India, May 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy on 31 May 2026. He succeeds Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM who superannuated after 41 years of distinguished service. Admiral Krishna Swaminathan was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 July 1987. A Communication and Electronic Warfare specialist, he has held a wide range of operational, staff and t...
India, May 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: An Indian Air Force IL-76 strategic airlift aircraft, Gajraj, transported the sacred relics of Arahant Sariputta and Arahant Mahamoggallana, the chief disciples of Gautama Buddha from Delhi to Mongolia on 30 May 2026. The aircraft undertook an overnight flight and landed in Mongolia at 1125 hrs IST. The mission was undertaken by the IAF in support of India's efforts to strengthen cultural ties with friendly nations. The airlift re...
India, May 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In continuation of its sustained efforts to curb drug trafficking and dismantle narcotics supply networks across India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 104.9 kg ganja (cannabis) in Bihar and arrested two persons involved in its illicit transportation under the relevant provisions of NDPS Act, 1985 on 30.05.2026. The seizure is part of the DRI's drive against drug trafficking in the country. In the previous ...
India, May 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), the flagship micro-credit scheme of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has completed six years of empowering street vendors through affordable collateral-free credit, digital inclusion and social security. To commemorate the occasion, Hon'ble Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, accompanied by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tripura, Shri Manik Saha...
India, May 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Jal Shakti will organize the National Workshop on R&D in Water on 1 June 2026 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. The one-day workshop will be attended and jointly inaugrated by Shri C.R. Patil, Union Minister of Jal Shakti; Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary, Minister of State, Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Dr. V. Narayanan, Sec...
India, May 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, reviewed the matters relating to power sector and urban development schemes for the State of Tripura in Agartala today. The meeting was attended by Chief Minister of Tripura Sh.Manik Saha, and Minister for Power, Government of Tripura, along with senior officials from the State Government, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of I...
India, May 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the last 12 years of technological transformation has laid the foundation for 2047 and under PM Narendra Modi, India has moved from being a technology follower to a technology leader. This transformation has fundamentally al...
India, May 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that six persons died and another was injured after inhaling toxic gases inside an under-construction septic tank at a house in Gauda Karlakhunta village, Kalahandi district of Odisha. Reportedly, on 26th May 2026, the workers, along with the house owner and his son, suffocated inside the 10-foot-deep tank while rescuing a mason, who a...
India, May 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today graced the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of University B.D.T. College of Engineering in Davangere, Karnataka, and called upon the youth to actively contribute towards India's journey of becoming a technologically self-reliant and developed nation. Addressing the gathering, the Vice-President said that engineering institutions carry a vital responsibility in nurturing prob...
India, May 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today attended the global celebrations marking 45 years of the Art of Living Foundation in Bengaluru and praised the organisation for spreading the values of peace, harmony, service and spiritual awareness across the world. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....