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October 12, 2025

International Purple Fest: Three landmark initiatives launched to promote accessibility for persons with disabilities

On the second day of the International Purple Fest Goa 2025, three transformative initiatives were unveiled to strengthen accessibility in listening, reading, and writing for persons with disabilities...

October 12, 2025

Indian Army to host UN Troop Contributing Countries’ Chiefs’ Conclave in New Delhi

The Indian Army is set to host the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries’ (UNTCC) Chiefs’ Conclave in New Delhi from October 14 to 16. The event will bring together senior military leadership from 32 nations that play a key role in UN peacekeeping op...

October 12, 2025

PM Modi invites Bihar BJP workers to join ‘Mera Booth Sabse Majboot’ campaign on Oct 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with booth-level party workers from Bihar on October 15 under the ‘Mera Booth Sabse Majboot’ campaign, seeking their suggestions ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. In a post on X on Sunday, PM Modi wrote, ...

October 10, 2025

India Calls for Integration of Indigenous Knowledge in Climate Action at IUCN Summit

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh led India’s intervention at a high-level roundtable with IUCN President Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak during the IUC...

October 10, 2025

Japan ruling party outlook darkens after coalition partner quits

Japan's Komeito quit the ruling coalition on Friday, dealing a blow to new Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi's premiership bid and potentially to her party's grip on power in the world's fourth-largest economy. TAKAICHI'S PM BID JUST GOT HARDER ...

October 10, 2025

Details of the Gaza ceasefire agreement

Israel's government approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal early on Friday, setting the clock ticking on the first phase of an agreement that aims to end the two-year-old war. The agreement covers only an initial stage, including handing over ho...

October 10, 2025

India Calls for Integration of Indigenous Knowledge in Climate Action at IUCN Summit

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh led India’s intervention at a high-level roundtable with IUCN President Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak during the IUC...

October 10, 2025

Details of the Gaza ceasefire agreement

Israel's government approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal early on Friday, setting the clock ticking on the first phase of an agreement that aims to end the two-year-old war. The agreement covers only an initial stage, including handing over ho...

October 10, 2025

Israeli cabinet ratifies Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas

Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and free Israeli hostages held there within 72 hours after that. The Israeli cabinet approved the dea...

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 be...

October 8, 2025

Italy’s Meloni says she has been reported to ICC for complicity in genocide

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that she and two of her ministers had been reported to the International Criminal Court for alleged complicity in genocide in connection with Israel's offensive in Gaza. Speaking in an interview with state...

October 6, 2025

Macron tasks his outgoing PM with holding last-ditch talks to end crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday tasked his outgoing prime minister, who had resigned earlier in the day, to hold last-ditch talks with other political parties to try and chart a path out of the crisis. Sebastien Lecornu had tendered his government'...

October 8, 2025

US targets Chinese companies over drone components used by Hamas, Houthis

The United States said on Wednesday it was adding 15 Chinese companies to its restricted trade list for facilitating the purchase of American electronic components found in drones operated by Iranian ...

October 8, 2025

Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. Neither Chicago Mayor Brandon Joh...

October 7, 2025

Trump’s threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities

Donald Trump's threat to invoke a federal anti-insurrection law to expand his deployment of military personnel to U.S. cities has intensified his legal battle with Democratic-led cities over presidential authority, as hundreds of National Guard troops from Tex...

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...

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 ...

July 24, 2025

Indian medical team arrives in Dhaka to treat plane crash victims: MEA

A team of Indian medical specialists arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday night to assist in the treatment of victims injured in the July 21 fighter jet crash in Bangladesh’s capital. According to Randhir Jaiswal, the Official Spokesperson of India’s Ministry of...

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The unprecedented visit of Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi to India could reshape regional power dynamics   It's a seismic shift. Mawlawi Muttaqi's visi...

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John Campbell and Shai Hope steady West Indies after follow-on as India eye series sweep

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Forest rangers worldwide honored for ultimate sacrifice in protecting wildlife and forests

The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) presented 13 rangers and ranger teams with the 2025 International Ranger Awards, recogni...

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Madagascar president warns of attempted coup after soldiers j...

Madagascar's presidency said on Sunday that "an attempted illegal and ...

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Over 10 crore crore Indian households use affordable LPG: Har...

Nearly 10.6 crore Indian households are cooking with affordable LPG, a...

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17 hours ago | 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...

October 10, 2025 | relics of Buddha

India to send sacred relics of Buddha for exposition in Russi...

The sacred relics of Lord Buddha, currently enshrined at the National ...

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14 hours ago | NHAI Fastag

Mappls: A made-in-India alternative to Google maps

After the success of apps like Arattai and Zoho, India’s indigenous ...

15 hours ago | India Mobile Congress 2025

India Mobile Congress 2025 concludes, showcases nation’s tech...

The India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 concluded in New Delhi on October...

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