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August 10, 2026 9:20 AM
The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the introduction of several key Bills on Monday, including the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, a...
August 10, 2026 9:15 AM
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have attacked Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery, they said on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. T...
August 10, 2026 9:17 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed in Russia to fight for Pyongyang's ally, while calling on South Korea to provide support for its air defence. Zelenskiy said on X on S...
August 10, 2026 9:09 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hosted India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 medal winners at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, and said their exceptional performances would inspire a new generation of athletes. “Delighted to host our outsta...
August 10, 2026 8:37 AM
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions, including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before t...
August 10, 2026 8:23 AM
Asian share markets tracked Wall Street higher on Monday after a soft U.S. jobs report pared the risk of a near-term rise in borrowing costs, though a lack of progress in Gulf peace talks saw oil prices creep higher. Iran said on Sunday that a deal ...
August 9, 2026 6:02 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to participate enthusiastically in the Har Ghar Tiranga movement and renew their collective resolve to contribute towards building a Viksit Bharat. Sharing Ministry of Culture's post on X, PM Mod...
August 9, 2026 4:03 PM
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) has crossed a major milestone with more than 1.25 crore houses sanctioned under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, of which over 1 crore houses have been completed and delivered to beneficiaries across the country, t...
August 9, 2026 4:02 PM
India is poised to become an essential player in the next industrial revolution, which is expected to be driven primarily by biotechnology and artificial intelligence, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday, asserting that the country has moved...
August 9, 2026 4:00 PM
India has crossed the landmark 300 GW mark in installed non-fossil fuel-based electricity generation capacity, with the country's clean energy capacity reaching 300.50 GW as of July 31, 2026, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Th...
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