Tehran says it only targeted military installations, Israel says Iran will pay a heavy price DUBAI: Iran fired at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1, 2024, amplifying tensions in the Middle East that are increasingly marked by “escalation after escalation,” as United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres put it. Iran’s attacks – […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Swachh Bharat Mission as the largest and most successful people’s movement of the 21st century, emphasising its impact on public health and wellbeing. Addressing an event to mark 10 years of the mission, Modi said that mass participation has transformed the campaign into a new […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden reportedly directed the US military to aide Israel’s defen and intercept the Iranian missiles heading towards the Jewish country. According to news agency ANI, President Biden, along with Vice President Kamala Harris are monitoring the Iranian offensive against Israel and recieving regular updates from officials. Iran had launched more than […]
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla led the nation in paying tributes to the global beacon of peace and non-violence Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 155th birth anniversary at the Rajghat in the national capital on Wednesday. The day is […]
JERUSALEM: Israel is believed to have been preparing for a retaliatory strike against Iran after Tuesday’s missile attack. According to a report by Axios, Tel Aviv could target Iranian oil production and its air defence system. The report, citing unnamed Israeli officials, also claimed that targeted assassinations of senior Iranian leaders is also under consideration. […]
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has claimed that the people of the country are with Sonam Wangchuk in every way in his struggle to protect Ladakh, the country’s borders and the environment. “Our complete support will make this great movement successful. BJP’s arrogance born out of the huge amount of money collected through extortion […]
NEW DELHI: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) was first held on February 26, 1983. The entrance exam was conducted to select candidates for admission to all postgraduate (PG) engineering courses for three semesters at the five Indian Institutes of Technology at Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras, and the Indian Institute of Science […]
WASHINGTON: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Antony Blinken here and held discussions covering deepening bilateral cooperation, the situation in West Asia, recent developments in the Indian sub-continent, the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine. Jaishankar – on his first visit to the US capital since the third Modi government took office – met Blinken […]
NEW DELHI: A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has revealed an unexpected factor influencing bird species diversity in mountainous regions: the presence of Oecophylla ants. The research, published in Ecology Letters, challenges long-held assumptions about species distribution patterns in mountain ecosystems. Mountains, covering only 25% of Earth’s surface, are home to […]
Srinagar: The three-phased Assembly Election in J&K concluded with the last and final one concluding on Tuesday with overall voter turnout of 68.72 percent. Elections Commission of India had issued formal schedule on August 16. Poll for 24 Assemblies in phase-1 was held on September 18, second phase for 26 Assemblies on September 25 and […]