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India News | Kanial Gram Panchayat of Daskroi Taluka Recognised as Gujarat's Best 'Child Friendly Gram Panchayat'
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 3 (ANI): Kanial village in Daskroi Taluka, Ahmedabad district, has been declared Gujarat's best 'Child-Friendly Gram Panchayat' under the Panchayat Advancement Index, setting a benchmark in child welfare through...

India's bike taxi crackdown: Who's paying the price?
Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik stopped a bike-taxi rider violating the ban and handed him a ₹500 note. But the issue runs deeper. With states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Delhi cracking down on non-electric bike taxis,...

India committed to voicing issues of Global South: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Ghana marked a significant upgrade in Indo-Ghanaian relations, forging a comprehensive partnership with a strong emphasis on defence and security cooperation. Both nations pledged to double...

India approves Rs 1.05 lakh crore indigenous defence deals to boost self-reliance
Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi New Delhi, Jul 3: In a major push to indigenous defence manufacturing, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has cleared 10 proposals worth approximately Rs 1.05 lakh...

China, Pakistan deepen agricultural ties under CPEC at high-level forum in Islamabad.
China and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing agricultural industrial cooperation under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), focusing on modernization, sustainability, and deeper bilateral engagement. The renewed pledge...

Japanese airlines, including JAL and ANA, enacting new mobile battery carry-on rules this month
Fire that broke out on Korean airliner earlier this year cited in reason for new regulations. One of the great conveniences about modern travel is that there’s no longer a need to pack a bulky guidebook, multiple maps, a camera with spare film,...

India News | Environment Ministry Rejects Charge of 'subverting' FRA, Says Minister's Statement Misquoted
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) The Environment Ministry has strongly rejected allegations by forest rights groups that it is attempting to "subvert" the Forest Rights Act (FRA), calling them a "gross misunderstanding of facts" and asserting that it...

India’s ISS hero Shubhanshu Shukla engages UP, Kerala students in Live QnA
Talking about the challenges of getting the body readjusted back on Earth, Shukla told his audience that the biggest challenge is the absence of gravity. "Space is a new situation for the body. So like today, I am feeling much better from what I...

India keeps GPF interest rate unchanged at 7.1% for July-September quarter
The Ministry of Finance has fixed the interest rate for the General Provident Fund (GPF) and related provident fund schemes at 7.1% for the July–September 2025 quarter. The rate applies from July 1 to September 30, 2025, according to a...

India to launch Rs1 lakh crore research, development and innovation scheme
The union cabinet has approved a scheme, with a corpus of Rs1 lakh crore, to scale up research, development and innovation (RDI) in strategic and sunrise sectors by bolstering the country’s R&D ecosystem. The scheme, approved by the union cabinet...

India Asserts Only Dalai Lama Can Decide His Reincarnation
New Delhi: India on Thursday countered China’s interference in the Tibetan culture, Buddhism, and the institution of Dalai Lama and said that the “incarnation” is to be decided by the established convention per the wish of the 14th Dalai Lama...
ASIA/INDIA - Chemical factory explosion: Catholic Church calls for transparency and protection of workers' dignity
Syro malankara Church Telangana Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The explosion at a chemical factory in the state of Telangana once again raises the serious problem of exploitation and disregard for the dignity of workers. The victims are mostly poor...

India News | Gokul Butail Presents Autographed Photograph of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose to Himachal Pradesh CM
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 3 (ANI): Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister (Innovation, Digital Technology and Governance) Gokul Butail presented a rare autographed photograph of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose to Chief Minister...

INDIA bloc to explore legal options to challenge special revision of electoral rolls in Bihar
Leaders from India Alliance addresses media after coming out of ECI in New Delhi on July 02, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap A day after their meeting with the Election Commission (EC) on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the...

India News | Odisha BJP MLA Sparks Row with Alleged Remarks Against BJD Woman Leader; Oppn Demands Apology
Bhubaneswar, Jul 3 (PTI) Ruling BJP MLA Santosh Khatua on Thursday courted controversy after allegedly making 'derogatory' remarks against a prominent woman BJD leader, prompting a strong backlash and a demand for an apology from Chief Minister...

India News | Environment Ministry Rejects 'misleading Claims' on Subversion of Forest Rights
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Thursday dismissed allegations of weakening environmental protections, calling them as misleading and based on a "gross misunderstanding of facts,"...

India News | 'People's Victory': AAP After Delhi Govt Halts Fuel Ban on Old Vehicles
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) The AAP on Thursday claimed that public pressure forced the BJP-led Delhi government to withdraw the controversial ban on refuelling overage vehicles, calling it a "victory of the people". In a video message on X, Delhi AAP...

India News | Kharge to Address Congress Convention in Telangana on Jul 4
Hyderabad, Jul 3 (PTI) AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge will address a convention of over 40,000 party leaders from village level in Telangana on Friday. Kharge, who arrived here on Thursday evening, was received at the RGI airport by Chief...

India News | India Has Emerged as Thought Leader Shaping Global Biodiversity Endeavour: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 3 (ANI): Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has emerged as the thought leader shaping the global biodiversity endeavour, said Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate...

India News | UIDAI Records Nearly 230 Cr Aadhaar Authentication Transactions in June, 7.8 Pc Growth over Last Year
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Aadhaar number holders carried out 229.33 crore authentication transactions in June 2025, surpassing the previous month this year and the corresponding month in the last fiscal year. The growth highlights the...