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August 20, 2025 1:43 PM

As Netanyahu expands Gaza war, some reservists grow more disillusioned

As Israel seeks to expand its offensive in Gaza, a measure of how the country's mood has changed in the nearly two-year-old conflict is the discontent evident among some reservists being called up to serve once again. Shortly after the October 7, 20...

August 20, 2025 1:41 PM

Significant progress in river rejuvenation efforts, but sewage gaps persist: Monitoring Panel

The Central Monitoring Committee (CMC) on Tuesday highlighted that significant progress has been made in river rejuvenation efforts across several states, but gaps in sewage treatment capacity, non-compliant sewage treatment plants, and inadequate pr...

August 20, 2025 1:13 PM

How a Ukrainian designer helped Zelenskiy dress for Trump diplomacy

When Ukrainian designer Viktor Anisimov showed Volodymyr Zelenskiy a new black suit last Friday, it included a small detail. A back vent on the back inched it closer to a civilian suit, compared to the military outfits the president has favoured thro...

August 20, 2025 5:02 PM

Early findings show military drone fell in Poland, prosecutor says

An object that fell and exploded in a corn field in eastern Poland was a military drone, according to the preliminary findings of an investigation, a Polish prosecutor said on Wednesday. Poland has been on high alert for objects entering its airspac...

August 20, 2025 12:24 PM

NCERT launches modules on Operation Sindoor, calls it a saga of courage

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday introduced new modules on Operation Sindoor, describing it as a “military success, a technological breakthrough, and a political message rolled into one.” The modules, ...

August 20, 2025 12:15 PM

Evicted Afghan refugees huddle in Islamabad park, dreading return home

NDA's candidate CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Vice Presidential elections in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda, Kiren Rijiju and Arju...

August 20, 2025 12:58 PM

NDA’s VP candidate CP Radhakrishnan files nomination papers in presence of PM Modi

NDA's candidate Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Vice Presidential elections in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda, K...

August 20, 2025 11:52 AM

Why cloudbursts have killed hundreds in Pakistan and India this monsoon season

Massive, sudden downpours of rain known as cloudbursts have struck Pakistan and India during this monsoon season, killing hundreds of people in the flash floods and landslides they have triggered. WHAT ARE CLOUDBURSTS AND WHY DO THEY OCCUR? By a wi...

August 20, 2025 1:15 PM

Amit Shah chairs disaster management meet, says govt formulating strategy to tackle cloudbursts, landslides

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government is preparing a strategy to address the growing incidents of cloudbursts and landslides across several states. Chairing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry...

August 20, 2025 11:08 AM

PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his 81st birth anniversary. Rajiv Gandhi, who served as India's Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989, assumed office following the assassination of his ...

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