17 LU students clear UPSC geoscientist exam
Lucknow, Jan 16 - Breaking all previous records, nearly 17 students from the geology department of the Lucknow University have cleared the Union Public Service Commission’s Combined Geoscientist Examination-2023.
Ukraine claims to destroy Russian spy plane
Kiev, Jan 16 - Ukraine has claimed to destroy a Russian spy plane over the Sea of Azov.
Pyongyang abolishes agencies handling inter-Korean affairs
Seoul, Jan 16 - North Korea has decided to abolish agencies in charge of inter-Korean affairs at a key parliamentary meeting, as leader Kim Jong-un said South Korea should be marked "No. 1 hostile country" in the Constitution, state media reported Tuesday.
Noida airport on course to start test flights in March-April
Greater Noida, Jan 16 - The construction work of Noida International Airport in Jewar is going as per the timeline and test flights are expected to begin in March-April.
PM Modi, President Putin hold talks on stronger defence, trade ties
New Delhi, Jan 15 - Prime ister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two reviewed the progress on a number of issues of bilateral cooperation in follow-up to recent high-level exchanges between the two
Houthis vow to continue attacks on Israel-linked ships
Sanaa, Jan 16 - Yemen's Houthi group has vowed to further deter Israel-linked ships from taking the Red Sea route, amid reports of a fresh attack on ships in the Gulf of Aden.
Iowa caucus: Trump leads the field as GOP voters head for polling booths amid icy winds
Washington, Jan 16 - Former President Donald Trump starts with the early bird advantage against his rivals Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley as the Iowa caucus kicks in on Monday with voters heading for the polling booths with
Houthis claim responsibility for attacking US ship in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa, Jan 16 - Yemen's Houthi group has said that they attacked a US ship in the Gulf of Aden with several missiles.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin discharged from hospital
Washington, Jan 16 - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday after undergoing follow-up treatment for prostate cancer surgery, the Pentagon announced on Monday, two weeks after he was admitted for complications following prostate
Guterres pleads for Gaza ceasefire, warns of ‘flames of wider war’
United Nations, Jan 15 - Pleading for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday about the risk of "flames of wider war".
UK Conservatives heading for electoral wipeout on scale of their 1997 defeat by Labour
London, Jan 15 - The UK's Conservative Party is heading for an electoral wipeout on the scale of their 1997 defeat by Labour, the most authoritative opinion poll in five years has predicted, media reports said.
Cutting off foreign students, temporary workers will hit Canadian economy: Report
Toronto, Jan 15 - Closing doors to temporary workers and foreign students allowed into Canada would blunt the country's economic recovery and deepen recession, a capital market company has warned.
Congress, AAP to jointly contest Chandigarh mayoral polls
Chandigarh, Jan 15 - The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday announced an alliance for the January 18 mayoral polls in Chandigarh
IIT Delhi develops app for community service
New Delhi, Jan 15 - IIT Delhi has developed an application (app) which can mobilise students to volunteer for community service.
AI bolsters security in Ayodhya
Ayodhya, Jan 15 - The inauguration of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir scheduled for January 22 is slated to be a historic event and consequently the security services for the event are receiving significant technological upgrade in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-integrated surveillance
War against drugs can only be won with public support: J&K DGP
Srinagar, Jan 15 - J&K Director General of Police (DGP) R.R. Swain said on Monday that the war against drugs can only be won with public support.
‘Unprecedented fog compelled shutdown for some time’, says Scindia on Delhi airport chaos
New Delhi, Jan 15 - Following traffic congestion and delays in flight operations at the Delhi airport due to fog on January 14 morning, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said the temporary shutdown of airport operations, including CAT III
PM Modi to inaugurate NACIN campus in Andhra on Jan 16
Amaravati, Jan 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new campus of National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics (NACIN) at Palasamudram in Andhra Pradesh’s Sri Sathya Sai district.
Amit Shah’s ailing elder sister passes away in Mumbai
Mumbai, Jan 15 - Home Minister Amit Shah’s elder sister Rajeshwari Pradip Shah passed away while recuperating at a private hospital in Mumbai, party sources said here on Monday.
Ayushmann Khurrana invited to Ram Mandir’s Pran Pratishtha event in Ayodhya
Mumbai, Jan 15 - Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who recently delivered the superhit film ‘Dream Girl 2’, has been invited to attend the Ram Mandir's Pran Pratishtha event in Ayodhya.