Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the inaugural run of Vande Bharat Express train from Dehradun to Delhi this morning through video conferencing. This will be the first Vande Bharat to be introduced in Uttarakhand. The Prime Minster will also dedicate the newly electrified rail line sections in Uttarakhand. The state will have its entire rail route 100 percent electrified with this. Trains run by electric traction on the electrified sections will result in increase in speed of trains and enhance haulage capacity.

The Union Public Service Commission announced the result of the Civil Services Examination 2022 on Tuesday. Ishita Kishore has topped the examination while Garima Lohia secured the second rank. Uma Harathi N secured the third position and Smriti Mishra got the fourth rank.
 
Talking exclusively to Akashvani News, Ishita Kishore who hails from Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh said, her mother was her backbone in getting this achievement. She highlighted that women empowerment is the area where she would like to work after joining the service.

President Droupadi Murmu is on a three-day visit to Jharkhand starting on 24th May 2023. She will inaugurate the new building of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi. 

On 25th May, Thursday, President Murmu will grace a conference of more than 500 Women Self Help Groups organized by Tribal Affairs Ministry at Khunti. 

India and Australia signed agreements in the field of migration and mobility partnership  and on Green Hydrogen task force.

India and Australia today signed agreements in the field of migration and mobility partnership  and on Green Hydrogen task force. The Memorandum of Understandings  were exchanged after a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi  and  his  Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney. 

Ministry of Education and US Department of State today launched the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development in virtual mode. It aims to enhance cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in the field of education and skill development. Joint Secretary for International Cooperation in Ministry of Education Neeta Prasad and US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu co-chaired the Working Group. The establishment of the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development was announced by the leaders on the sidelines of the 22 Ministerial Dialogue held between India and US in Washington DC on 11th April last year. The discussions during the meeting focused on sub-topics of Skilling and vocational education, Certification and Recognition, Matchmaking between U.S. and Indian higher educational institutions, and engaging with the Private Sector. Both sides acknowledged the importance of skilling and vocational education in the industry-centered era.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is on a two-day visit to Kerala, will inaugurate the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Kerala Legislative Assembly building in Thiruvananthapuram today. He will also release a souvenir of the Kerala Legislature International Book Festival.

This is Jagdeep Dhankhar's first visit to the state as the Vice President of India. Later today, the Vice President will visit Kannur to meet his teacher, Ms. Rathna Nair, at her residence in Thalassery. Ms. Nair had taught Mr.Dhankhar when he was a student at Sainik School in Chittorgarh.

Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of six National Highway projects and 7 ROBs in Rajasthan. Mr. Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of these projects in a program held in Omprakash Jyani Stadium at Pakka Saharan in Hanumangarh district. These projects cost about 2 thousand 50 crores rupees.

In Uttar Pradesh,  preparations for Khelo India University games are in full swing. Today the players from Haryana, Punjab,  Rajasthan, and other parts of the country arrived at Nizamuddin railway station. They will take part in the competitions which will be held in Gautam Budh Nagar.  The Khelo India University games will start on 25th May and conclude on 3rd June. The inaugural function will be held in Lucknow on 25th May in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the Chief guest and he will attend the function virtually. These games will be organized at four places in Uttar Pradesh which are Noida Lucknow, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is on a two-day visit to Kerala, will inaugurate the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Kerala Legislative Assembly building in Thiruvananthapuram today. He will also release a souvenir of the Kerala Legislature International Book Festival.

This is Jagdeep Dhankhar's first visit to the state as the Vice President of India. Later today, the Vice President will visit Kannur to meet his teacher, Ms. Rathna Nair, at her residence in Thalassery. Ms. Nair had taught Mr.Dhankhar when he was a student at Sainik School in Chittorgarh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary.

Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge paid homage to the former Prime Minister at Vir Bhumi in the national capital. Party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi also paid tributes to their father.