New Delhi: India is expected to seal separate contracts for the procurement of 26 naval variant Rafale fighter jets and three additional Scorpene submarines next month, Navy Chief Admiral DK Tripathi said Monday as he asserted that activities of the navies of China and Pakistan...
The Hague (Netherlands): The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history Monday, when it opened two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact....
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has been taking all measures to create awareness about AIDS and has set a goal to ensure no new cases of HIV infection by 2030, a minister said Sunday. Odisha has recorded around 50,000 active AIDS cases so far, Health and...
New Delhi: In the wee hours of November 24, while most people in India were fast asleep, a drama unfolded at a sprawling conference hall of the Olympic stadium in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. Diplomats from nearly 200 countries, civil society representatives and journalists had gathered...
Bengaluru: ISRO's trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will blast off from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh on December 4 carrying ESA's Proba-3 mission, the Indian space agency said Sunday. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 Mission is happening in collaboration with ISRO's commercial...
Indore: Deaths from AIDS in the country came down by 79 per cent while HIV infections fell by 44 per cent in 2023 when compared to 2010, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said Sunday. Speaking at a function here on the occasion of World AIDS...
New Delhi: The domestic startup ecosystem raised more than $145 million, as investor confidence is reviving in the country when it comes to VC funding. Publicly-listed gaming firm Nazara raised $101.3 million via a preferential share issue, led by investors like SBI Mutual Fund, Caratlane...
Bengaluru: Two Indian astronauts chosen for the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) have completed the initial phase of training, the ISRO has said. According to ISRO, towards the goal of accomplishing a joint ISRO-NASA effort to the International Space Station, the...
New Delhi: Till November 25, approximately 14 lakh Ayushman Vay Vandana cards have been created for senior citizen beneficiaries aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the government informed Parliament Friday. The estimated number of families with beneficiaries...
Melbourne: A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic...
The Supreme Court ruling on 8 April declaring as erroneous and illegal the action of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi,...
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Of all the problems that India faces in its neighbourhood, the most pressing one seems to be emerging from Bangladesh...
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One American – a poet (TS Eliot) – wrote many years ago, “April is the cruellest month.” Another American –...
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How do trade wars end? To answer that, we have to ask ourselves, how do wars end? The answer is...
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