In an effort to enhance farm productivity and farmers’ income, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and biofortified seed varieties of agricultural and horticultural crops. Developed by the Indian Council of...
On August 10, the terrorist Hezbollah organization, based in Lebanon, claimed responsibility for up to ten assaults against Israel. A significant strike on the Israeli military’s Michael Alon facility was also claimed by Hezbollah. The...
As the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh refused to die down, the threat of influx of Bangladeshis into Indian states loomed large. The coastal state Odisha asserted that the security in the state is heightened given...
The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) alerted residents along the Krishna river after a Tungabhadra dam gate in Karnataka got washed away, resulting in a significant release of floodwaters. The incident occurred in...
India’s first individual Olympic Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 142nd IOC Session in Paris. The Olympic Order is the highest honour bestowed...
Jordan informed Iran and Israel that it will “shoot down any target” in its airspace in case the confrontation escalates between the two nations. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi made the announcement in an interview with...
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband have rejected the allegations levelled against them by US short-seller Hindenburg that they had stakes in obscure offshore funds used in...
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has postponed its verdict on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s plea against her disqualification at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The hearing of the Court of Arbitration for Sports in...
In a significant incident, Cochin International Airport reported that a passenger was detained on Sunday (August 11) after making an alarming comment about security to a CISF officer. In a statement released, the airport authorities...
A man and his four-year-old son were killed in an overnight Russian missile attack near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the emergency service said. Explosions rang out Saturday night in the centre and east of Kyiv,...