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January 10, 2025 12:06 PM

Chhattisgarh: 1 dead, 5 injured as smelting plant chimney collapse

In Chhattisgarh, a chimney at a smelting plant collapsed in Mungeli district last evening. One person was killed and about 5 persons were injured in the incident. The incident took place in a plant located in the Saragaon area of the district. About 3 labourers are feared trapped under the debris. R...

January 10, 2025 9:25 AM

Mahakumbh 2025 to be held in Prayagraj from Jan 13-Feb 26

Mahakumbh 2025 will be held from the 13th of this month to the 26th of next month at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The grand event will begin with the holy dip of Amrit Snan on Paush Poornima and will conclude on the day of Mahashivratri with the last Amrit Snan of the Mahakumbh 2025. Uttar P...

January 10, 2025 9:18 AM

Indian Navy takes delivery of 6th & final state-of-the-art Scorpene-class submarine

Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited handed over the sixth Scorpene submarine, Vaghsheer, of Project P-75 to the Indian Navy. According to an official statement, the advanced technology used in the Scorpene ensures superior stealth features and the capability to launch precise attacks usi...

January 9, 2025 9:56 PM

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh reviews ISRO’s major upcoming space missions

Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh today chaired a high-level review of ISRO’s major upcoming space missions including India’s first "uncrewed" orbital mission under "Gaganyaan". In addition, two GSLV missions, a commercial launch of LVM3, and the ISRO-NASA collabor...

January 9, 2025 9:55 PM

Veteran playback singer P Jayachandran passes away

Veteran playback singer P. Jayachandran passed away at a hospital in Thrissur tonight. He was 80. In an illustrious career spanning over six decades, Jayachandran sang more than 16,000 songs in various languages, including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, captivating audiences through...

January 9, 2025 9:54 PM

India Scottish parliament should complement each other’s experiences in use of AI: LS Speaker Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today emphasized that the Indian and Scottish Parliaments need to learn from their experiences in the use of Artificial Intelligence. Mr Birla shared these remarks at a meeting with the First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, as part of his visit to England, Scotland, ...

January 9, 2025 9:47 PM

US: Fire spreading Hollywood Hills, endangering landmarks

The inferno sweeping Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the US, has leapt onto the Hollywood Hills, endangering fabled landmarks in the area today. Nearly 150,000 people were under evacuation orders last night as the fires burned down 7,000 hectares, killed at least five people, and destroy...

January 9, 2025 9:05 PM

Genome India Project marks a defining moment in country’s biotechnology landscape says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted that the world is looking towards India today for solutions to various global problems. In a video message at the Genomics Data Conclave in Delhi this evening, Mr. Modi said the Genome India Project marks a defining moment in the country's biotechnology l...

January 9, 2025 9:01 PM

HM Amit Shah says Police Forces to be transformed into SMART Forces to meet challenges

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the government is committed to transforming the Indian Police Forces into SMART forces to successfully meet the challenges of policing as well as internal security. Mr. Shah said this while chairing a review meeting at the Bureau of Police Research and...

January 9, 2025 8:56 PM

IMD forecasts dense fog in Northern India

The India Meteorological Department has forecast Dense fog conditions during the night and early morning hours in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Uttar Pradesh tomorrow. Similar conditions are likely to prevail over Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, and the northeastern stat...