** India@75 celebrations | PM to flag off march to Dandi on March 12

He will inaugurate cultural and digital initiatives as part of the fete

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a march from the Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi on Friday to kick off celebrations of the 75th year of Independence, Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said on Thursday.

** Coronavirus | India’s role as world’s pharmacy phenomenal, says U.K. Minister

Lord Tariq Ahmad also highlighted the close collaboration between U.K. and India on ensuring supplies of COVID-19 vaccines

The role that India has played during the course of the coronavirus pandemic as the pharmacy of the world has been phenomenal, U.K. Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad said as he prepared for a five-day, five-city tour of India starting on Monday.

** Odisha man achieves higher education over six remarkable decades

He passed Class X in 41 attempts, tried 13 times in 14 years to clear Class XII, before three years each for his graduation and law degrees

For his entire life, 65-year-old Trilochan Naik of Odisha’s Dhenkanal district has waited to achieve educational milestones, exercising the patience of his heart and mind.

** Mithali Raj Becomes First Woman To Score 7,000 ODI Runs

Another game, another milestone for Mithali Raj.

During the fourth one-dayer of the series against South Africa on Sunday (March 14), the Indian skipper became the first woman to record her 7,000th international run in ODIs to further stamp her authority as one of the greats, if not the greatest, in women’s cricket.