An era of Seva ascends to Heavens: PM Modi with Kalaben Patel in frame captures nation’s sentiment

IANS | August 11, 2025 10:47 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Born in Bardoli, Gujarat -- a town etched in India’s freedom struggle through the Bardoli Satyagraha -- Dr. Kalaben Dayaram Bhai Patel embodied the spirit of resistance, compassion, and quiet leadership. Over the course of a hundred years, she emerged not only as a healer and guide but as a formidable force in the social and spiritual landscape of Gujarat.

General Upendra Dwivedi briefs Australian Army chief on Operation Sindoor

IANS | August 11, 2025 9:41 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Reaffirming the strong India-Australia defence partnership, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, Chief of the Australian Army, met General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, on the first day of his four-day official visit on Monday, during which he was briefed about Operation Sindoor, an official said.

Govt briefs Tharoor-led panel, conveys India's ties with US extend beyond trade

IANS | August 11, 2025 8:54 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Congress MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, has made it clear that India's relationship with the United States remains "very important" and extends beyond trade to several other areas where the New Delhi-Washington engagement continues.

Total area sown under kharif crops in India crosses 995.6 lakh hectares

IANS | August 11, 2025 8:38 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the ongoing current season has increased by 38.48 lakh hectares to 995.63 lakh hectares, so far this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 957.15 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.