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August 16, 2024 10:51 AM

ECI to announce schedule for Assembly elections today

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to announce the schedule for upcoming assembly elections today at around 3 pm. Elections are due in Haryana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with Maharashtra's elections scheduled for l...

August 16, 2024 4:43 PM

ISRO launches Earth Observation Satellite-8 from Sriharikota

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) on Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The launch was carried out using the Small Satellite Launch Ve...

August 14, 2024 5:17 PM

Indian Army takes out ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Leh

Ahead of the 78th Independence Day, the Indian Army on Wednesday held a 'Tiranga Yatra' from Col. Rinchen's Memorial to the Hall of Fame in Leh, Ladakh. Army personnel marched on the road, waving tricolour and singing patriotic songs ahead of the I...

August 14, 2024 4:27 PM

Hamas to stay out of Gaza truce talks, Iran considers Israel attack

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, dimming hopes for a negotiated truce that Iranian sources say could hold back an Iranian attack on Isra...

August 14, 2024 3:58 PM

Thai court dismisses PM Srettha over cabinet appointment

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who served jail time, raising the spectre of more political upheaval and a reset of the governing alliance. Real est...

August 14, 2024 2:10 PM

Ministry of Defence plans to plant 1.5 million trees nationwide

On the occasion of the 78th Independence Day celebrations on August 15, the Ministry of Defence will initiate an ambitious tree plantation drive, aiming to plant approximately 1.5 million trees nationwide. This initiative, part of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke ...

August 14, 2024 12:59 PM

What you need to know about Japan picking its next prime minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as head of the world's fourth-largest economy. Click here for a rundown of likely candida...

August 14, 2024 11:39 AM

Jewels stolen in Germany’s Green Vault heist back on display

Nearly five years after millions of euros' worth of jewellery was stolen in a museum heist in eastern Germany, visitors can once again admire nearly all of the precious pieces in person. In November 2019, thieves stole pieces that contained more tha...

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