July 17, 2025 7:33 PM

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Lighting kills 19 in Bihar 

  In Bihar, at least 19 people were killed and several were injured due to lightning in the state in the past 24 hours. A maximum of five casualties have been reported in Nalanda district, followed by four in Vaishali district this afternoon. Two fatalities were reported in each Patna and Banka dist...

July 17, 2025 7:22 PM

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Successful trial of Akash Prime in high altitude

  India has achieved a significant milestone by successfully destroying two Aerial High Speed Unmanned targets at high-altitude in Ladakh by Akash Prime, which is the upgraded variant of Akash Weapon System for the Indian Army. The weapon system is customised to operate in altitude above 4,500 metre...

July 17, 2025 7:17 PM

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Mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro flagged-off 

  Defence Secretary  Rajesh Kumar Singh formally flagged off mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro at an event organised in South Block, New Delhi today. The expedition to Mount Everest was conducted to commemorate sixty glorious years of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering...

July 17, 2025 6:51 PM

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US: Senate approves President’s plan for cuts in aid & public broadcasting

  The U.S. Senate has approved President Donald Trump’s plan for billions of dollars in cuts to funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The Senate voted 51 to 48 in favor of  Mr. Trump’s request to cut 9 billion dollars in spending already approved by Congress. Most of the cuts are to progr...

July 17, 2025 6:42 PM

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8 babies born in UK using DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

  In a remarkable breakthrough, scientists in the UK used a three-person in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique to bring to life eight children and spared them from genetic mitochondrial disease. The infants-four girls and four boys, including one set of identical twins-were born using DNA from thre...

July 17, 2025 6:23 PM

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Lawn tennis player Jadala qualifies for Special Olympics 2027

  Lakshmi Jadala, Asia’s top-ranked para lawn tennis player with an intellectual disability, clinched the gold medal at the National Tennis Championship 2025 (Disability Sports) held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. With this triumphant win, 15-year-old Jadala has officially qualified for the Special Oly...

July 17, 2025 6:04 PM

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Govt sanctions location survey for additional Jammu-Katra rail line

  In a significant move to enhance connectivity in Jammu region and facilitate pilgrimage, the Ministry of Railways has sanctioned Final Location Survey (FLS) for an additional new rail line between Jammu and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra covering a length of 77.96 kilometres. Akashvani Jammu Corresp...

July 17, 2025 5:32 PM

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Assam: NIA arrests two more in IED case

  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more individuals in connection with the recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the banned ULFA (I) terror group in Assam. The NIA said that the device was discovered near Dispur Last Gate in Guwahati and was part of a la...