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New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the Indian Navy’s GSAT-7R (CMS-03) communication satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh Sunday, which would strengthen the Navy’s space-based communications and maritime domain awareness capabilities. This would be...

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Odisha Crime Branch Saturday arrested the alleged mastermind of the Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination scam, Shankar Prusty, from Uttarakhand near the Nepal border, officials said. According to a source, Prusty had been absconding since the scam surfaced and was...

Kasibugga (Andhra Pradesh): At least nine people -- eight women and a boy -- were killed and many others injured in a temple stampede in Kasibugga of Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district Saturday, said an official. However, Srikakulam District Collector Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar earlier put the...

New Delhi: The Election Commission ordered the transfer of Patna's Superintendent of Police (Rural) and disciplinary action against three other officials Saturday following campaign violence in Bihar's Mokama that resulted in the death of gangster-turned-politician Dular Chand Yadav. The incident occurred Thursday in Mokama, which...

New Delhi: The Indian armed forces will soon conduct Exercise Trishul, a tri-service drill in the western sector designed to enhance synergy and interoperability among the three services for integrated operations across varied terrain and mission profiles. Exercise Trishul exemplifies India's resolve to safeguard its borders...

Kolkata: A youth was beaten to death by members of a local club in the Kamarpukur area of West Bengal’s Hooghly district, allegedly for eating three boiled eggs during a social gathering, the police said on Saturday. The death of the 26-year-old youth has triggered...

United Nations: Lucknow has been added to the list of UNESCO “creative cities” for its rich and diverse culinary heritage. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has designated 58 cities as new members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network, which...

New Delhi: In a significant move to provide digital convenience to Aadhaar cardholders, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced major reforms to make Aadhaar updates faster, simpler, and entirely online, effective from Saturday. The new changes will allow cardholders to update key...

New Delhi: India believes Indo-Pacific should remain open, inclusive, and free from any form of coercion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday against the backdrop of mounting global concerns over China's aggressive military posturing in the region. In an address at a conclave of defence...

Kasibugga (Andhra Pradesh): At least seven people were killed and two others injured at a temple stampede in Kasibugga of Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district Saturday, said a police official. The stampede occurred at Venkateswara temple in Kasibugga at around 11.30 am, and "Seven persons died...