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October 16, 2024 5:20 PM
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday announced the launch of three Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centres of Excellence (CoEs) aimed at advancing research and innovation in healthcare, agriculture, and sustainable cities. The initiat...
October 16, 2024 5:08 PM
India's benchmark indices fell on Wednesday, weighed down by selling pressure and foreign outflows. The BSE Sensex dropped 318 points to close at 81,501.36, while the Nifty declined by 86 points, ending at 24,971.30. Among the top gainers in the Nif...
October 16, 2024 4:50 PM
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday sought a report from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) regarding a series of bomb threats made against various airlines across the country. In the last 48 hours, at least 13 bomb threats have been ...
October 16, 2024 4:38 PM
An Akasa Air flight en route to Bengaluru was forced to return to Delhi after receiving a bomb threat on Wednesday, adding to a series of recent security alerts affecting multiple airlines in the past two days. The flight, carrying 174 passengers, i...
October 16, 2024 4:34 PM
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a 3% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees on Wednesday. The hike, which takes effect from July 1, 2024, also extends to pensioners, with Dearness Rel...
October 16, 2024 3:58 PM
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for the Marketing Season 2025-26. The government has increased the MS...
October 16, 2024 4:08 PM
Nayab Singh Saini was officially elected as the leader of the Haryana BJP Legislature Party during a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Saini will take the oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana for the second...
October 16, 2024 3:09 PM
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday highlighted cross-border terrorism, extremism, and separatism as key obstacles to trade, travel, and regional cooperation. Speaking at the 23rd Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO...
October 16, 2024 3:07 PM
In response to an increasing number of bomb threats targeting flights, the central government has announced plans to double the deployment of Air Marshals on sensitive routes. This move comes after a growing number of threats were reported, with many...
October 16, 2024 1:26 PM
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief, Tariq Hameed Karra, said on Wednesday that the Congress party would not be joining any ministry in the newly formed Jammu and Kashmir government. The decision, according to Karra, comes ...
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