Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the successful launch of India's first private satellite constellation, 'Firefly,' by Bengaluru-based space-tech start-up Pixxel, calling it a testament to India's growing strength in space innovation.
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Kumbh celebrates festival of unity in diversity: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised people's participation in the Maha Kumbh, being organised in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, as a celebration of India's "unity in diversity."
'Mann Ki Baat': This Republic Day is very special, says PM Modi
In his first 'Mann ki Baat' episode of 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished all countrymen a happy Republic Day in advance and said it was special this time.
Cardiovascular risk underestimated for people in HIV, finds global study
A team of US researchers has found that for people with HIV, current risk models underestimated cardiovascular events in both women and black men in high-income countries.
January 19, the day to remember how Hindus were persecuted in Kashmir
Every year, the Kashmiri Pandit community observes January 19 as the 'Holocaust Remembrance Day/Exodus Day' to mourn the loss of lives, homes, livelihoods, language, culture, Kashmir and Kashmiriyat.
WEF 2025: World keen to understand India’s economic policies, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Railways and Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, will participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 at Davos, it was announced on Sunday.
Inter-ministerial team arrives in Jammu today to probe Rajouri mysterious deaths
The inter-ministerial team of experts constituted under orders of Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive here on Sunday to visit Budhal village of Rajouri district to probe ‘mysterious deaths’.
Dense fog engulfs Delhi-NCR, 41 trains delayed
Dense fog blanketed Delhi-NCR on Sunday, leading to significant disruptions in train schedules across multiple routes and challenging travel conditions for commuters.
Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: Main accused arrested
The Mumbai Police have arrested a man named Vijay Das as the main accused in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case from Maharashtra's Thane West area, officials said in the early hours of Sunday.
S.Korea's court issues warrant to detain president Yoon for up to 20 days
South Korea's court issued a warrant early Sunday to detain the arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol for up to 20 days, raising a possibility that he would be indicted under detention for insurrection charge over his botched martial law imposition.
British MP tables motion to mark 35th anniversary of 'genocide' of Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir
A British Member of Parliament (MP) has tabled a parliamentary motion to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the "genocide of Kashmiri Pandit Hindus from Jammu and Kashmir in India".
'Dictator for a day': Immigration, petroleum exploration to top Trump's agenda
Campaigning for the US President, Donald Trump brandished several promises and threats for his Day one in office when he said he would be a "dictator" for a day.
Trump says he told Netanyahu to 'keep doing what has to be done' and warned against a broken Gaza ceasefire deal
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "keep doing what has to be done" while emphasising his desire to see the war between Israel and Hamas end.
Netanyahu says Israel reserves the right to return to war if Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas falls apart
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel reserves the right to resume fighting Hamas if its ceasefire-for-hostages deal with the militant group falls apart -- and that it would have US backing in doing so.
Donald Trump says he will 'most likely' grant TikTok 90-day extension to avoid US ban
President-elect Donald Trump has said that he "most likely" would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a US ban.
Little Bhavanites' Sports Spectra-2025 for Pre-Primary section held
The Little Bhavanites' Sports Spectra-2025 for the Pre-Primary section was held on Saturday in the premises of Bhavan's Tripura Vidyamandir at Narsingarh.
Tripura: Four Bangladeshi injured in major smuggling bid
Four Bangladeshi, including a woman and a child, sustained minor injuries in Tripura on Saturday when the BSF personnel exercising utmost restraint fired one round from a Pump Action Gun (PAG) in self-defence to prevent a major smuggling bid by the smugglers of that country, officials said.
10 Rohingya nationals, including four children held in Unakoti
Tripura Police have detained 10 Rohingya nationals, including four children, who were hiding in a house to cross the India-Bangladesh border illegally in the Safarkandi area of Tripura’s Unakoti District.
Pradesh BJP District President polls on January 20
The elections for the District Presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura are scheduled to be held on January 20. Nominations and scrutiny will take place on January 19, as per an official order issued by the State Returning Officer, Samarendra Chandra Deb.
Woman found dead in Agartala suburbs, one held
A gruesome murder in Maheshkhala, West Tripura District, has shocked the local community. On Saturday, a married woman, Kalpana Debnath was found dead in what police believe to be a premeditated crime stemming from an alleged extramarital affair.
Now next phase for justice to begin, says victim's father on RG Kar verdict
As a special court in Kolkata on Saturday convicted civic volunteer Sanjay Roy for the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital within the hospital premises in August last year, the victim’s parents said that the second phase to achieve further justice has just begun.
AAP alleges Kejriwal’s car attacked with bricks and stones, blames BJP
An alleged stone attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal's car is set to turn into the latest flashpoint in the run-up to February 5 Delhi Assembly elections.
Himachal IG, 7 other cops convicted for custodial death of accused in gangrape-murder case
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Saturday convicted Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police Z.H. Zaidi and seven others for the infamous custodial death of an accused in gangrape-murder of a minor in 2017.
RG Kar verdict: Political slugfest erupts in Bengal after Sanjay Roy's conviction
Just hours after a special court in Kolkata convicted civic volunteer Sanjay Roy for the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on Saturday, a political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal.
Tripura to take up B’desh embankment issue with Centre: Official
The Tripura government will soon take up with the Central government the issue of the embankment, being constructed unilaterally by the Bangladesh government on its land as it might endanger the state's Unakoti district town Kailashahar and border villages during monsoon, officials said on Saturday.