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PM Modi congratulates Lovlina, Nikhat for winning gold at World Boxing Championships

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated boxers Nikhat Zareen and ovlina Borgohain for winning gold medals at the Boxing World Championships in the national capital.

While Nikhat added a second world title to her name, Lovlina broke the 'bronze jinx' to claim her first-ever gold medal the tournament.

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HM Amit Shah inaugurates Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi.

The portal aims to communicate message enshrined in the Vedas.

It will help common people to have a general understanding about the Vedas.

The portal will be a one-stop solution for the user, who would like to search any information regarding the Vedic heritage.

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PM Modi launches 'Call Before u Dig' application

The "Call Before You Dig" (CBuD) app was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to facilitate coordination between excavation agencies and the owners of underground utilities and prevent damage to utilities caused by digging.

The CBuD app will link excavators and asset owners via SMS/Email notifications and click-to-call.

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World Theatre Day 2023 II 27 March

The international theatre community and ITI centers celebrate World Theatre Day on March 27th every year.

On this day, theatre arts are celebrated to raise awareness about their importance in entertainment and the changes they bring to society.

Additionally, it helps to promote theatre in all its forms across the world and to make people aware of the importance of theatre

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Shri Amit Shah unveils the statues of Lord Basaveshwara and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda in Bengaluru

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah unveiled the statues of Lord Basaveshwara ji and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda ji at the State Assembly premises in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

These statues will continue to give Basavanna ji and Kempegowda ji’s message of social justice, democracy, good governance and development to those who get elected in the assembly.

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Indian weightlifters Dhanush and Jyoshna win bronze medals in their respective categories in IWF World Youth Championships

Indian weightlifters Dhanush Loganathan and Jyoshna Sabar won bronze medals in their respective categories on the opening day of the IWF World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania.

Competing in the women's 40kg event, 14-year-old Jyoshna had a combined lift of 115kg.

16-year-old Dhanush, lifted a total weight of 200kg to finish third behind Filipinos Prince K. Delos Sant

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India's highways infra to match US by 2024

India's Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the country's highway infrastructure will match that of the US by 2024. The government is working on the Bharatmala 2 project to meet this goal, which will include constructing green expressways and rail-over-bridges

Gadkari said that Rs16,000 crore ($2.14bn) is being spent on building railways over b

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G20: 2nd Environment and Climate Sustainability meeting to start in Gandhinagar

The second G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting will start in Gandhinagar on Monday with focus on arresting land degradation, accelerating ecosystem restoration, circular economy and climate resilient blue economy.

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S&P keeps India's economic growth forecast unchanged at 6% for FY24

According to S&P Global Ratings, India's economic growth is projected to be at 6% in the fiscal year starting April, rising to 6.9% in the following fiscal year.

In a quarterly update for the Asia-Pacific region, the agency saw inflation rate easing to 5% in 2023-24 fiscal, from 6.8% in the current financial year.

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First Citizens acquires bankrupt Silicon Valley Bank

The US-based First Citizens BancShares Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which was taken over by regulators after a wave of withdrawals from the lender.

The acquisition will expand First Citizens' presence in the technology and innovation hub of Silicon Valley, and will make it one of the largest banks in the US.

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LIC Intends To Record Rs 2.4 Tn Investments Next Fiscal

Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC), the country’s largest investor, plans to invest a record ₹2.4 trillion across markets, including shares of locally traded companies, in the year starting 1 April, according to two people directly familiar with the state-run insurer’s plans.

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ISRO Delivers 36 OneWeb Gen-1 Satellites Into Orbit In LVM3’s Sixth Straight Successful Flight

India’s heaviest rocket took off with 36 OneWeb satellites and deposited all of them in their intended orbits.

The successful mission marked the completion of the LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 mission, which, along with the OneWeb India-1 mission on 23 October last year, has led to the placement of a total of 72 satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) over two missions.

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