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How ISRO Is Touching Lives: Parliament To Debate Space Programmes Today
- Aug 18, 2025 08:04 am IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), once a modest initiative launched from a church in a fishing village in Thumba, Kerala, has now become a global symbol of frugal innovation and technological excellence.
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China's Foreign Minister To Meet S Jaishankar In Delhi Today, What's On Agenda
- Aug 18, 2025 08:04 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will begin his two-day visit to India on Monday, where he will hold a crucial bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar.
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CP Radhakrishnan And Jagdeep Dhankhar, BJP's 180-Degree Turn
- Aug 18, 2025 07:29 am IST
- Reported by: Vasudha Venugopal
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The BJP has announced that CP Radhakrishnan will be the NDA candidate for the post of Vice President, weeks after the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar.
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"Moment Of Pride For Tamils": Tamil Nadu BJP Chief On Veep Pick CP Radhakrishnan
- Aug 18, 2025 07:24 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran also slammed the ruling DMK for its refusal to extend support to CP Radhakrishnan in the Vice Presidential race.
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Australian Court Fines Qantas $59 Million For 1,800 Illegal Layoffs
- Aug 18, 2025 07:14 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Qantas decided to sack the workers and outsource their jobs in August 2020, a period of lockdowns and border closures when no Covid-19 vaccine existed.
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Yogi Adityanath Inaugurates Uttar Pradesh's First Green Hydrogen Plant In Gorakhpur
- Aug 18, 2025 07:09 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday inaugurated the state's first and the country's second green hydrogen plant at Khanimpur village in Gorakhpur district, set up by Torrent Gas and Torrent Power.
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INDIA Bloc Leaders Likely To Discuss Joint Veep Candidate Today
- Aug 18, 2025 00:32 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The opposition INDIA bloc leaders are likely to discuss their joint candidate for the post of vice-president at a meeting of floor leaders on Monday morning.
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Government Orders Closure Of Educational Institutes Jammu Today Due To Bad Weather
- Aug 18, 2025 00:21 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday ordered the closure of all educational institutions in the Jammu region on Monday in view of the inclement weather conditions, officials said.
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Mumbai Man 'Fires' From Air Gun After Argument Over Late Delivery Of Medicine
- Aug 18, 2025 00:07 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A 35-year-old employee of a bank was booked for attempt to murder after he pulled the trigger of an air gun following an argument with a person over the delayed delivery of medicines at his flat in Mumbai, police said on Sunday.
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Air India Cancels Milan-Delhi Flight Due To Maintenance Issue
- Aug 18, 2025 00:06 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Tata Group-owned private carrier Air India on Sunday said it cancelled its Milan-Delhi flight of August 16 after detecting a maintenance issue at the last minute.
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Names Of 65 lakh Voters Excluded In Bihar Draft Roll Posted On District Websites: Election Body
- Aug 17, 2025 23:53 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The list of names deleted from Bihar's draft electoral rolls following special intensive revision has been posted on the websites of district magistrates following the Supreme Court's orders, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday.
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BJP's Veep Pick Will Cause Cracks In Opposition Bloc? It Depends On...
- Aug 17, 2025 23:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
With Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan named as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for Vice President, the BJP has made a calculated move that blends hard electoral arithmetic with a deeper regional strategy.
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"RSS Was Against Independence, Women's Voter Rights": Mallikarjun Kharge
- Aug 17, 2025 23:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
PM Modi's effusive praise of the RSS, the BJP's parent body, in his Independence Day speech drew strong criticism from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who, on Sunday, claimed that the outfit had been "opposed" to freedom from the British
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"Naming Tamilian Not Pro-Tamil Nadu": MK Stalin's Party On BJP's Veep Pick
- Aug 17, 2025 23:31 pm IST
- Reported by: TM Veeraraghav
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The NDA naming a Tamilian, CP Radhakrishnan, as Vice Presidential candidate is "not pro-Tamil Nadu", said DMK's TKS Elangovan today.
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Vice President Pick CP Radhakrishnan's Mother Recalls The Story Behind Son's Name
- Aug 17, 2025 23:27 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
It was a deeply personal moment turning political in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district on Saturday, as Janaki Ammal, mother of Vice-Presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan, cut a celebratory cake at home.
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Maharashtra Official's Singing Video At Work Goes Viral, Gets Suspended
- Aug 17, 2025 23:14 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A tehsildar from Maharashtra has been suspended after he was filmed singing a Bollywood song while seated in his official chair at his send-off function following transfer, officials said on Sunday.
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"Said It Before PM Modi": Rahul Gandhi Jabs At BJP Over Caste Census
- Aug 17, 2025 22:51 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that the Modi government announced a caste census only under pressure and it would neither get a "true" caste census done nor remove the 50 per cent cap on reservations.
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Why Several Voters' Homes Listed As "House Number 0"? Poll Body Clarifies
- Aug 17, 2025 22:24 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said instances of a person holding multiple voter identity cards arise due to migration or administrative lapses and the poll authority is working to rectify such mistakes.