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April 5, 2024 1:35 PM

Paris Olympics: Bilquis Mir from J&K makes history as India’s first female jury member

Bilquis Mir from Jammu and Kashmir is set to create history as the first woman from India to serve as a jury member at this year's Summer Olympics in Paris, scheduled from July 26 to August 11. Gir's appointment as a jury member for the Paris Games ...

April 5, 2024 12:23 PM

Sweltering heat grips multiple regions, maximum temperatures soar to 40-42°C in several areas

The maximum temperatures are likely to rise gradually by 2-3°C over many parts of the country during April 4 to 10, informed the India Meteorological Department on Friday. During this time , hot and humid weather is likely to prevail over isolated ...

April 5, 2024 11:25 AM

Trade between India-Bangladesh through Mahdipur-Sonamasjid will remain suspended for a week

Trade between India and Bangladesh through Mahadipur-Sonamasjid land port will remain suspended for a week from April 8 on the occasion of the Eid-ul -Fitr and Pahela Baishakh. Pahela Baishakh is the first day of the Bengali calendar which is also ...

April 5, 2024 9:46 AM

India expresses concern over air strike on Iranian embassy in Syria, asks Israel to ensure safety of Indians

India has expressed concern over the Israeli attack on Iran's embassy complex in Syria's capital Damascus on April 1. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in the weekly press conference on Thursday that India is angry over the deteriora...

April 5, 2024 9:18 AM

Punjab Kings register highest successful run chase of IPL 2024

Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma's power-hitting left the Gujarat Titans (GT) stunned and propelled the Punjab Kings (PBKS) to achieve the highest successful chase in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They beat the Shubhman Gill-led tea...

April 5, 2024 4:06 PM

President Murmu launches India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched India's first home-grown gene therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay. Describing the newly-launched treatment, named "CAR-T cell therapy," as a beacon of hope, President Murmu expressed confidence that the the...

April 4, 2024 4:58 PM

Sri Lankan abbot offers holy relics to Dalai Lama in India

Buddhist abbot Waskaduwe Mahindawansa Maha Nayaka Thero of Sri Lanka offered Lord Buddha's holy relics to exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama on Thursday (April 04) in Indian hill town of Dharamsala. The relics were excavated from present-day Piprahwa ...

April 4, 2024 4:56 PM

In a setback for Congress, Pappu Yadav to contest independently from Purnea

Congress leader Pappu Yadav on Thursday said he would file his nomination from Purnea as an independent candidate. This decision follows the recent seat-sharing agreement between Congress and the RJD, where Purnea was allotted to the latter. Yadav, ...

April 4, 2024 3:42 PM

Strategic Forces Command, DRDO conducts successful flight test of Agni-Prime

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), conducted a successful test flight of the next-generation ballistic missile, Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha around...

April 4, 2024 3:17 PM

Rajeev Chandrashekhar files nomination for Lok Sabha elections from Thiruvananthapuram

Union Minister and BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrashekhar filed his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Thiruvananthapuram parliamentary constituency in Kerala on Thursday. He was accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishanka...

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