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Tue, 24 Jun 2025
Mon, 23 Jun 2025
Tripura declared fully literate under ULLAS
On 23 June 2025 at Agartala, Tripura was declared fully literate under ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, becoming the third state after Mizoram and Goa.
9th India–South Africa Joint Defence Committee meets in Johannesburg
On 23–24 June 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh led India's delegation to the 9th India–South Africa Joint Defence Committee meeting.
MoSPI sets up expert group for all-India Household Income Survey
On 23 June 2025 in New Delhi, MoSPI announced a Technical Expert Group chaired by Surjit S. Bhalla to guide an all-India household income distribution survey tentatively scheduled for 2026.
Cut-off for opting into Unified Pension Scheme extended to 30 September 2025
On 23 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Finance Ministry extended the cut-off date for exercising the option under the Unified Pension Scheme by three months, to 30 September 2025.
Amit Shah interacts with security personnel in New Raipur
On 23 June 2025 in New Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with security personnel engaged in anti-Naxal operations.
First consignment of rose-scented litchi flagged off from Pathankot to Doha
On 23 June 2025 at Pathankot, Punjab, APEDA facilitated the flag-off of the first consignment of 1 metric tonne of rose-scented litchi to Doha, Qatar.
SECI's green ammonia tender to supply 13 fertilizer plants
On 23 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said SECI's tender for 7,24,000 tonnes of green ammonia a year for 13 fertilizer plants was nearing final bid submission.
VP pays homage to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on Balidan Diwas at AIU meet
On 23 June 2025 at Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid homage to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Balidan Diwas while opening the 99th Annual Meet of the Association of Indian Universities.
India and Kenya unveil India-Africa Commemorative Pillar at Taita Taveta
On 23 June 2025 at Mile 27, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth and Kenya's Defence Cabinet Secretary Roselinda Soipan Tuya unveiled the India-Africa Commemorative Pillar.
India marks 40th anniversary of Kanishka bombing at Ahakista, Ireland
On 23 June 2025 at Ahakista, Cork, Ireland, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri spoke at the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 (Kanishka) bombing.
MoPR and IIM Ahmedabad begin training on Panchayats' own source revenue
On 23 June 2025 at IIPA, New Delhi, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj began a three-day Training of Trainers on 'Generation of Own Source Revenue by Gram Panchayats' with IIM Ahmedabad.
Sarbananda Sonowal flags off Olympic Day Run in Tezpur
On 23 June 2025 in Tezpur, Assam, Union Minister and Assam Olympic Association President Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the Olympic Day Run.
Sun, 22 Jun 2025
Operation Sindhu: 311 more Indians evacuated from Iran, total reaches 1,428
On 22 June 2025 in New Delhi, the MEA said 311 Indian nationals arrived on a special flight from Mashhad, Iran under Operation Sindhu, taking the number evacuated from Iran to 1,428.
Amit Shah lays foundation stone of NFSU and CFSL campus in Raipur
On 22 June 2025 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) campus.
Assam Cabinet approves 'Shradhanjali' scheme and SEBC status for transgender persons
On 22 June 2025 in Assam, the Assam Cabinet chaired by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma approved the 'Shradhanjali' scheme to bring home bodies of Assam domiciles who die outside the state, and declared transgender persons a Socially and Educationally Backward Class.
EPFO adds 19.14 lakh net members in April 2025
On 22 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation released provisional payroll data showing a net addition of 19.14 lakh members in April 2025.
PM Modi speaks with Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on regional situation
On 22 June 2025 in New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi held a detailed conversation with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on the situation in the region.
INS Teg concludes Port Louis visit after joint EEZ surveillance with Mauritius
On 22 June 2025 at Port Louis, Mauritius, the Indian Navy's stealth frigate INS Teg concluded her port call during an operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal
On 22 June 2025 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited and reviewed the ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering.
Fit India Sundays on Cycle: 4th Pandharpur Cycle Wari Sammelan draws 5,000 cyclists
On 22 June 2025 at Pandharpur, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 4th Akhil Maharashtra Pandharpur Cycle Wari Sammelan was held as a Fit India Sundays on Cycle event.
6th All India Conference of GRP Chiefs held under RPF in New Delhi
On 22 June 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the 6th All India Conference of Government Railway Police Chiefs, organised under the Railway Protection Force, concluded.
Amit Shah chairs inter-state security coordination meeting on Naxalism in Raipur
On 22 June 2025 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired an Inter-State Security Coordination meeting on Naxalism and a review of the Left Wing Extremism situation in Chhattisgarh.
Sat, 21 Jun 2025
11th International Day of Yoga: PM leads record 3.02 lakh-strong session at Visakhapatnam
On 21 June 2025 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 11th International Day of Yoga, where 3.02 lakh participants set a Guinness World Record for the largest yoga session at a single venue.
President Droupadi Murmu joins mass yoga demonstration in Dehradun
On 21 June 2025 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, President Droupadi Murmu took part in a mass yoga demonstration at the Uttarakhand State Police Line Maidan on International Yoga Day.
Centre and Karnataka to jointly pay price difference to Totapuri mango farmers
On 21 June 2025, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy agreed that the Centre and the State will jointly pay mango farmers in Karnataka the price difference on 2.5 lakh metric tonnes of mangoes.
Rajnath Singh performs yoga with 2,500 soldiers at Northern Command, Udhampur
On 21 June 2025 at Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh led the Armed Forces' International Day of Yoga celebration with about 2,500 soldiers at Northern Command.
Union Ministers lead Yoga Day sessions in Sambalpur, Ahmedabad, Alwar and Patna
On 21 June 2025, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan joined a yoga session at the Maa Samaleswari Temple Complex riverfront in Sambalpur, Odisha, while other Union Ministers led sessions in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bihar.
IDY 2025: yoga demonstrations in 191 countries, 13.04 lakh Yoga Sangam events in India
On 21 June 2025, the 11th International Day of Yoga was marked across India with 13.04 lakh registered Yoga Sangam events and abroad with demonstrations in 191 countries, the Ministry of Ayush said.
Minority Affairs Secretary reviews UMEED Portal rollout and PMJVK projects in Mumbai
On 21 June 2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Ministry of Minority Affairs Secretary Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar reviewed implementation of the UMEED Central Portal with the State and the Maharashtra State Waqf Board.