New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he interacted with Padma awardees and several distinguished personalities during his visit to Gangtok, describing the exchange as engaging and wide-ranging.Taking to X, the Prime Minister wrote: “In Gangtok earlier this evening, interacted with Padma awardees and people who have distinguished themselves in different fields. It was wonderful discussing a wide range of issues.”He also shared a photograph from the interactio…
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Gangtok, April 27 (IANS) Vehicular movement in several parts of the Sikkim capital has been temporarily restricted as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Gangtok for his two-day visit to Sikkim on Monday.PM Modi interacted with people who came to greet him.According to officials, the Sikkim Police has imposed traffic curbs, including the temporary closure of an important stretch of National Highway between Ganju Lama Dwar and Zero Point.Authorities said the nearly three-kilometre stretch wou…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) National Convention 2026 will be held in New Delhi from March 13 to 16, marking the return of the prestigious annual gathering to the national capital after 23 years. The National Convention, organised by the Delhi Sports Journalist Association (DSJA) will also celebrate the Golden Jubilee of SJFI, making it one of the most significant editions in its history.SJFI is recognised and affiliated with the world body of sport…
Agartala, Feb 3 (IANS) Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB), one of the leading financial institutions among India’s 28 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), launched its first-ever co-branded ‘RuPay Credit Card’ in collaboration with its sponsor bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB). A bank official said on Tuesday that TGB has achieved the distinction of becoming the first RRB among the eight RRBs sponsored by PNB, and the first in the country, to roll out a co-branded ‘RuPay Credit Card’, marking a signific…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu extended greetings to the Indian Coast Guard on the occasion of its 50th Raising Day and hailed the force’s crucial role in safeguarding the country’s maritime interests and safety.The Indian Coast Guard, established on February 1, 1977, is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency with jurisdiction over its territorial waters, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.The Indian Navy first proposed the formation of t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday lay the foundation stone for the CSIR-NIIST Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Hub at the Bio-360 Life Sciences Park, marking a major boost to India’s life sciences, deep-tech innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.The state-of-the-art Hub will be established by the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), a premier laboratory under the Council of Scientific and I…
Chennai, Jan 13 (IANS) Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, arrived in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday to a rousing reception from party workers, who hailed him as “Thalaiva (leader)”, signalling the party’s renewed push for greater political space within the ruling alliance ahead of the state Assembly elections later this year.Rahul Gandhi is in the state to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of a school in Gudalur, located in the Nilgiris district.While the …