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July 29, 2026 4:54 PM
The Centre's Electronics Development Fund (EDF) has catalysed investments worth over ₹1,335 crore across 128 startups and companies working in electronics system design, manufacturing (ESDM) and information technology, the Ministry of Electronics a...
July 29, 2026 4:46 PM
After an intense and often acrimonious debate spread over two days, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, by a voice vote, paving the way for stricter legal measures to combat pap...
July 29, 2026 4:34 PM
India's ambitious human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, has achieved significant milestones, with critical launch systems, spacecraft components and mission infrastructure either completed or nearing readiness ahead of the first uncrewed mission, t...
July 29, 2026 4:18 PM
Indian benchmark equity indices ended sharply higher on Wednesday, led by strong buying in information technology, FMCG and metal stocks. The Sensex surged 889 points, or 1.16 per cent, to close at 77,654.60, while the Nifty advanced 265 points, or ...
July 29, 2026 3:55 PM
India's organised retail real estate market recorded strong growth in the first half of 2026, with gross leasing rising 20 per cent year-on-year to around 3.9 million square feet, reflecting sustained retailer expansion despite inflationary pressures...
July 29, 2026 3:33 PM
India has recorded significant gains in tiger conservation over the past 12 years, with the country's tiger population increasing to 3,682 and the number of tiger reserves rising to 58, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupen...
July 29, 2026 3:21 PM
Nearly 18.94 lakh households across the country have reported receiving zero electricity bills after installing rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply in ...
July 29, 2026 2:51 PM
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched by Iran towards U.S. forces in the Middle East in what Washington cast as "an attempted surprise attack" by Tehran. The statement by the U.S. Central Command did n...
July 29, 2026 2:30 PM
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has intensified its anti-encroachment drive across the country to improve road safety and restore the Right of Way (RoW) on national highways, with a major operation underway in Gujarat’s Rajkot in co...
July 29, 2026 2:00 PM
The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) has not identified any major microplastic pollution hotspots along the Gulf of Mannar and the Thoothukudi coast, with both regions classified as "moderately clean" under its Clean Coast Index (CCI), the...
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