Daily Archives: October 20, 2023

“Let It Sleep Well”: ISRO Chief On Chandrayaan-3 Rover

Kochi, 19 Oct (PTI): ISRO chairman S Somnath on Thursday said Chandrayaan-3's rover Pragyan has fallen asleep on the lunar surface, but chances of...

Indian Tax Authorities Are Losing ₹ 2 Lakh Crore Annually, Claims Report

New Delhi, 19 Oct (PTI): As Cricket World Cup 2023 is gaining momentum, illegal betting activities are also picking up steam with crores of...

Over 1,000 Himachal Pradesh Cops Fell Victim To Cryptocurrency Fraud: Officials

Shimla, 19 Oct: Over a thousand police personnel fell victim to a fake local cryptocurrency created by fraudsters in Himachal's Mandi district, an official...

India Completes Clinical Trials Of World’s 1st Injectable Male Contraceptive

New Delhi, 19 Oct (PTI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the clinical trials of the world's first injectable male contraceptive...

New YouTube Recommendation Feature After Government Notice On Fake News

New Delhi, 19 Oct (PTI): Google-owned YouTube will list credible news sources on a "Watch Page" which it will roll out in the coming...

Himanta inaugurates Rs 316-cr new flyover in Guwahati

Guwahati, Oct 19 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday inaugurated a 2.28 km-long flyover in the city, built at a cost...

Gadkari inaugurates 418-feet national flag at Attari-Wagah border, tallest in country

Amritsar, Oct 19 (PTI) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inaugurated a 418-feet national flag, the tallest in the country, at Attari in Punjab's...

Countries like India need policies based on reliable data for sustainable growth: World Bank’s...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Middle-income countries like India need to make policies based on reliable data to get into the league of high-income...

India to become the third largest economy by 2027 thanks to PM Modi: Union...

Kochi, Oct 19 (PTI) Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said that India is poised to become the third largest economy in the world...

Congress revived in Mizoram, will provide good governance: Ex-CM Lal Thanhawla

Aizawl, Oct 19 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and former Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla on Thursday asserted that the grand old party has revived...

PM Modi speaks to Palestinian Prez Abbas; condoles death of civilians at Gaza hospital;...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to convey condolences over the loss of...

Hamas-Israel conflict: India calls for strict observance of international humanitarian law

New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Days after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza killed around 500 people, India on Thursday called for strict...

Palestinians trapped in Gaza find nowhere is safe during Israel’s relentless bombing

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 19 Oct  (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded locations across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, including parts of the south that...

Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel

SEOUL, South Korea, 19 Oct (AP) — Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video...

EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war

LONDON, 19 Oct (AP) — The European Union ratcheted up its scrutiny of Big Tech companies on Thursday with demands for Meta and TikTok...

IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into...

IWAKI, Japan, 19 Oct (AP) — A member of the International Atomic Energy Agency team visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling since the...

FBI: Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund...

ST. LOUIS, 19 Oct (AP) — Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of...

Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home

ISLAMABAD, 19 Oct (AP) — A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...

US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board

MAIQUETIA, Venezuela, 19 Oct (AP) — Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with a first plane of more than a hundred...