Oslo, Aug 30 (UNI) Festivities have begun for the wedding of Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise and her American partner, self-styled shaman Durek Verrett, media reports said. Hundreds of guests are arriving in the town of Alesund, in western Norway, for a “meet and greet” in a historic hotel, according to the BBC. On Friday, they…
Bengaluru, Aug 30 (UNI) Avani Lekhara made history at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Friday by successfully defending her women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 title, becoming the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in the Games’ history. Lekhara, the Indian para-shooter, scored 249.7 in the final, setting a new Paralympic record and…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Brunei Darussalam from Sep 3-4, in the first ever bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Southeast Asian nation. He will then travel to Singapore from Sep 4-5 at the invitation of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. PM Modi will be visiting…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) The situation in Bangladesh and the need for ensuring the safety and security of minorities there, especially Hindus, was “discussed substantially” during the Aug 26 phone conversation between PM Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, even though the US readout skipped mentioning this aspect, a top official said today….
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Goa Tourism unveiled its dynamic range of attractions and experiences on the first day of the Business + Leisure Travel & MICE (BLTM) 2024 event held at Yashobhoomi in Dwarka, here on Thursday. The Goa Tourism delegation at BLTM 2024 was led by Mr. Pravinkumar Faldessai, Marketing Manager GTDC, Mr….
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the annual defence production has crossed Rs 1.27 lakh crore and the target is to reach Rs 1.75 lakh crore in this fiscal year. Speaking at an event in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Rajnath Singh exuded confidence that the Ministry of Defence will achieve…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three new Vande Bharat trains via video conferencing on Saturday. Realising Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Make in India’ and Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express will improve the connectivity on three routes, include Meerut – Lucknow ; Madurai – Bengaluru and Chennai…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Lauding the efforts of the Fintech industry for improving the financial inclusion in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the mentality of “Cash is King” has been broken as FinTech has played a significant role in democratizing financial services. “The trinity of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile have…
Colombo/New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Member states of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) signed the Charter and the MoU for the Establishment of the CSC Secretariat today in Colombo. Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval; Ibrahim Latheef, DC (Retd.) Lt. Col (Retd.), National Security Advisor of Maldives; Haymandoyal Dillum, High Commissioner of Mauritius to Sri…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Vistara operations would be merged with Air India from November 12, 2024 further consolidating Tata group’s position in Indian skies. “Starting 03 September 2024, customers will, progressively, no longer be able to make bookings with Vistara for travel on or after 12 November 2024. All Vistara aircraft thereafter will be…
