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New Delhi/Balasore: Short Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’ was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, said the Ministry of Defence Friday. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. The test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command,...

Mumbai: The country's largest lender SBI Friday advised customers to use alternative mediums for transactions after a strike call by staff for early next week. SBI has requested its over 52 crore customers to use automated teller machines, customer service points, and prefer online banking...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested another key accused in connection with the sharing of the physics questions in the NEET-UG 2026 examination paper leak case, officials said Friday. The accused, identified as Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, was arrested after a detailed...

Jabalpur: Samarth Singh, the absconding husband of Twisha Sharma who was allegedly harassed for dowry and died last week in Bhopal, reached the Jabalpur district court Friday evening to surrender, his lawyer said. The development came around an hour after he withdrew his anticipatory bail...

New Delhi: The CBSE has extended the last date for obtaining scanned copies of the Class-XII board exam answer books till May 24, citing unprecedented traffic on its website and attempts of unauthorised interference. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had earlier extended the...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday said it will hear next week a plea challenging the new policy of CBSE which has made study of three languages, including at least two native Indian languages, compulsory for Class-IX students beginning July 1. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned...

Kabul/New Delhi: Continuing with its humanitarian support for Afghanistan, India Friday delivered 20 tonnes of Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) and Tetanus & Diphtheria (Td) vaccines to Kabul to boost immunisation efforts among Afghan children. Taking to X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, Randhir JaiswaL...

New Delhi: Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to persist over the plains of northwest India, Central and East India, and parts of Peninsular India during the next six to seven days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. The IMD stated that heatwave...

Patna: Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has expressed support for the idea of forming an Indian Premier League (IPL) team representing Bihar, stating that the government is working in “mission mode” to strengthen cricket infrastructure and opportunities for young players in the state. The statement came...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday modified its March 11 order that had directed the Centre, states and others to disassociate from three academics, following a row over an NCERT book chapter containing "offending" contents on corruption in the judiciary. The apex court left it...