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New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Monday said it is ready to launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellite December 24. The launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center will place the BlueBird Block-2 satellite, also referred to as BlueBird-6, in Low Earth Orbit. BlueBird...

New Delhi: India and New Zealand Monday announced the conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations, a move aimed at boosting bilateral trade in goods and investments. The talks started in May this year. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Monday that negotiations for a...

Guwahatil: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to operate three pairs of special trains during the Christmas and New Year-2026 period to cater to the festive travel requirement, officials said on Sunday. NFR's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the...

Itanagar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh, securing a majority of seats in the Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats, polls for which were held on December 15, officials said Sunday. The BJP also...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is slated to hear Monday a criminal revision petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its money laundering complaint against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of...

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Sunday clarified that there is no change in the existing regulatory framework for short selling. The market regulator said that "a media article has incorrectly reported about changes in short selling framework which would become applicable...

Raipur: In a significant blow to Maoist activities, security forces have successfully thwarted a deadly Maoist conspiracy by recovering a large cache of explosives and weapons from a hideout in the remote Dadipani hilly area under the Mainpur police station in Chhattisgarh's Gariyaband district. The...

New Delhi/Kolkata: Asserting that 90 per cent of the Aravalli region will remain protected, the Centre Sunday rejected claims that the new definition of the Aravalli range will allow large-scale mining and cited a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new mining leases in the region. It...

New Delhi: Noting that only Madhya Pradesh and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu had reported creche facilities on the central portal for women construction workers, a Parliamentary committee has recommended that the Ministry of Labour explore the feasibility...

Kolkata: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Sunday asserted that there are some misconceptions about the organisation among a section of people. Addressing a gathering at the Science City auditorium in Kolkata to mark the centenary celebrations of the RSS, Bhagwat clarified that the...