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India allows legal inter-faith marriages, but not forced conversions
India allows legal inter-faith marriages, but not forced conversions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken several times on the rights of minority communities in India

Noida International Airport will become logistics gateway of northern India: PM Modi
Noida International Airport will become logistics gateway of northern India: PM Modi

Work on the airport is scheduled to be completed by 2024

Kushinagar now becomes part of global aviation map
Kushinagar now becomes part of global aviation map

With the launch of an international airport, Kushinagar will be connected with several East and Southeast Asian countries

54 athletes to represent India at Tokyo Paralympics
54 athletes to represent India at Tokyo Paralympics

The Indian Paralympics contingent will begin its quest for medals from August 25 onwards

India records highest-ever medal haul at Tokyo Olympics 2020
India records highest-ever medal haul at Tokyo Olympics 2020

Neeraj Chopra scripted history as he became the first Indian to win an Olympic Gold Medal in Athletics

Telangana's Rudreswara Temple inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list
Telangana's Rudreswara Temple inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list

It was India's only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for 2019

Tokyo Olympics 2020: With biggest-ever contingent of players, India eyes record medal haul
Tokyo Olympics 2020: With biggest-ever contingent of players, India eyes record medal haul

India's most successful outing in terms of the total medal tally was at the 2012 London Olympics

PM Modi inaugurates Convention Centre ‘Rudraksha’ in Varanasi
PM Modi inaugurates Convention Centre ‘Rudraksha’ in Varanasi

The State-of-the-art convention centre built in Varanasi will be a cultural hub and medium to unite different people

A look at how India is vaccinating people in remote and far-flung areas
A look at how India is vaccinating people in remote and far-flung areas

To break vaccine hesitancy, health officers ramp up efforts and take the vaccination drive to far-flung areas of the country

International Yoga Day 2021: A look at worldwide celebrations
International Yoga Day 2021: A look at worldwide celebrations

India and the world celebrated Yoga Day 2021 by organizing real-time and virtual events

Pune airport transports over 100 million doses of Covishield vaccine doses
Pune airport transports over 100 million doses of Covishield vaccine doses

Serum Institute of India, which manufactures the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, is located in Pune, Maharashtra

Nurturing Champions: 143 Khelo India Centres being set up across 7 States in India
Nurturing Champions: 143 Khelo India Centres being set up across 7 States in India

These grassroots-level sports infrastructure institutions will focus on one discipline each

Oxygen Express run by all-female crew reaches Bengaluru
Oxygen Express run by all-female crew reaches Bengaluru

The train was carrying medical oxygen needed by Karnataka from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand

Indian Railways has transported over 10,300 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen
Indian Railways has transported over 10,300 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen

About 160 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey to different states

India salutes women power on International Women’s Day
India salutes women power on International Women’s Day

Marking International Women’s Day, India launched several women-centric programmes, including all women crew-led New Delhi to Bareilly flight was flagged off on Monday

Dzukou Valley wildfire: IAF and NDRF continue operations to douse fire, prevent further spread
Dzukou Valley wildfire: IAF and NDRF continue operations to douse fire, prevent further spread

The wildfire began in the Dzukou Valley near the Nagaland-Manipur border in the last week of December

India’s tech industry at the forefront of solving global problems: PM Modi at IISF 2020
India’s tech industry at the forefront of solving global problems: PM Modi at IISF 2020

Structural reforms are being made in the country’s educational system to promote the spirit of enquiry, PM Narendra Modi said

6-lane Prayagraj-Varanasi Expressway inaugurated by PM Modi
6-lane Prayagraj-Varanasi Expressway inaugurated by PM Modi

The 73-km stretch on NH-19 is expected to reduce the travel time between the two cities by over an hour

PM Modi to flag off Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira and Ghogha in Gujarat on Nov 8
PM Modi to flag off Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira and Ghogha in Gujarat on Nov 8

The ferry service will reduce travel time between the two places from 12 hours by road to just four hours

Devotees throng temples across the country as Shardiya Navratri begins
Devotees throng temples across the country as Shardiya Navratri begins

Devotees had to follow COVID-19 guidelines, including wearing masks

Indian Media

Israeli envoy Ron Malka praises new farm bills, says such systems worked in Israel
Israeli envoy Ron Malka praises new farm bills, says such systems worked in Israel

In the long term, the reforms will bring more opportunities for farmers, Ron Malka has said

ISRO plans to launch a new rocket before December this year
ISRO plans to launch a new rocket before December this year

The new rocket 'Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)’ can carry payloads of 300 kg and 500 kg depending on the orbit

Indian Air Force selects woman aviator to fly Rafale jets; two others to fly warship helicopters
Indian Air Force selects woman aviator to fly Rafale jets; two others to fly warship helicopters

Two Sub-Lieutenants have been selected for operating as “Observers”, or Tactical Officers in the helicopter stream

Women at Work: Women account for more than 52% of NREGS work
Women at Work: Women account for more than 52% of NREGS work

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme data revealed that over 4.3 crore women have been employed since April

India aims to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land: Prakash Javadekar
India aims to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land: Prakash Javadekar

G20 countries through video conferencing discussed environmental issues, specifically degraded lands and coral reef protection

Foreign Media

India has accorded highest priority to access to water and sanitation to all citizens
India has accorded highest priority to access to water and sanitation to all citizens

All Indian states, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, have already declared themselves ‘Open Defecation Free’ by October 2, 2019

Silent revolution: How PM Modi’s mission to provide tap water to every house is transforming India
Silent revolution: How PM Modi’s mission to provide tap water to every house is transforming India

The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to supply tap water to 15.70 crore households which is 83 per cent of the total households in the country

When unknown heroes rushed to help the passengers of Air India Express plane crash
When unknown heroes rushed to help the passengers of Air India Express plane crash

A policeman saluting them as a tribute to their bravery has gone viral on social media

24-year-old Archana Soreng among 7 youth advisors to UN
24-year-old Archana Soreng among 7 youth advisors to UN

Soren represented India last year at the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva