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Brazil steps up diplomacy to contain risk of possible US strike on Venezue
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to internal evaluations, President Lula is manoeuvring on two parallel tracks: first, trying to prevent any initial strike, and second, preparing diplomatic strategies to contain regional fallout should an attack occur. Despite Washington's hardening tone, Brasilia still hopes to m
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"Civil Aviation Ministry has woken up at last": P Chidambaram welcomes Cen
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, the Congress leader wrote, "I am glad that the Ministry of Civil Aviation has woken up at last and capped the Economy Class fares. As long the duopoly in the airline sector remains, caps on Economy Class fares must remain in force. Absent robust competition, the only way t
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Chernobyl protective shield loses confinement ability after drone strike:
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A drone strike in February severely damaged Chernobyl's protective New Safe Confinement shield, causing it to lose key safety functions. The IAEA urged major repairs, though core structures remain intact. The arch was built to contain radiation decades after the 1986 disaster and cost about
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Uttar Pradesh: Fire breaks out at factory in Hardoi; firefighting efforts
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Fire Officer Mahesh Pratap Singh, the fire department initially dispatched two fire tenders to the location. However, upon arrival, officials discovered that the blaze had spread across a larger area of the factory premises, leading to the deployment of two additional fire te
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Farmers felicitate CM Dhami in Haldwani after Uttarakhand announces highes
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Farmers from various districts gathered at the programme, where they presented the Chief Minister with a specially curated basket symbolising the state's agricultural richness. The basket, offered by BJP Kisan Morcha State President Mahendra Singh Negi, contained sugarcane along with trad
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Haryana: 4 killed, several injured after truck rams car and bike in Karnal
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The truck, travelling from Karnal to Delhi, crossed the divider and hit the vehicles on the wrong side. The truck crushed a car and two motorcycles before hitting a bus, triggering chaos and briefly disrupting traffic on the busy stretch.
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"We're estimating the damage...": Bandipore DFO says forest fire contained
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Bandipore, Waseem Farooq Mir, stated that the forest fire was brought under control by collective efforts of the Forest Department, Forest Protection Force, Indian Army, the District Administration's Disaster Management Wing, and the rest of the Gurez Di
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DRI busts major e-cigarette smuggling racket at Tuticorin, seizes goods wo
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 45,984 prohibited e-cigarettes worth Rs 10.42 crore at Tuticorin Port, uncovering a major smuggling racket and arresting three people linked to the operation. According to information from the Ministry of Finance, the goods were found
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India's current account deficit narrows sharply to USD 12.3 billion, 1.3%
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The merchandise trade deficit moderated to US$ 87.4 billion in Q2, marginally lower than USD 88.5 billion in the corresponding period last year. Exports and imports both grew, but the increase in exports helped contain the deficit.
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"We'll be demanding for judicial inquiry:" Advocate Sangram Kolhatkar on V
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, counsel for the complainant Satyaki Savarkar, demanded a judicial inquiry into the missing CDs that allegedly contained Rahul Gandhi's defamatory speech about the freedom fighter.
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CISF foils attempt to smuggle cigarette consignment at Hyderabad Airport
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following the screening of the baggage of two individuals, it was revealed that it contained only cigarette boxes, for which they failed to produce any valid documents or declarations.
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SpeQtre, the entanglement-based quantum comms demonstrator satellite, is n
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Singapore / Oxfordshire [UK], November 29: SpeQtral, Singapore's leading quantum communications company, in partnership with the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) RAL Space, announces the successful launch and deployment of the SpeQtre CubeSat aboard SpaceX's Transporter-
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