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PM Modi lays foundation stone for several developmental projects in Rajasthan, Haryana.

ION correspondentFebruary 17, 2024February 17, 2024

Updated, Feb. 16. 2024. 9.29 PM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over 17,000 crore rupees in Rajasthan under...

States Top Stories

Survey report on Maratha reservation handed over to CM Eknath Shinde.

ION correspondentFebruary 17, 2024February 17, 2024

Updated, Feb. 16. 2024. 9.04 PM. The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission submitted a report on Friday on its survey on the social, economic, and educational backwardness of the...

Nation Top Stories

Govt to hold next round of meeting with agitating farm leaders on Sunday.

ION correspondentFebruary 17, 2024February 17, 2024

Updated, Feb. 16. 2024. 9.03 PM. The next round of talks between the government and the protesting farm leaders will take place on Sunday. Speaking to the media, Union...

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Islamic State Group Kills 14 Syrian Soldiers; Monitor.

ION correspondentFebruary 16, 2024February 16, 2024

FILE. Syrian forces take up positions in their fight against Islamic State militants near the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, March 2, 2017. Fourteen government soldiers reportedly were killed...

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SC strikes down electoral bonds scheme for political funding.

ION correspondentFebruary 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Updated, Feb. 15. 2024. 1.40 PM. Supreme Court has struck down the electoral bonds scheme for political funding. A 5-judge bench of the apex court said that the scheme...

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Farmers’ Protest. Delhi Police Orders 30,000 Tear Gas Shells From BSF In MP.

ION correspondentFebruary 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Delhi Police has placed orders for over 30,000 tear gas shells as part of the preparation to prevent Punjab farmers from marching into the national capital under their Delhi...

Field news Top Stories

US Army Orders 600 Coyote Drone Interceptors Amid Middle East Attacks.

Deepak BoraFebruary 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Raytheon’s Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS), and the Coyote effectors provide the essential detect and defeat capabilities of LIDS, the Army’s go-to counter-drone solution. Photo, Raytheon. RTX has received...

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BJP Unveils Rajya Sabha Candidates: Ashwini Vaishnaw from Odisha, Dr L Murugan from Madhya Pradesh; Congress Lists Sonia Gandhi, Abhishek Singhvi.

ION correspondentFebruary 15, 2024February 15, 2024

Updated, Feb. 14. 2024. 9.57 PM. BJP today released another list of candidates for the ensuing Rajya Sabha polls. Union Minister for Railways and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw has been...

PM Modi addresses World Governments Summit in Dubai; Urges global leaders to embrace technology-driven, transparent, and environmentally sustainable governance.

ION correspondentFebruary 15, 2024February 15, 2024

Updated, Feb. 14. 2024. 9.26 PM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is the world’s fastest growing major economy and sustained growth needs energy security and sustainability. Addressing...

Field news Top Stories

Israel military begins series of air strikes in Lebanon.

ION correspondentFebruary 15, 2024February 15, 2024

Smoke billows over the southern Lebanese border village of El-Khiam during Israeli bombardment on February 7, 2024. Jerusalem. The Israeli military said Wednesday its fighter jets “began a series...