NEW DELHI,AUG 24 : Russia’s most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, two months to the day after he led an abortive mutiny against the army top brass. There was no official comment from the Kremlin or […]Continue Reading
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Gujarat,Aug 24 : At least 28 people were hospitalised after inhaling a toxic gas that leaked in a chemical factory near Jambusar in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Wednesday, officials said. The affected people complained of breathing problems after they inhaled bromine gas that leaked due to a fire that broke out in a tank at […]Continue Reading
GUWAHATI,AUG 23: An under-construction railway bridge over the Kurung River in Mizoram collapsed on Wednesday around 9:30 am, killing at least 17 workers. The incident occurred at Sairang, 25 km from the state capital Aizawl. Several others are feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am. […]Continue Reading
Board exams twice a year, class 11, 12 students to study 2 languages: MoE’s new curriculum framework
NEW DELHI,AUG 23: Board examinations will be conducted twice a year with students having the option to retain the best score, while class 11 and 12 students will have to study two languages instead of one, according to the Ministry of Education’s new curriculum framework. According to ministry officials, the curriculum, as per the New […]Continue Reading
PAKISTAN,AUG 23: Pakistani rescuers pulled seven children and one man to safety after their cable car was stranded high over a remote ravine on Tuesday, ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours. “It was a unique operation that required lots of skill,” the military said in a statement. The high-risk operation in the north […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,AUG 23 : cricket legend Heath Streak has passed away at 49 after a courageous battle with cancer, according to his former teammates. Streak, widely considered as one of Zimbabwe’s greatest cricketers, led his country between 2000 and 2004. His career spanning 12 years saw him play 65 Test matches and 189 ODIs, upholding […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,AUG 22: Political leaders cutting across party lines congratulated 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa after he stunned World Number 3 Fabiano Caruana in the semifinals of the Chess World Cup. Praggnanandhaa became the youngest to ever reach the final of the tournament. The teenage sensation continued his dream run in the FIDE World Cup […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,AUG 21: A senior official of the Women and Child Development department was arrested on Monday on charges of raping his friend’s 14-year-old daughter (now 17-years-old) over months and impregnating her. The official’s wife, who is accused of giving the survivor abortion pills, was also arrested. The Delhi government official has also been suspended Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,AUG 21: The Congress on Monday raised questions about the Bank of Baroda reportedly withdrawing the e-auction notice for the Juhu bungalow of BJP MP Sunny Deol, asking who triggered the “technical reasons” for the withdrawal. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Yesterday afternoon the nation got to know […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,AUG 20 : The Centre on Sunday said that the onions would be sold at a subsidised rate of Rs 25/kg from Monday, through the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF), as it enhanced the onion buffer stock from 300,000 metric tonnes to 500,000 metric tonnes. This move is aimed at keeping onion […]Continue Reading
