New Delhi: V. Narayanan has been appointed as the next chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space, according to an official announcement made Tuesday. He is set to take over from the current ISRO chief, S. Somnath,...
New York: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking programme and replacing it with a Community Notes programme written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media platform X. Starting in the US, Meta will end...
New Delhi: The government has decided to set up a memorial for former President Pranab Mukherjee at the 'Rashtriya Smriti' area complex. Mukherjee died August 31, 2020. Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of the former President, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday and thanked him for honouring...
New Delhi: The Centre has advised states to step up surveillance for respiratory illnesses, including ILI and SARI, and spread awareness about the prevention of transmission of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) after five cases were detected in India. Two suspected cases of the virus were...
New Delhi: India's economic growth rate is estimated to slip to a four-year low of 6.4 per cent in 2024-25, mainly on account of poor showing by the manufacturing and services sector, according to government data released Tuesday. The gross domestic product (GDP) rate of...
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Delhi Assembly election Tuesday. The national capital will have a single-phase polling February 5 and the counting February 8. The term of the 70-member Assembly ends February 23, and elections have to...
Beijing: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and injuring 130 others with tremors also shaking buildings and forcing people to run to the streets in neighbouring Nepal. According to regional disaster relief headquarters, the quake...
Seattle: Nearly a year after Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula was killed in a police vehicle accident in Seattle, the officer responsible, Kevin Dave, has been fired from the Seattle Police Department. Kandula, 23, originally from Andhra Pradesh, was fatally struck January 23, 2023, while crossing...
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump reignited his proposal to make Canada the ‘51st state of the United States’ hours after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation. In a dramatic turn of events, Trudeau announced the end of his 11-year leadership tenure and nine...
Guwahati: A task force of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles have reached Umrangso in the Dima Hasao district of Assam where at least nine labourers are trapped in a coal mine, officials said Tuesday. A senior Army official said, “Engineers Task Force with equipment,...
The quality of air that people across cities in India have been breathing on Deepabali nights for the past few...
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By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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