New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner and Chairman of the Council of Member States of International IDEA, Gyanesh Kumar, today met His Excellency Dr. Robert Zischg, Ambassador of Austria to India, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening democratic cooperation, in line with the vision outlined Read More…
Washington: Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot successfully removed a faulty space-to-ground antenna from the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk, but ran out of time to install its replacement. The astronauts completed the removal and safely stowed the failed antenna during their six-hour and 23-minute spacewalk, which began at 8:29 a.m. The installation Read More…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has released a list of 44 recruitment examinations cancelled due to alleged irregularities, amid ongoing student protests over the issue. In eight notifications issued late Tuesday night, the state government said the cancelled examinations included those conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and outsourced agency TSR Data Processing Pvt Read More…
New Delhi: Former actor Zaira Wasim has questioned the involvement of the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board in an Independence Day programme at a school in Kashmir after a video showing young girls performing a dance surfaced online. In a post on X, Zaira Wasim raised questions about whether a religious institution such as the Read More…
Bhadrak: In a remarkable tale of survival, a man who was swept away by the floodwaters of the Pochara River in Odisha’s Bhadrak district was rescued on Tuesday after spending five days clinging to a palm tree, officials said. The survivor, identified as Sunanda Behera, a resident of Balipatana village under Arjunpur Gram Panchayat in Read More…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the vision of a developed India cannot be achieved without transforming the agriculture sector and improving farmers’ incomes. Addressing the 97th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society at the National Agricultural Science Read More…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday led a commitment programme in New Delhi to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Shakti Ki Saptadhara’ vision into action. The programme, held at the C. Subramaniam Auditorium in Pusa, brought together officials, scientists, farmers, Lakhpati Didis, food processors, exporters and Farmer Producer Read More…
New Delhi: Vice-President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan will undertake a two-day visit to Uttarakhand on August 19 and 20, 2026, during which he will attend programmes at prominent civil services and forest service training academies. On August 19, the Vice-President will visit the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) in Dehradun. He will address Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would constitute a high-powered committee to examine allegations of police excesses against student protesters during a recent NEET protest in Delhi, as well as allegations of violence against police personnel. The committee is expected to comprise retired Supreme Court and High Court judges, a former Director Read More…
Thrissur: A red alert has been issued along the coastal areas of Thrissur district following a warning of the possibility of swell waves (Kallakkadal) and strong sea erosion. The India National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has forecast waves of up to 1.8 metres from Tuesday night until August 20. Following the warning, the Read More…