NEW DELHI, JUN 26 : Photos from the special screening of ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ held for President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan were shared on Wednesday. The film hit theatres on June 20 and has since garnered praise from viewers and critics alike. From warm interactions with the debutant actors to being honoured by Aamir […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUN 26 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated India’s firm stand against cross‑border terrorism during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ gathering, stressing that “peace and prosperity cannot coexist with terror,” and calling for decisive action against state‑sponsored militancy. He urged the SCO members to align in their fight Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 25 : The centre on Tuesday launched a pilot project in 19 states that aims to equip adolescent girls aged 16-18 years from underprivileged and rural backgrounds with vocational training mainly in non-traditional and emerging job roles. The project ‘NAVYA’ – Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls – will […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUN 25 : India’s double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has added another feather in his cap by clinching the title at the Golden Spike meet in his maiden appearance here, his back-to-back win in a top-class competition. Neeraj, who recently won the Paris Diamond League on June 20, emerged on top in a nine-man […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 25 : After multiple delays, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are all set to travel to the International Space Station on Wednesday with SpaceX announcing that the weather was 90 per cent favourable for lift-off. “All systems are looking good for Wednesday’s launch of @Axiom_Space’s Ax-4 mission to the @Space_Station […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 24 : The Indian Railways is likely to introduce a marginal increase in the fares of AC and non-AC Mail, Express, and second class tickets, effective from July 1 this year. A senior Railway official told the TNIE on Tuesday that the new fare structure will not “create a big hole” in […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 23 : With its political future at stake following the drubbing in Delhi, the AAP secured massive victories in bypolls in Punjab’s Ludhiana West and Gujarat’s Visavadar. Meanwhile, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) secured a decisive win in Kerala’s Nilambur. The BJP, despite fielding candidates in all five bypolls, managed to Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian about the US airstrikes on three key nuclear sites, expressing deep concerns over the developments in the Middle East and called for immediate de-escalation in hostilities. PM Modi, in call with the Iranian President, also reiterated our call […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 21 : Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday strongly criticised India’s silence on Israel’s war on Gaza and Iran as “not just a loss of its voice, but also a surrender of values.” In an article – “It is still not too late for India’s voice to be heard,” she […]Continue Reading
By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI, JUN 20 : The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s global movement campaign “Let’s Move” returns to India this Olympic Day (23 June) with its new edition, “Let’s Move +1”, in partnership with the Abhinav Bindra Foundation andthe Reliance Foundation. This year’s theme focuses on the joy and motivation of moving together—inviting […]Continue Reading
