Aadhaar card required for all new PAN applications from July 1, 2025.According to the CBDT, starting July 1, Aadhaar authentication will become mandatory for anyone applying for a new PAN card. Aadhaar-linked deadline for existing PAN holders extended to Dec 31, 2025.Those who obtained a PAN using an Aadhaar enrolment ID (rather than the actual Aadhaar number) before October 1, 2024, must […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the G7 Outreach Session
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today participated in the Outreach Session of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. He addressed a Session on ‘Energy Security: diversification, technology and infrastructure to ensure access and affordability in a changing world’. He thanked the Prime Minister of Canada H.E. Mr. Mark Carney for his invitation and congratulated the G7 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President of Mexico on the sidelines of G7 Summit
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today met with the President of Mexico, H.E. Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada. This was the first meeting between the two leaders. Prime Minister congratulated President of Mexico on her historic victory. Prime Minister thanked President Sheinbaum for the support extended […]
Caste based Census in India first time in century;GoI notification issued for completion by 2027
Gazette of India notification issued June 16, 2025, marking the formal commencement of the 16th Census. It will conducted in Two‑phase.Begins October 1, 2026 in snowbound areas (Ladakh, J&K, Himachal, Uttarakhand), then rolls out nationwide. Population enumeration Begins March 1, 2027 (00:00 hrs), with data collected on demographics, socio-economics, religion, language, and—crucially—caste. Caste enumeration reinstated […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III
The President of Cyprus, H.E. Nikos Christodoulides, today conferred upon Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Cyprus’s honour – the “Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III”. Accepting the honour on behalf of 1.4 billion Indians, Prime Minister expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the President, the Government, and the people of Cyprus. He dedicated the […]
Gold prices in India crossed ₹1 lakh per 10 grams mark
As of June 13, 2025, in a historic moment for bullion market gold prices in India have crossed the ₹1 lakh per 10 grams mark, reaching a record high of ₹1,01,540 in New Delhi. This rise of ₹2,200 per 10 grams is attributed to escalating geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran, prompting investors to seek […]
Mark Carney Invited PM Narendra Modi To G7 Summit In Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has officially invited Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to attend the 51st G7 Summit, scheduled during June 15–17, 2025, in Kananaskis, Alberta. This invitation comes amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and India following the 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia, an incident Canadian […]
Team India proceeds to London for Test Series starting June 20
The senior Indian team left Mumbai on June 5–6, 2025, heading to London,UK to prepare for 5-Test series starting June 20 in Leeds.India A players are already in the UK playing warm-up games, the rest joined on June 6 to complete the touring party. This Team India’s first bilateral Test series without stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat […]
PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone, inaugurates and dedicates multiple development projects worth over Rs 46,000 crore in Jammu & Kashmir
PM inaugurates Chenab bridge – world’s highest railway arch bridge and Anji bridge – India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge The inauguration of mega infrastructure projects today marks a turning point in Jammu and Kashmir’s development journey: PM We have always invoked Maa Bharati with deep reverence, saying ‘from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,’ Today, this has become […]
RBI reduced repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5%
Today RBI Reserve Bank of India has reduced the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5%. This marks the third consecutive rate cut this year, totaling a 100 basis point reduction since February. Lowered to 5.5% from 6.0%. Cash Reserve Ratio Reduced by 100 basis points to 3%, implemented in four staggered tranches. Shifted […]











