MP: 'Didi Cafe' plays pivotal role in empowering rural women in Neemuch

IANS | July 16, 2025 6:49 PM

Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh), July 16 (IANS) The 'Didi Cafe', operated under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) is bringing sea-change in the lives of rural women by empowering them, financially as well as socially and also bolstering the concept of growth via Self-Help Groups (SHGs), as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

IIT Madras develops country's lightest wheelchair

IANS | July 16, 2025 6:38 PM

Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras, on Wednesday, announced the launch of YD One -- India's lightest active wheelchair and also the country's first indigenously developed precision-built monu-tube rigid-frame wheelchair.

India strengthens maritime ties during BIMSTEC Ports Conclave

IANS | July 16, 2025 5:28 PM

Visakhapatnam, July 16 (IANS) India on Wednesday said that the Second BIMSTEC Ports Conclave, held in Vizag this week, is a testament to the shared commitment to foster deeper cooperation and harness the full potential of the vital economic corridor.

Golden Temple gets third bomb threat; security stepped up

IANS | July 16, 2025 5:21 PM

Amritsar, July 16 (IANS) The holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple here, received bomb threat for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, stepping up security and a search operation by deploying Border Security Force’s bomb squad and the state police.