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Bharat to celebrate National Sports Day 2025 as a three-day 'Jan Andolan'
Updated : 7 months ago IST
National Sports Day is celebrated every year on August 29 to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. First observed in 1995 and nationally celebrated since 2012, the day also witnessed the launch of the Fit India Movement in 2019, which has since become a mass f
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Top coaches see Khelo India Water Sports Festival as springboard for globa
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The sun may have set on the Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025, but the first-ever consolidated, national-level, Open-age competition featuring kayaking, coaching and rowing has set a new chapter in the history of water sports in the country.
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PM Modi lays thrust on 'Made in India' products; says will not allow any h
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged citizens to prioritise the purchase of 'Made in India' products during the upcoming festive season, stressing that buying indigenous goods during festivals like Navratri, Vijayadashami, Dhanteras and Diwali would contribute to the country's sel
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Ministry of Tourism financing guided tours for Israeli tourism month
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Tourism will finance guided tours as part of Israeli Tourism Month, with an investment of 10 million Shekels (USD 2.9 million) to encourage domestic tourism and strengthen the general activity of tourism businesses throughout the country.
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"I, too, will be in competition...": Group Captain Shubanshu Shukla gives
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Group Captain Shubanshu Shukla, who recently completed a historic mission to the International Space Station, on Monday, said that India is currently witnessing a "golden period" in space exploration, adding that children of the current generation would be ready by 2040 as the country aims t
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Rajasthan: 201-million-year-old Jurassic-era fossil unearthed in Jaisalmer
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Calling the discovery a major paleontological breakthrough, Dean of the Faculty of Earth System Science at Jodhpur's Jai Narain Vyas University, VS Parihar, on Monday, stated that after England, India is the only country to make a Jurassic-era discovery.
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"No place for party politics when it comes to interests of country": Delhi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Speaking during the concluding session of the All India Speakers Conference held at the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the Delhi CM Gupta called on all public representatives to renew their commitment to the oath taken while assuming office, while invoking the legacy of Vittalbhai Patel, India'
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India aims to double the number of airports to 350 by 2047: Civil Aviation
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Monday said the central government aims to build 350 airports across the country by the year 2047, as part of its long-term vision for a 'Viksit Bharat'.
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India, Fiji deepen sporting links; Indian cricket coach to train Fiji team
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The announcement was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his press statement after talks with the Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, who is on a visit to the country.
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Syeda Hameed's remark is "Rahul Gandhi's agenda of spreading anarchy": BJP
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manab Deka on Monday slammed the reported remarks made by activist and former Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed regarding Bangladeshi migrants, alleging that her remarks are part of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "agenda of spreading anarchy" in the
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PM Modi expresses condolences over loss of lives in cloudbursts, heavy rai
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed condolences over the loss of lives due to cloudbursts and heavy rains in different parts of the country and said the fury of nature has become a challenge for the entire human race, as also the country.
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"It's great when we win for the country": Elavenil Valarivan after clinchi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Elavenil, along with fellow Olympian Arjun Babuta, secured the top podium finish in the event held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Saturday.
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