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ISRO’s New Year Surprise: All you need to know about India’s XPoSat mission, why it is crucial for the country
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for a groundbreaking start to 2024 with the launch of its maiden X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), a space-based observatory designed t…
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May 2024 bring peace & prosperity: President Murmu, PM Modi message wish everyone on New Year
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared New Year greetings with the country on Monday, wishing for happiness, peace, prosperity and good health for everyone. ‘Welcome New Ye…
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Three Naga groups come together for negotiations with Centre for solution to decades-old political issue
Three Naga groups came together to engage in negotiations with the Centre for a resolution to the longstanding Naga Political Issue. “The three groups have come together to have a joint political ve…
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This Year in Explainers: Why Sam Manekshaw is India’s ‘Bahadur’
We are celebrating the end of 2023 and the advent of 2024. The year, undoubtedly, has been significant for the country as a myriad of events took place. Some very good, while some others not so much.…
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PM Modi to inaugurate redeveloped railway station, new airport in Ayodhya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on Saturday during which he will inaugurate a redeveloped station and a newly-built airport in the temple town. He is also expected to lay …
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Murals from Ramayana and more.. A look at Ayodhya Airport to be inaugurated by PM Modi
The consecration of the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya is set to take place in less than a month. Ahead of the grand event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the holy city on Saturday (…
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Indian Navy unveils new design for admirals' epaulettes
Drawing inspiration from the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Indian Navy unveiled a new design for Admirals’ epaulettes on Friday. The unveiling of the epaulettes, a shoulder piece worn t…
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Nitish Kumar set to return as JD(U) chief after Lalan Singh voluntarily steps down
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to return as the Janata Dal (United) president after he was unanimously backed by his party leaders to take over the top post during the national executiv…
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India mounts sea-air patrols as unpredictable situation arises in Arabian Sea
Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and the targeting of commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea by Iranian proxies, the Indian Navy has deployed five advanced guide…
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New airport in Ayodhya to be named after Maharishi Valmiki
The new airport in Ayodhya will be named after poet Maharishi Valmiki, who penned the epic Ramayana. The name of the new airport will be ‘Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham’ news a…
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi named in ED's charge sheet in PMLA case
In an unprecedented move, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi in its charge sheet, citing her involvement in the acquisition of a 40 kanal (five-acre) agricultu…
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What is the 60% Kannada rule that led to vandalism of stores in Bengaluru?
India’s IT capital, Bengaluru, witnessed violence on Wednesday when activists vandalised signboards and hoardings of business establishments that were in English, reigniting the language row in the c…
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Rewind 2023: The big events that shaped India this year, in graphics
The year 2023 is coming to an end and it’s been a big year for India. It’s been a year of trials and triumphs. The country saw the inauguration of a new Parliament , two successful spaces missions –…
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Putin meets EAM Jaishankar in Moscow, extends invite to PM Modi
President Vladimir Putin extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia next year as External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday met Russian President Vladimir P…
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Rajnath Singh lands in Jammu, to review ongoing counter-terrorist ops in Rajouri-Poonch sector
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Wednesday landed in Jammu on a day-long tour of Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation in the wake of a recent …
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Ammonia gas leaks from Chennai fertiliser unit, people experience unease; hospitalised
On Tuesday night, panic seized Ennore, Chennai, when locals discovered a strong odour and an ammonia gas leak in a Coromandel International Limited subsea pipe. Five people were uneasy and were sent …
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Vadra 'stayed' at London property which is proceeds of crime in a case: ED
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday alleged that Robert Vadra, son-in-law of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, “renovated and stayed” at a London property which is a “proceeds of crime” in a…
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Rewind 2023: From authentic to panauti, words that defined the year
Do you have any rizz? Were you authentic in the year 2023? And were you in a situationship? As we bid adieu to 2023 , dictionaries declared their ‘words of the year’ offering a zeitgeist of 2023. Wh…