WONDERFUL COOL MIRA STARS ANCHOR AN INDEPENDENT RATE OF COSMIC EXPANSION

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A recent groundbreaking study led by Professor Anupam Bhardwaj from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) utilized 40 oxygen-rich Mira variable stars located in 18 stellar clusters of our galaxy. The research team monitored these Mira stars over an extended period, establishing their mean luminosities and pulsation periods. The European Space Agency's Gaia mission played a key role by prov...


DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF BOOKING OF MAIL TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In continuation of the Public Notice dated August 22, 2025, the Department of Posts has reviewed the suspension of booking of mail to the United States of America. In view of the ongoing inability of carriers to transport U.S.-bound mail and in the absence of defined regulatory mechanisms, it has been decided to completely suspend the booking of all categories of mail, including letters, documents, and gift items valu...


PRESS RELEASE

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: To celebrate the Ganesh Festival - Maharashtra Postal Circle released 2 Picture Postcards designed by Padma Shri awardee Shri Achyut Palav ji with a Special Cancellation on 30.08.2025 at GSB Seva Mandal. Director Mumbai GPO - Smt. Rekha Rizvi released the Picture Postcards with the Special Cancellation and handed over the first album to the Trustee and Chairman of GSB Seva Mandal Shri R. G. Bhat. Assistant Postmaster...


BIHAR SIR - DAILY BULLETIN: 1ST AUG (3 PM) TILL 31ST AUG (10 AM)

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Table Omitted (The document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2162424 ) Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


MINISTRY OF AYUSH TO HOST DEPARTMENTAL SUMMIT ON 'NATIONAL AYUSH MISSION AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN STATES' UNDER THE VISIONARY LEADERSHIP OF THE PM MODI

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Ayush is all set to organize a two-day Departmental Summit themed "National Ayush Mission and Capacity Building in States" on 3rd and 4th September 2025 at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Sarita Vihar, New Delhi. The summit will be chaired by Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare. The upcoming...


ENGLISH RENDERING OF PM'S REMARKS DURING BILATERAL MEETING WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING IN TIANJIN

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Excellency, I sincerely thank you for the warm welcome. Last year, we had a very meaningful discussion in Kazan, which gave a positive direction to our relations. An atmosphere of peace and stability has been established after disengagement at the border. Our Special Representatives have reached an understanding on border management. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has resumed, and direct flights between the two countrie...


ENGLISH RENDERING OF PM'S ADDRESS IN THE 125TH EPISODE OF 'MANN KI BAAT' ON AUG. 31ST

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: My dear countrymen, Namaskar. In this monsoon season, natural disasters are testing the country. During the last few weeks, we have witnessed grave devastation caused by floods and landslides. At places, homes were destroyed; at others, fields were submerged; families were ruined en masse, elsewhere, bridges were swept away amid the strong flow of water; roads were washed away; people's lives were enmeshed in danger. T...


PM MODI BILATERAL MEETING WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, on the sidelines of the Summit of the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin on 31 August 2025. Both leaders welcomed the positive momentum and steady progress in bilateral relations since their last meeting in Kazan in October 2024. They reaffirmed that the two countries were development ...


PM MODI MEETS WITH GEN. MIN AUNG HLAING, CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE SECURITY AND PEACE COMMISSION OF MYANMAR, ON THE SIDELINES OF THE SCO SUMMIT

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met today with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of Myanmar, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin. Prime Minister noted that India attaches importance to its ties with Myanmar as part of its Neighborhood First, Act East and Indo-Pacific policies. The two leaders reviewed bilateral ties and discuss...


PRESIDENT OF INDIA MURMU TO VISIT KARNATAKA AND TAMIL NADU FROM SEPT. 1ST TO 3RD

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Karnataka and Tamil Nadu from September 1 to 3, 2025. On September 1, the President will grace the diamond jubilee celebrations of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) at Mysuru, Karnataka. On September 2, the President will grace the 120th foundation day celebrations of City Union Bank at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. On September 3, the President will ...