Dalai Lama expresses gratitude in 90th birthday message; says kindness basis for peace

DHARAMSHALA, 11 Jul: The Dalai Lama on Friday expressed heartfelt gratitude and conveyed his appreciation for the overwhelming love, prayers and good wishes received...

Landslide disrupts train services in parts of NE

GUWAHATI, 7 Jul: Train services to Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and southern Assam have been disrupted as a landslide blocked tracks in the Lumding-Badarpur hill...

Journalists demonstrate in Imphal over govt ‘silence’

IMPHAL, 7 Jul: Senior Manipur journalists representing various media unions staged a demonstration here on Monday to protest against "silence" of the government over...

China plays down its backing to Pak during Op Sindoor

BEIJING, 7 Jul: China on Monday sought to downplay Indian Army's Deputy Chief Lt Gen Rahul R Singh's assertion that Beijing provided active military...

Cong slams govt assertion on India being among ‘most equal’ countries

NEW DELHI, 7 Jul: The Congress on Monday termed "fraudulent" and "intellectually dishonest" the government's assertion that India is among the world's most equal...

Scanty rain recorded in world’s wettest place

SOHRA, 4 Jul: Meghalaya's Sohra, considered the wettest place on earth, this June received barely one-third of the rainfall it recorded in the same...

Evacuated over 3,400 Indian nationals from Iran so far: MEA

NEW DELHI, 26 Jun: India has evacuated over 3,400 Indian nationals from Iran so far in 14 flights under Operation Sindhu launched on 18...

Israel-Iran conflict in ‘decisive phase’ after US strikes, say experts

NEW DELHI, 22 Jun: The Israel-Iran conflict has entered a "decisive phase" after the US bombed three major Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday morning,...

DGCA revises guidelines for flight operations in adverse weather conditions

NEW DELHI, 22 Jun: Aviation watchdog DGCA has revised its operational guidelines for operators during adverse weather conditions, emphasising that safety should take precedence...

English ’empowering’ not ‘shameful’, must be taught: Gandhi

NEW DELHI, 20 Jun: English is "empowering" not "shameful" and must be taught to every child, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday and...

211 AI plane crash victims identified via DNA tests

AHMEDABAD, 19 Jun: A week after 270 people died in the Air India (AI) plane crash in Ahmedabad, 211 victims have been identified so...

DU launches JAIHIND scheme to train tribal students

NEW DELHI, 18 Jun: The Delhi University (DU) has launched a new initiative aimed at empowering school students from scheduled tribes through skill development...

Govt to shortly notify rules for mandatory use of IST: Joshi

NEW DELHI, 18 Jun: The government has decided to make mandatory the use of Indian Standard Time (IST) for all legal, commercial, digital and...

REVA University offers cutting-edge engineering progs

BENGALURU, 13 Jun: Guided by the visionary leadership of Chancellor Dr P Shyama Raju, REVA University here continues to foster a holistic learning environment...

ONGC well blowout in Assam: Uncontrollable gas release continues

SIVASAGAR, 13 Jun: Gas is flowing uncontrollably for the second day in a row on Friday from a crude well of energy major Oil...

Cabinet approves two multitracking projects across Jharkhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi, 11 Jun: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved on Wednesday two railway projects covering seven...

Mizoram capital gets connected to railway network

MALIGAON, 10 Jun: A landmark moment in the history of Mizoram's infrastructure has been realized with the commissioning and Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS)...

SSPU launches B.Tech in Defence Technology Programme

PUNE, 10 Jun: The Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (SSPU), Pune has recently launched new B.Tech in Defence Technology Programme. Speaking on the occasion, technical...

Cong slams Modi govt over ‘failing’ to isolate Pak

NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: The Congress on Saturday alleged that the Modi government has failed to isolate Pakistan on the global stage after the...

IJU urges press to raise awareness on climate change

NEW DELHI, 5 May: On the occasion of the World Environment Day, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) on Thursday urged the press to intensify...