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August 20, 2026 7:06 PM
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday called for an accelerated and comprehensive talent identification programme to build India's athlete pool for the 2036 Olympics, taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ca...
August 20, 2026 6:59 PM
Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, on Thursday chaired an interactive meeting with tilapia farmers, entrepreneurs, exporters and other value-chain stakeholders in Raipur to re...
August 20, 2026 6:31 PM
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) organised the 8th Meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology (OPST) in Goa from August 12 to 14, 2026, during India's BRICS Presidency. The three-day meeting was hosted by the N...
August 20, 2026 6:14 PM
What causes cancer? Researchers at Delhi’s Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology may have moved a step towards answering that all important question through an AI platform that helps decode DNA damage and what may have led to the maligna...
August 20, 2026 5:56 PM
The United States ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived here on Thursday after concluding his trip to Kashmir, marking a key visit by a top US diplomat to the strategic frontier region since the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes and the subsequent military...
August 20, 2026 5:47 PM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said the state was committed to clean energy, modern technology and industrial growth as he and Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated two manufacturing units worth a combined...
August 20, 2026 5:37 PM
Gold price climbed by Rs 264 to Rs 1.58 lakh per 10 grams in futures trade on Thursday, tracking firm global cues as a sharp fall in US dollar boosted the demand for bullion. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal futures for October deli...
August 20, 2026 5:31 PM
The water level of the Ganga river has been rising steadily in Varanasi, prompting the administration to suspend boat operations as a precautionary measure, officials said on Thursday. ACP Atul Anjan Tripathi said the water level of the river stood ...
August 20, 2026 5:08 PM
Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced the approval of 11,18,937 pucca houses for poor families in Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, with an allocation of ₹13,427 ...
August 20, 2026 4:20 PM
India's key strength in artificial intelligence lies in the applications layer, while its renewable energy capacity provides a significant advantage in supporting data centres, Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology and Informati...
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