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December 18, 2024 6:40 PM

PM Modi to visit Kuwait on December 21-22

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kuwait on December 21-22, at the invitation of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. This will mark the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Kuwait in 43 years, the Ministry of Ex...

December 18, 2024 5:41 PM

Tom Cruise honored with US Navy’s highest civilian award

Hollywood star Tom Cruise has received the US Navy's highest civilian honor for his "outstanding contributions" to the military through his work on screen. It was with the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun that Cruise shot to fame, with the film's record-bre...

December 18, 2024 5:39 PM

Russian foreign ministry says Ukraine repeatedly dropped white phosphorus from drones

Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had repeatedly dropped white phosphorus munitions from drones in September, but Kyiv denied it had used such weapons and said it was Moscow which had used prohibited chemical substances on the battlefield. Russi...

December 18, 2024 5:48 PM

India reveals ambitious space station plans, accelerates private-sector role

India is accelerating its space ambitions with the announcement of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) space station designed to establish a sustained human presence in space. The station aims to support medium- to long-dur...

December 18, 2024 5:34 PM

Mobile subscriptions in India stand at 115.12 crore: Centre

The total number of mobile subscriptions in the country now stands at 115.12 crore (as on October 31), the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Out of 6,44,131 villages in the country, around 6,23,622 villages now have mobile coverage, Minister of ...

December 18, 2024 5:22 PM

Many factors distort blood pressure readings: report

Blood pressure readings are often distorted due to skipped steps in measurement, such as sitting posture, arm positioning, recent caffeine intake, or talking during the process. These factors can produce readings higher or lower than normal, highligh...

December 18, 2024 4:42 PM

NHAI spends Rs 4.72 lakh crore on Bharatmala Pariyojana to strengthen road connectivity across India

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, in a written response in the Rajya Sabha, said that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had spent a total of Rs 4.72 lakh crore on the Bharatmala Pariyojana as of 30 Novembe...

December 18, 2024 4:31 PM

Russia detains suspect over murder of chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov

Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's SBU security service. Kirillov, who was chief of Russi...

December 18, 2024 4:19 PM

Tourism and hospitality sector to create over 61 lakh jobs by 2036-37: CII-EY report

India's tourism and hospitality sector is poised for a significant expansion, with an additional 61.31 lakh workers required by 2036-37 to meet the rising demand, as per a report by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and EY. The whitepaper, ...

December 18, 2024 3:39 PM

ESI scheme records 17.80 lakh new enrollments in October

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) recorded 17.80 lakh new employee enrollments under the ESI Scheme in October, the ministry of labour and employment said. The month saw the addition of 21,588 new establishments under the ESI Scheme,...

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