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August 18, 2025 4:23 PM

Lok Sabha adjourned amid uproar during debate on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s ISS mission

The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Monday following a special discussion on Commander Shubhanshu Shukla’s recent mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The session witnessed protests from opposition parties over the Special Intensive Re...

August 18, 2025 3:22 PM

Govt flags high selenium levels in groundwater in parts of Haryana, Punjab

High levels of selenium have been detected in limited groundwater samples in Haryana and Punjab, Minister of State for Jal Shakti V. Somanna informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Citing data from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), the Ministry sai...

August 18, 2025 3:00 PM

Indian Railways commissions first removable solar panel system between tracks

The Ministry of Railways on Monday announced a milestone in green energy innovation with the commissioning of India’s first removable solar panel system installed between railway tracks at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi. In a post on...

August 18, 2025 2:49 PM

Pilgrimage route cut as Spanish wildfires spread to Picos de Europa mountains

Raging wildfires in Spain spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range on Monday and authorities closed part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. About 20 wildfires, fuelled by a severe 16-day heatwave, have dev...

August 18, 2025 2:43 PM

Iran says it will continue talks with IAEA after curbing access

Iran will continue talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog and the two sides will probably have another round of negotiations in the coming days, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state media on Monday. International Atomic Ene...

August 18, 2025 4:56 PM

Zelenskiy, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the U.S. president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting a settlement favourable to Moscow. The leaders of Brita...

August 18, 2025 2:16 PM

Taiwan ‘issue’ is an internal matter, China says in response to Trump

Taiwan is an internal matter for China, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Monday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying Chinese President Xi Jinping told him he will not invade the island while Trump is in office. Trump made the comment...

August 18, 2025 1:10 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid opposition uproar over rule 267 notices

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday after Deputy Chairman Harivansh declined to admit any of the 19 notices submitted under Rule 267, triggering a noisy protest from Opposition members. The notices, which sought suspension of busines...

August 18, 2025 2:01 PM

Jal Jeevan Mission: Tap water for every rural household

In Jhalariya, a small village in Madhya Pradesh, fetching water was once an exhausting daily chore. Women walked long distances to collect it. Sometimes the wait took hours, and in summer, when sources ran dry, the search became even longer. The wate...

August 18, 2025 12:38 PM

Myanmar to hold first phase of general election on December 28, state television reports

Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on December 28, state television said on Monday, outlining a roadmap for the first polls in the war-torn country in nearly five years that have already been derided by critics as a sham. Th...

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