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PM Modi says, India of 21st century progressing at a fast pace; Inaugurates and lays foundation stones of development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore in West Bengal.

ION correspondentMarch 2, 2024March 2, 2024

Updated, March. 1, 2024. 9.00 PM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation over 7,000 crore rupees developmental projects on Friday at...

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Indian Defence Ministry signs 5 major capital acquisition contracts to further boost Make-in-India initiative.

ION correspondentMarch 2, 2024March 2, 2024

Updated, March. 1, 2024. 8.57 PM. Defence Ministry has signed five major capital acquisition contracts worth over 39,125 crore rupees to further boost Make-in-India initiative. The Contracts were exchanged...

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EC asks political parties to maintain decorum during campaigning for upcoming General Elections.

ION correspondentMarch 2, 2024March 2, 2024

Updated, March. 1, 2024. 9.03 PM. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has warned political parties to uphold decorum during campaigning for the upcoming General Elections 2024. The advisory...

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At least 9 persons injured in IED explosion at Bengaluru restaurant.

ION correspondentMarch 2, 2024March 2, 2024

Updated, March. 1, 2024. 9.02 PM. At least nine persons were injured in an explosion at the popular Rameshwaram cafe in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area on Friday. The blast was...

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IMD issues red alert for heavy rain and snowfall in J&K, Ladakh, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Punjab till Saturday.

ION correspondentMarch 2, 2024August 13, 2025

Updated, March. 1, 2024. 9.04 PM. India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for heavy rainfall and snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab till Saturday. Indicating...

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Another Eruption in Iceland.

ION correspondentMarch 2, 2024March 2, 2024

February 10, 2024. After a lull in activity, fresh lava has once again poured from the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland. The latest eruption—the third in the region since...

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Mines Minister Joshi launches 2nd tranche of auction of critical minerals.

ION correspondentMarch 2, 2024March 2, 2024

Updated, Feb. 29. 2024. 9.49 PM. In line with the country’s ambition to generate 50 per cent of its electric power from non-fossil sources by 2030, India has launched...

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India, South Africa block China’s IFD proposal at WTO.

ION correspondentMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024

Updated, Feb. 29. 2024. 9.18 PM. India, along with South Africa, successfully blocked a key proposal led by China at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the third day...

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Evening Glow in the Junggar Basin.

ION correspondentMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024

June 1, 2023. An astronaut on board the International Space Station took this photograph of northwestern China on a partly cloudy evening (local time). This view offers a small...

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Attack on Mosque in Burkina Kills Dozens.

ION correspondentFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024

An Austrian army instructor works with Burkina Faso soldiers during training on April 13, 2018 at the KamboinsÈ general Bila Zagre militairy camp near Ouagadougo in Burkina Faso during...

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