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August 28, 2026 6:01 PM
The External Affairs Minister (EAM), S Jaishankar, on Friday received 21 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu who arrived at Delhi airport from Kathmandu after being rescued from the devastating floods that hit the Himalayan nation on Wednesday. “I welcomed a...
August 28, 2026 5:49 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed deep sorrow over the passing of His Majesty King Harald V of the Kingdom of Norway and extended his heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family and the people of Norway. Recalling his meeting with King ...
August 28, 2026 5:31 PM
The Centre has invited suggestions from students, parents, teachers, academic institutions and other stakeholders as part of an exercise to reform the country’s public examination system, including examinations conducted by the National Testing Age...
August 28, 2026 5:17 PM
India’s industrial activity remained resilient in July 2026, with the overall Index of Industrial Production (IIP) standing at 124.8, unchanged from the revised level recorded in June, according to the latest official data. The data, based on the ...
August 28, 2026 5:12 PM
Ex-mill sugar prices have declined by around 20 per cent in recent days, while retail prices have also started easing, following a series of measures by the government to improve market availability and curb hoarding and speculative stocking. The go...
August 28, 2026 4:56 PM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday advised schoolchildren to limit their smartphone use and warned that excessive screen time can affect their eyesight and the ability to think. Addressing schoolgirls at the 'Sneh Bandhan' progra...
August 28, 2026 4:56 PM
Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister and cricket great Imran Khan's sons, Sulaiman and Kasim, have expressed fears for their father's safety in prison, saying "blatant" attempts are being made to "kill him in there". The brothers appeared in an 18-...
August 28, 2026 4:40 PM
India’s nuclear energy programme is entering an important phase of technological expansion, with the country combining indigenous reactor technologies, a closed nuclear fuel cycle and its vast thorium reserves to build a more secure, sustainable an...
August 28, 2026 4:43 PM
China on Friday said the collapse of a high-altitude glacier in Nepal may have triggered the massive flash flood disaster that engulfed the Tibet-Nepal border, killing hundreds and causing widespread damage. The death toll from Wednesday's flood-rel...
August 28, 2026 4:34 PM
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Friday after two days of losses and ended higher, tracking buying in blue-chip IT stocks and a rally in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 330.92 points, or 0.43 per cent, to settle...
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