Adani Defence and Aerospace set to ramp up bullet manufacturing drastically

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Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) The Adani Defence and Aerospace facility in Kanpur, a manifestation of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat in action’, is producing a string of military equipment, ranging from bullets to fighter jets. The Kanpur-based manufacturing facility of the Adani Defence and Aerospace is set to increase production of bullets drastically, almost doubling it in the next few months.The information was shared by Adani Defence and Aerospace Company CEO Ashish Rajvanshi during an interaction with jou…

PM Modi meets Armenian PM on sidelines of SCO Summit

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Tianjin, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China’s Tianjin on Sunday.”Very good interaction with Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. India and Armenia share warm and growing ties, rooted in friendship and mutual cooperation,” PM Modi said on social media platform X.For the past few years, India and Armenia have strengthened their ties, particularly in the defenc…

Congress has submitted 89 lakh complaints to ECI: Pawan Khera on Bihar SIR exercise

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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Hitting out at the Election Commission, senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday said that the grand old party has submitted 89 lakh complaints pertaining to irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise to the poll panel. Addressing a press conference in Bihar, Khera said: “The EC keeps getting news planted through its sources that no complaints are coming from any political party. The truth is that the Congress submitted 89 lakh complaints pertain…

Punjab CM writes to PM Modi, seeks Rs 60,000 crore release from Centre as state battered by floods

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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Sunday, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking urgent financial support to tackle one of the state’s worst flood disasters in decades. The floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains and the release of dam waters, have impacted around 1,000 villages across seven districts — “Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Amritsar, Pathankot, Ferozepur, Fazilka and Hoshiarpur” — leaving lakhs of people affected.Chief Minister Ma…

IAF evacuates 11 civilians, delivers 2,150 kg of essentials in flood-hit Punjab (Lead)

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Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IANS) Continuing with its humanitarian assistance operations in flood-hit Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab, the Indian Air Force on Sunday said it evacuated 11 civilians, delivered 2,150 kg of essential relief supplies, and retrieved the mortal remains of a missing employee from the Madhopur barrage, ensuring their dignified return. “These sustained efforts reflect the Indian Air Force’s unwavering commitment to humanitarian values and its credo of service to t…

Rs 696 crore illegal remittance: ED arrests man who misused CA's credentials

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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a man in a money laundering case connected with Rs 696-crore illegal remittance from India to Singapore and Hong Kong using a Chartered Accountant’s credentials, an official said on Sunday. Amit Aggarwal was arrested on August 30 as part of investigation against Kinzal Freight Forwarding (OPC) Private Limited and others for remitting crores of rupees by misusing credentials of Chartered Accountant Vikash Mohpal by using forge…

From Rajasthan to 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee: NGO Educate Girls creates history

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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) An Indian non-profit organisation dedicated to mobilising community and government resources for girls’ education in rural and educationally disadvantaged areas of India, has been named a 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, the foundation announced on Sunday. The Foundation to Educate Girls Globally, widely known as Educate Girls, is the first Indian organisation to receive the prestigious award, which is considered Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.The organisation start…

Strong public spending, rural demand, services push India’s GDP growth to 7.8 pc: Industry leaders

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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India’s latest GDP performance is a clear reflection of strong public spending, improving rural demand, and a resilient services sector that continues to drive the economy forward despite global headwinds, entrepreneurs said on Sunday. According to data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), India’s GDP grew 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2025-26 (Q1 FY26), the fastest pace in the last five quarters.This growth not only beat the Reserve Bank of In…

3 lakh acres, 1.25 lakh people impacted in Punjab floods: Official

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Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IANS) Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Anurag Verma said on Sunday that owing to floods in the state nearly three lakh acres and around 1.25 lakh people have been impacted. After reviewing flood relief operations in Ferozepur and Fazilka districts, Verma, who is also the Financial Commissioner (Revenue), directed officials to ensure uninterrupted relief measures for the affected families.He inspected villages along the Sutlej river in Ferozepur and held discussions with floo…

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva hails nation-building through 'Mann Ki Baat'

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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva led party workers in listening to the 125th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat programme, highlighting that the monthly radio show provides energy to society to progress on the path of positivity and nation-building.Sachdeva said that the programme has now become a show of the common people, and the information shared in it is truly remarkable.He said that on Sunday, the Prime Minister spoke on topics ranging fr…