New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday met Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla at Rashtrapati Bhavan to discuss his historic mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking the first such achievement by an Indian. During the interaction, Shukla briefed the President about his role as part of the crew and the various...
Lucknow: The Yogi government has taken significant steps to ensure that farmers in Uttar Pradesh have uninterrupted access to fertilizers, providing relief to the agricultural community ahead of the Kharif season. According to officials, there is no shortage of fertilizers anywhere in the state, with adequate stock available across all divisions. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath...
A deeply disturbing incident from Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri has sparked outrage across India after a viral video showed a heartbroken father carrying his deceased newborn in a bag to the District Magistrate’s office, alleging medical negligence at a private hospital. The grieving father, Bipin Gupta, claimed that Goldar Hospital refused to treat his newborn...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Japan and China from August 29 to September 1, 2025, according to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday. At the invitation of Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, PM Modi will first travel to Japan on August 29-30 to participate in...
Aizawl: In a major crackdown, Mizoram authorities seized drugs worth Rs 75 crore and arrested eight individuals, marking the second-largest Methamphetamine haul in the state’s history. The operation was carried out by the Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Department in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Border Security Force (BSF). Officials intercepted vehicles...
New Delhi: ISRO on Friday unveiled the model of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) module during the two-day National Space Day celebrations held at Bharat Mandapam. India aims to launch the first module of its home-built space station by 2028, marking its entry into the select group of nations operating orbital laboratories, alongside the International...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday slammed Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir for his remarks comparing India and Pakistan’s economies, saying Munir’s statement is a confession rather than mere trolling. Munir had described Pakistan’s economy as “a dump truck full of debris” while India’s economy is like a Ferrari running on a highway. Rajnath...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 Addiction to short-form video content such as Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok clips may impact the brain in ways similar to substance addictions like alcohol and nicotine, according to new research. The study ‘Neuroanatomical and functional substrates of the short video addiction and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 FBI agents have reportedly raided the Washington, DC, area home of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday morning, according to a report by the New York Post. Kash Patel, former Trump aide and now FBI Director, wrote on X: “NO ONE is above the law… FBI agents on...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 In a major development in the island nation, Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken into custody on Friday by the country’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the first such arrest of a former President in the nation’s history, local media reported. Wickremesinghe was summoned by the CID over allegations of...