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October 17, 2025

UP govt announces 3% hike in Dearness Allowance, Dearness Relief ahead of Diwali; CM Yogi extends congratulations to employees, pensioners

In a festive gesture ahead of Diwali, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state employees and pensioners. The rates hav...

October 16, 2025

PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh extend wishes to NSG personnel on Raising Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh extended their best wishes to the National Security Guard (NSG) personnel on the occasion of the force's Raising Day. "On the occasion of National Security Guard's Raisin...

October 16, 2025

India and Egypt share commitment to progress of Global South: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday highlighted that India and Egypt share commitment to the progress of the Global South. "India and Egypt share a commitment to the progress of the Global South and the strengthening of independence and freedom...

October 16, 2025

Myanmar elections unlikely to see credible outcome, EU human rights rep says

The European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights Kajsa Ollongren said on Thursday that the grouping had no plans to send observers to an election in military-ruled Myanmar, as it was unlik...

October 15, 2025

Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused

Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas. Israel had threatened ...

October 15, 2025

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, spewing ash 10 km into the sky

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday, shooting volcanic ash 10 km (6.2 miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said, forcing authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level. Located in East Nusa Tenggara province,...

October 15, 2025

Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused

Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail th...

October 15, 2025

Gaza needs massive boost in emergency aid after ceasefire, UN relief chief says

The United Nations is seeking a dramatic boost in humanitarian aid for Gaza, saying the hundreds of relief trucks cleared to enter the devastated enclave under a ceasefire were nowhere near the thousands needed to ease a humanitarian disaster. Tom Fletcher, t...

October 15, 2025

US military tells Hamas to stop violence against Gaza civilians, disarm ‘without delay’

The U.S. military's Middle East command on Wednesday called on Hamas to stop its violence against civilians in Gaza and disarm "without delay" as the militant group reasserts itself by deploying security forces and executing those it deems collaborators with I...

October 16, 2025

French PM survives no-confidence votes after making pension concession

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday, winning crucial backing from the Socialist Party thanks to his pledge to suspend President Emmanuel ...

October 13, 2025

Ex-French President Sarkozy’s 5-year jail term to start next week, RTL reports

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will head to a Paris prison next week, where he will begin an unprecedented five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise 2007 election campaign funds from Libya, RTL reported on Monday. RTL r...

October 8, 2025

EU’s plan to phase out Russian energy clears first political hurdle

European Union countries' ambassadors on Wednesday agreed to move ahead with the bloc's plan to end Russian oil and gas imports by 2028, EU diplomats said, clearing the law's first political hurdle before governments vote on it later this month. The EU is neg...

October 17, 2025

John Bolton, former Trump adviser, charged with sharing classified information

John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, was charged on Thursday in a sweeping indictment that accuses him of sharing sensitive government information with two of his re...

October 17, 2025

Trump says he will meet Putin in Budapest, touting progress in Ukraine talks

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to another summit on the war in Ukraine, a surprise move that came as Moscow feared fresh U.S. military support for Kyiv. Trump and Putin may meet within the next two weeks in...

October 16, 2025

No phone call took place between PM Modi and Trump: MEA rejects US President’s claim

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that no phone call took place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, rejecting the US President’s claim that the two leaders had spoken. When asked about Trump...

October 15, 2025

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh arrives in Kampala for Non-Aligned Movement ministerial meeting

Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Kirti Vardhan Singh, has arrived in Uganda's capital Kampala, to lead the Indian delegation at the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-...

August 14, 2025

Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage

Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known member of the genus Homo to which our...

August 3, 2025

Trump reaffirms support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara

U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, saying a Moroccan autonomy plan for the territory was the sole solution to the disputed region, state news agency MAP said on Saturday. The long-frozen conflict ...

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October 16, 2025 | G20 Environment Ministers

Bhupender Yadav calls for equity and collective action at G20 Environment Ministers’ meeting

Representing India at the G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday, Union Minister for Environment, Fores...

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October 16, 2025 | Ayurveda Aahara list

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October 14, 2025 | Rhodamine B

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Macron's legacy evaporates as France's political and fiscal w...

In a 2018 interview with Fox News ahead of his first state visit to th...

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Japan's parliament agrees on next PM vote on Tuesday

Japan's lower house scheduling committee board has agreed to hold a pa...

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Venezuela has asked the United Nations Security Council to determine t...

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Singer Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize for album 'People Watching'

Rocker Sam Fender won the Mercury Prize for his third album "People Wa...

October 12, 2025 | American Cinema

US actress Diane Keaton, star of 'Annie Hall,' dies at 79

Diane Keaton, the quirky U.S. actress who won an Academy Award and cap...

October 11, 2025 | app stores

European Commission reviews child safety on Snapchat, YouTube...

The European Commission is scrutinising safeguards for minors on Snapc...

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October 15, 2025 | celestial body Chiron

Astronomers observe rings forming around icy celestial body C...

The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a ...

October 14, 2025 | Bharat AI Shakti

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India Showcases Expanding Electronics Export Strength at GITE...

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