Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the team of National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) of NCRB for winning the Gold Award under the Excellence in Government Process Reengineering for Digital Transformation Category-1 of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
 
Union Home Minister tweeted and wrote that National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) makes its mark as the shining example of efficient governance as it wins DAPRG's gold award in Category-1. The award for its excellence in delivering e-governance is a recognition of the dedication the entire NAFIS team has put into creating a fool-proof fingerprint identification system, in pursuit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji's vision of a secure India. Ministry of Home Affairs communiqué said that NAFIS has created a central database of fingerprints of criminals, which can be accessed by users from all States, Union Territories, and Central Agencies. This has resulted in a qualitative improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal detection and investigation process.

The government will observe the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day as the nation gears up to celebrate the 77th Independence Day on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in 2021, saying, “Partition’s pains can never be forgotten. Millions of our sisters and brothers were displaced and many lost their lives due to mindless hate and violence … May the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day keep reminding us of the need to remove the poison of social divisions, disharmony and further strengthen the spirit of oneness, social harmony and human empowerment.”

Though the idea behind remembering genocide and mass violence is that the act of remembering will lead the citizenry to reflect on these events and this simple act will serve as a bulwark against such events repeating in the future, the political messaging behind the BJP’s decision was not lost on anyone. But members of the ruling establishment have framed the remembrance day in its immediate political context for them: targetting what the BJP calls the “appeasement politics” of Opposition parties and publicly putting Nehruvian politics in the dock.

Kicking off the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign ahead of Independence Day this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday urged citizens to change their display pictures on social media to the Tricolour. Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the campaign in Ahmedabad, while members of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) took out rallies in Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking at an event in Ahmedabad, Shah said, “We can’t die for the country, since it has become independent, but no one can stop us from living for the country. During the ‘Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Narendra Modiji worked to instil a feeling of patriotism across India.”

Ashutosh Agnihotri’s book “Kuch Adhure Shabd” is a collection of Hindi poems which is a testament to the simple joys of life. The poetic manoeuvres around the contradictions of the world and our lives are unmatched. The warmth and familiarity of the emotions, which take shape through the author's words, immediately make one feel intimate with the book and one’s deepest thoughts. The verses flow beautifully and take the reader through the vast and varied vicissitudes of life - love, loss, friendship, hope, despair, perseverance, dejection, strength and courage.

The the Board of Directors at Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited has appointed M S K A and Associates, an independent member firm of BDO International, as the statutory auditors of the company to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP.

The new auditor will hold office till the date of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2024, “pursuant to Section 139 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013”, Adani Ports informed stock exchanges in a filing late on Saturday evening.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presented the Suraj Awards, to the family members of the recipients on the occasion of World Organ Donation Day, and felicitated the volunteers, institutions and response forces for their support during Bahanaga train tragedy.

The family members of Suraj Award winners received Rs 5 lakh each.

Speaking at the ceremony, Patnaik said that the values and compassion shown after the Bahanaga incident has re-established trust in the conscience of our society, adding that such things can strike anytime and anywhere.

In Jammu and Kashmir, in connection with the “Mari Maati Mera Desh” campaign, the Reasi district administration yesterday hoisted the National Flag at World’s Highest Railway Bridge in the district. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the District Development Commissioner, Reasi, Babila Rakwal hoisted the tricolour on the Chenab Bridge at the height of 415 metres from the bed of River Chenab.

Students drawn from different schools presented a scintillating show based on patriotic themes and Nationalism. Besides, people from all walks of life and different age groups thronged the venue and hailed the District Administration for organizing the Mega Cultural event to celebrate the greatness of the National Flag.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh tomorrow. He will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of rail and road sector projects worth more than four thousand crore rupees. Mr Modi will dedicate the project marking the completion of the doubling of the Kota-Bina rail route. He will also lay the foundation stone of two road projects at a cost of more than one thousand 580 crore rupees. These include a four-laning road project connecting Morikori - Vidisha - Hinotiya and a road project that will connect Hinotiya to Mehluwa.

Prime Minister will perform Bhoomi Poojan at Sant Shiromani Gurudev Shri Ravidas ji Memorial Sthal. The memorial will be constructed in an area of more than 11.25 acres and at a cost of more than one hundred crore rupees.

Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is the Asia's highest paid Instagram celebrity according to a list published by hopperhq.com.  Hopperhq, an Instagram scheduling tool, has published the 2023 edition of the Instagram Rich List. It is the seventh such list published by Hopper HQ that looks into the highest earning personalities via Instagram.

According to the data presented by hopperhq, Kohli earns $ 1,384,000 for one Instagram post. This makes Kohli, who is also the most followed Asian on Istagram, the highest earning Asian on the list and 14th overall, just behind American actress, dancer and singer Jennifer Lopez. The list is dominated by football legend Cristiano Ronaldo who earns a sum of $ 3,234,000 for one Instagram post. Ronaldo also became the first person to have over 600 million followers on Instagram.

Russia Lunar mission: A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia's first moon mission in nearly 50 years.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday congratulated its Russian counterpart Roscosmos, the state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, for the successful launch of Luna-25, its Lunar mission in nearly five decades.

“Congratulations, Roscosmos on the successful launch of Luna-25 ????Wonderful to have another meeting point in our space journies. Wishes for Chandrayaan-3 & Luna-25 missions to achieve their goals,” the space agency said on X (formerly Twitter).