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NEW DELHI: Botswana formally handed over eight cheetahs to India on Thursday at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve during president Droupadi Murmu’s state visit.The cheetahs, a mix of adults and sub-adults, were brought to the reserve from Ghanzi town in the Kalahari desert. Two of the eight cheetahs were released into a quarantine enclosure as part…
NEW DELHI: India’s plan to translocate 8-10 cheetahs from Botswana may get an official stamp during President Droupadi Murmu’s state visit to the African country. Riding on the success of previous translocation exercises from Namibia and South Africa, the fresh batch is most likely to arrive in Dec or Jan next year, depending on the…
Team India meets President Droupadi Murmu The World Cup-winning Indian women’s cricket team met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. During the meeting, team captain Harmanpreet Kaur presented a team jersey with signatures from all players to the President.The Indian team secured their first global title in women’s cricket with a 52-run…
New Delhi: In an unprecedentedly swift process, Union govt completed the formalities for appointment of Chief Justice of India within seven days of initiating the process as on Thursday President Droupadi Murmu designated Justice Surya Kant as the next CJI. He will take oath on Nov 24.Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal had sent a…
Wing Commander Shivangi Singh, India’s sole woman Rafale pilot, gained national attention as President Droupadi Murmu experienced a historic sortie in the fighter jet. NEW DELHI: Wing Commander Shivangi Singh, India’s only woman Rafale pilot, has drawn national attention once again after President Droupadi Murmu met her during her historic sortie in the Rafale fighter…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu took a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet at the Indian Air Force Station in Ambala, Haryana, on Thursday. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh was among those present for the occasion. Rafale jets, manufactured by French aerospace company Dassault Aviation and formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in…
File photo: President Droupadi Murmu (Picture credit: ANI) India is working not only to achieve its clean energy goals but also to emerge as a global hub that aggregates global solar demand and drives innovation, manufacturing and knowledge exchange by 2050, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday.Addressing the 8th Session of the International Solar Alliance…
KOTTAYAM: The wheels of a helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got stuck in a depression on a helipad at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam, Pathanamthitta, when it landed on Wednesday morning. The helipad was reportedly concreted late Tuesday night.A video of the chopper being pushed by police and fire services personnel surfaced…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, becoming the first woman head of state to do so. She is also the second Indian president to visit the temple, after V V Giri. Clad in a black Saree, Murmu arrived at Pamba around 11 am in a…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced a reshuffle of portfolios among its four deputy governors, redistributing oversight of its 32 departments.Shirish Chandra Murmu, who assumed charge as deputy governor following the retirement of M Rajeshwar Rao, has been assigned key divisions, including the departments of communication, government and bank accounts, regulation, and…
