Top Stories | - Part 135

International Day of Potato. Celebrating versatile potato, shaping history & feeding future.

ION correspondentMay 30, 2025May 30, 2025

Today is International Day Of Potato. The world celebrates the versatility of the potato – a staple in every kitchen and a symbol of our farmers’ dedication. The theme...

Health Top Stories

COVID cases in Maharashtra rise to 521 since Jan, 6 deaths reported amid surge.

ION correspondentMay 30, 2025May 30, 2025

With the surge in COVID cases, the Public Health Department of Maharashtra confirmed 86 new cases of COVID on Wednesday, raising the total cases to 521 across the State...

States Top Stories Uttarakhand

IMD forecasts heavy rain in Northeast, Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu.

ION correspondentMay 30, 2025August 13, 2025

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in the Northeastern region, Coastal and South Interior Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today. The Met Department has also predicted...

US imposes visa restrictions on foreign officials censoring American citizens.

ION correspondentMay 30, 2025May 30, 2025

The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting foreign officials accused of censoring American citizens. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled the measures, stating that Americans had...

States Top Stories

VKSA Bus flagged off in Kargil to educate 25,000 farmers in 2 week Pro-Kharif campaign.

ION correspondentMay 30, 2025May 30, 2025

In Ladakh, the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ (VKSA) Bus was flagged off at Kargil, marking the beginning of a two-week-long awareness campaign under the Pro-Kharif initiative. The campaign will...

Nation Top Stories

Training of 8th batch of grassroots election functionaries from four states begins in New Delhi.

ION correspondentMay 30, 2025May 30, 2025

The Election Commission of India today began the eighth batch of training for 373 grassroots election functionaries from four states in New Delhi. Addressing the participants, Chief Election Commissioner...

Elon Musk steps down as DOGE chief after criticizing Trump’s spending bill.

ION correspondentMay 29, 2025May 30, 2025

Space and technology billionaire Elon Musk announced that his term as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has come to an end. He thanked US President...

Sports Top Stories

Indian men’s doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty enter quarterfinals.

ION correspondentMay 29, 2025May 29, 2025

The Indian men’s doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty today entered the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open badminton tournament. Indian pair beat seventh-seeded Indonesian pair of Sabar...

Sports Top Stories

India wins gold in 4x400m mixed relay at Asian Athletics Championships.

ION correspondentMay 28, 2025May 28, 2025

India has successfully defended its 4x400m mixed relay title at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea today. The Indian quartet, Rupal Choudhary, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Vishal TK,...

States Top Stories

Manipur. 10 MLAs urge Governor to expedite formation of popular govt.

ION correspondentMay 28, 2025May 28, 2025

In Manipur, ten MLAs called on the Governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan in Imphal today and urged the Governor to expedite the formation of...