In a rapid and effective response, the Indian Navy's mission-deployed guided missile destroyer, INS Visakhapatnam, on Thursday swiftly addressed a distress call from the Marshall Island flagged MV Genco Picardy following a drone attack on the night of January 17.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off and dedicated to the nation the Gopinathpur Nilgiri-Balasore passenger railway line. He also flagged off a newly introduced MEMU train service, an official statement said.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said on Wednesday that the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, set to be flagged off this week, will be historic like the previous Rahul Gandhi-led foot march, and there is enthusiasm among people in northeastern states, including Manipur, for the Yatra.
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani on Monday flagged off chapati-making machines from Ajmer that will be used to provide food prasad for the devotees in Ayodhya's Ram Mandir Bhojanshala at the Pran Pratistha event.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday flagged off a National Cadet Corps (NCC) bicycle rally in Gandhinagar, being organised to commemorate the 75 years of NCC this year.
Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the newly constructed Nuagaon Road-Daspalla Railway section and flagged off passenger train services to Daspalla in Nayagarh district on Saturday.
Following the rescue of 21 crew members, including 15 Indians, from the hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel MV Lila Norfolk, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Saturday that India is known for the action that it takes to safeguard the lives of its people.
On Saturday, Randeep flagged off the Swatantraveer Savarkar Mukti Shatabdi Yatra from Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, as on January 6, 1924, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was released from the jail.