elections on Saturday, marking a marathon seven-phase exercise to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The polling will spa...

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on March 1 issued a forecast indicating hotter-than-usual conditions across most of India during the upcoming summer months of March to May. Moreover, the persistence of El Nino...

New Delhi: The Union home ministry has officially implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on Monday, through the notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. The Act aims to grant Indian citizenship to individual...

New Delhi: India and the four-nation European bloc EFTA signed a free trade agreement on March 10, 2024, marking a significant milestone. Under this agreement, New Delhi secured an investment commitment of USD 100 billion over 15 ...

Dhaka: In a bid to enhance cooperation and address mutual concerns, the Border Security Force (BSF) of India and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recently concluded the 54th Director General level Border Coordination Conference. ...

New Delhi: Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a visionary par excellence and applauding the way his vision is bringing about 'ease of farming' in lives of millions of farmers, MD of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limite...

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth Rs 15,000 crore in Krishnanagar, Nadia district, West Bengal on Saturday. The developmental projects of today are associated with sectors ...

New Delhi: India's economy expanded by 8.4% in the third quarter of the financial year 2023-24, defying economists' expectations of a contraction. The robust growth was primarily driven by strong performances in the manufacturing and const...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Ayush and Research and Information System for Developing Countries, (RIS) New Delhi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at New Delhi. This MoU will bring forth the overview of Ayush Service ...