Srinagar: 22/4/25:A tourist was killed and at least 12 other persons, including tourists & locals, were injured in a terror attack in Pahalgam hill station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, leading to the security forces launching a massive operation to hunt down the perpetrators. The tourist was killed, and other tourists and locals were injured, when terrorists ...

Newdelhi:22/4/25:In a marvellous and momentous occasion for Odisha, Koraput district has brought pride and prestige to the State with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi presenting the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration for the year 2024 in the Holistic Development of Districts category to the Koraput Collector, V. Keerthi Vasan during a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New ...

Newdelhi:20/4/25:In a thought-provoking and motivating interaction with the Officer Trainees (OTs) of the 2023 IAS batch, Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space hailed the largest women representation in the history of Indian Administrative Services, with 74 women officers, making up 41 percent ...

Mumbai:19/4/25:The finalists of the Animation Film Makers Competition (AFC) being held as part of the ‘Create in India Challenge Season-1’ of WAVES 2025 has been announced. The best 42 projects, focussing on original storytelling across the entire spectrum of animation, encompassing traditional animation, VFX, Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR), and virtual production, have made it to the final round. These ...

Newdelhi:19/4/25:The world of creators and their economy is going through a fundamental change. Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said this while interacting with the news media today ahead of the maiden World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit scheduled in Mumbai from 1st to 4th May. The interaction was attended by about 20 media houses from the ...

Newdelhi:19/4/25:Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to USA and Peru beginning 20th April, 2025. During the visit to the USA, the Union Finance Minister will visit San Francisco and Washington D.C. from 20th to 25th April, 2025. In the course of her two-day visit to San Francisco beginning 20th April 2025, the Union Finance ...

Newdelhi:18/4/25:In a significant development, two distinguished 1994-batch IAS officers from the Odisha cadre, Santosh Sarangi and Ranjana Chopra, have been empanelled to hold Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts at the Centre. This marks a notable milestone in their illustrious careers in the Indian Administrative Service. Santosh Sarangi, who currently serves as the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), has been ...

Newdelhi:18/4/25: India is poised to script a defining chapter in its space journey. The international space mission carrying Indian astronauts has been scheduled for next month. Announcing this after a high-level meeting held to review major plans of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the coming months,  Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and ...

Newdelhi:17/4/25:The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is happy to announce that on the occasion of ‘International Day for Monuments and Sites’, celebrated globally on 18th April, no fee shall be charged on visiting ASI monuments across India. This initiative aims to encourage visitors to explore India’s rich cultural heritage. With 3,698 monuments and sites under its protection, ASI is offering ...

Newdelhi:17/4/25:Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, inaugurated a National Stakeholder Consultation on “Sustainable Packaging for Food Business: Emerging Global Trends and Regulatory Framework” organized by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at Mumbai on 16th April 2025. In his address, Shri Jadhav highlighted the growing importance of the sustainable packaging ...