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October 8, 2025 5:01 PM

PM Modi inaugurates Navi Mumbai International Airport, India’s largest greenfield airport project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), a ₹19,650-crore greenfield project aimed at enhancing air connectivity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Western India. The new facility is expe...

October 8, 2025 4:55 PM

Russia moves to withdraw from plutonium agreement with the United States

Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a move to withdraw from a landmark agreement with the United States aimed at reducing vast stockpiles of weapons-grade plutonium left over from thousands of Cold War nuclear warheads. The Plut...

October 8, 2025 4:34 PM

UK PM Keir Starmer calls India–UK Free Trade Agreement “hugely important”

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday described the India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as the “biggest deal” the United Kingdom has struck since leaving the European Union, terming it “hugely important” for both nations. Addres...

October 8, 2025 4:26 PM

EC to facilitate postal ballot voting for elderly, PwD, and service voters in Bihar assembly elections

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will facilitate postal ballot voting for elderly citizens, persons with disabilities (PwD), and service voters in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, as well as bye-elections in eight Assembly con...

October 8, 2025 3:41 PM

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi win 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal–organic frameworks

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks", the award-giving body said on Wednesday. The more than a century-old prize is awarded by the Royal S...

October 8, 2025 3:36 PM

India Showcases ‘Study in India’ Initiative at 21st International Education Show in Sharjah

The 21st edition of the International Education Show commenced at Expo Centre Sharjah on October 8, offering students and parents four days of academic engagement and networking opportunities. Organised by Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the ...

October 8, 2025 3:18 PM

Caretaker French PM Lecornu: hopeful on budget, snap election becomes more remote

Caretaker French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu struck a cautiously optimistic tone on Wednesday, saying a deal could potentially be reached on the country's budget by year-end, making the risk of a snap election more remote. Lecornu's remarks cam...

October 8, 2025 1:51 PM

“We once struggled with 2G, now we have 5G coverage in almost all districts”: PM Modi inaugurates India Mobile Congress 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 9th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025, Asia’s largest telecom, media, and technology event, at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi. The event, being held from October 8 to 11 under the th...

October 8, 2025 4:43 PM

Hamas says it handed over list of Israelis and Palestinians for swap deal

Hamas said on Wednesday it had exchanged a list of the names of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released under a swap deal and that it was optimistic about talks in Egypt on U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza. ...

October 8, 2025 1:20 PM

Election Commission issues directions for strict enforcement of Model Code of Conduct in Bihar

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday ordered the immediate enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) across Bihar, two days after announcing the schedule for the state assembly elections. The Commission has emphasized strict comp...

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