The countdown for the launch of ISRO's GSLV F12/NVS - 01 began at 7.12 this morning.  ISRO will be sending the rocket at 10.42 a.m. tomorrow from the second launch pad at Sathish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle mission is designed to deploy the NVS - 01 navigation satellite weighing about 2,232 kilograms. 

President Droupadi Murmu has welcomed the inauguration of the new parliament building. She said in her message that the inauguration of the New Parliament building will be written in golden words in the country's history. Her message was read out by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh. 

President Murmu said, inauguration of the New Parliament Building is a matter of pride and immense happiness for the entire country. Noting the parliament is a guiding light for the country, the President said the new Parliament building is an important milestone in our democratic journey. She expressed happiness that the Prime Minister has inaugurated the building. President Murmu said, the Prime Minister is the symbol of trust in Parliament.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its next-generation of navigational satellite NVS-1 at 10.42 this morning. The spacecraft is part of the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) series, which aims to provide monitoring and navigational capability.

NVS-1, weighing about 2,232 kilograms, will be launched by GSLV F12 rocket from the second launch pad at Sathish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

Rail Ministry on Friday said that a fictitious message is being circulated in media regarding recruitment for 9,000 posts of Constables and Sub-Inspectors in Railway Protection Force, RPF. In a rebuttal, the Ministry informed that no such notification has been issued by RPF or the Ministry on their official websites or through any print or electronic media.

India is observing the death anniversary of the first Prime Minister of the country Jawaharlal Nehru. The first Prime Minister had a prominent role in India's freedom struggle.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary today.
 
The official Twitter handle of the Congress party also paid tributes to India's first Prime Minister, on his death anniversary.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over India’s longest sea bridge Mumbai Trans Harbour Link. Responding to the tweet by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis. Mr Modi said it is next generation infrastructure which will boost ‘Ease of Living’ for people.

Recently, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and Mr. Fadnavis reviewed the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link bridge, which is expected to be thrown open for the public in November this year. Providing an update on the progress of the bridge, Mr. Fadnavis had tweeted that the sea bridge is almost ready.

Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi will inaugurate the first Mining Start-up Summit in Mumbai on 29th of May. The summit is being organized by the Ministry of Mines in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. The Summit will be mainly focusing on innovation and techniques that will support and improve the performance, safety and help in building autonomy in the field of mining and metallurgy.

The Women and Child Development Ministry has invited nominations for Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. The last date for receipt of online application forms is the 31st of July.
 
The Government conducts the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar every year to give due recognition to children with exceptional abilities, who have achieved extraordinary recognition in the fields of Bravery, Sports, Social Service, Science & Technology, Environment, and others. These Awards are given by the President in a special ceremony held in January every year. The awards carry a Cash prize of one lakh rupees, a medal, and a certificate.

IPS officer Praveen Sood today took charge as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A 1986 batch officer, Mr. Sood was earlier serving as Director General of Police in Karnataka. Mr. Sood has served in various important positions during his long tenure of about 37 years. He has supervised the investigation of high-profile cases involving high net-worth individuals. He worked for the strengthening of Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks & Systems and Interoperable Criminal Justice System networks in Karnataka.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the inaugural run of Vande Bharat Express from Dehradun to Delhi yesterday via video conferencing. This is the first Vande Bharat introduced in Uttarakhand. It will herald a new era of comfortable travel experience, especially for the tourists travelling to the state.

The train has been indigenously built and is equipped with advanced safety features including the Kavach technology.