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August 11, 2026 5:38 PM
Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi on Tuesday met a parliamentary delegation from Liberia and discussed India’s initiatives on women-led development, political representation and gender-responsive governance. The Liberian del...
August 11, 2026 5:19 PM
India’s livestock sector has recorded significant growth in institutional credit, milk production, scientific breeding and veterinary healthcare, with the number of animal husbandry farmers covered under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme rising to...
August 11, 2026 5:07 PM
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave assent to a Bill that criminalises intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the national song 'Vande Mataram', giving it the same legal protection currently accorded to the national anthem, a gov...
August 11, 2026 5:00 PM
Over 9.69 crore person-days have been generated within a month of the rollout of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-GRAM-G), which replaced MGNREGA, the Centre informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written re...
August 11, 2026 4:34 PM
Benchmark equity indices ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in realty, FMCG and cement stocks amid investor caution over signs of an impasse in negotiations between the United States and Iran. The Sensex declined 388.19 points, or 0.49 p...
August 11, 2026 4:21 PM
Afghanistan secured automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup with a win over Ireland on Monday, leaving twice champions West Indies to go through qualifiers for the third successive edition of the 50-overs tournament. The top eight teams in th...
August 11, 2026 4:10 PM
The Government has awarded a total green hydrogen production capacity of 30 Kilo Tonnes Per Annum (KTPA) to four refineries under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), aimed at accelerating the adoption of clean hydrogen in the petroleum and re...
August 11, 2026 4:13 PM
A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the country's nearly 14-year war. It was the first conviction aga...
August 11, 2026 4:00 PM
Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid expectations that the death toll from the country's most powerful earthquake in decades could r...
August 11, 2026 4:02 PM
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed quantitative thresholds to classify food products as high in added fat, added sugar or sodium, as part of efforts to strengthen norms governing food sold to children in schools. I...
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