NCC Cadets, Average Age 19, Scale Everest and Hoist Tricolour

May 18, 2025 8:00 PM

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NCC Cadets, Average Age 19, Scale Everest and Hoist Tricolour

The team comprised 10 NCC cadets along with four officers, two junior commissioned officers, one girl cadet instructor and 10 non-commissioned officers. The ten cadets include five boys and five girls. The expedition was flagged off by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh from New Delhi on 3rd April. The ...

World’s First Human Bladder Transplant Performed in California
Surgery - First Bladder Transplant - Photo and Video Couresy of: Nick Carranza, UCLA Health.

May 18, 2025 7:44 PM

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World’s First Human Bladder Transplant Performed in California

A team of US surgeons has performed the world’s first in-human bladder transplant, it was announced today. Surgeons in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, introducing a new, potentially life-changing procedure for people with debilitating bladder conditions.   The ...

IMD Warns of Heavy Rains in South & Northeast, Heat Wave in Rajasthan

May 18, 2025 7:42 PM

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IMD Warns of Heavy Rains in South & Northeast, Heat Wave in Rajasthan

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Karnataka, Konkan and Goa and Kerala and adjoining Peninsular India from today till 24 May. Heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is also likely over Northeast India, Sub-Himalayan We...

Army Neutralises 42 Unexploded Shells Near LoC in Poonch

May 18, 2025 7:37 PM

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Army Neutralises 42 Unexploded Shells Near LoC in Poonch

In Jammu and Kashmir, in a major operation to clear civilian areas following a military confrontation between India and Pakistan, the Army today destroyed 42 unexploded shells in different forward villages near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. Our correspondent reports that the army, in...

Foreign Investors Pour ₹18,600 Cr into Indian Stocks in May
Capital goods, infra sector, banking are the hot FPI favourites

May 18, 2025 7:31 PM

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Foreign Investors Pour ₹18,600 Cr into Indian Stocks in May

Foreign investors pumped in over 18,000 crore rupees into the Indian equities market so far in May on global positive cues and improving domestic conditions. According to the depository's data, the Foreign Portfolio Investors, or FPIs, invested 18,620 crore rupees into the equities market but pulled...

Hamas Offers 9-Hostage Swap for 60-Day Gaza Truce
(180218) -- SDEROT, Feb. 18, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Soliders of IDF (Israel Defense Forces) take position near the fence between Israel and Gaza, on Feb. 18, 2018. Israel's military said Sunday it struck 18 Hamas targets in Gaza, responding to an explosive device that wounded four soldiers along the fence between Israel and the Palestinian enclave. (Xinhua/Gil Cohen Magen) (zjl)

May 18, 2025 7:29 PM

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Hamas Offers 9-Hostage Swap for 60-Day Gaza Truce

Hamas has proposed releasing more hostages under a new Gaza ceasefire deal after new negotiations were held yesterday. The talks began hours after Israel's military launched a major new offensive in the Gaza Strip. A Palestinian official told reporters that Hamas has agreed to release nine hostages ...

Health Minister JP Nadda Salutes Troops in Pithoragarh, Reviews Border Projects
Pithoragarh: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister and BJP National President J.P. Nadda interacts with security personnel during his visit to the Adi Kailash region in Pithoragarh district on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (IANS/Rahul Grover)

May 18, 2025 7:21 PM

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Health Minister JP Nadda Salutes Troops in Pithoragarh, Reviews Border Projects

Union Health Minister JP Nadda has said that the whole country is proud of the sacrifice and dedication of the brave soldiers. Mr Nadda today met the soldiers of the Army, ITBP, and SSB in Pithoragarh, the border district of Uttarakhand, and thanked the soldiers for the success of Operation Sindoor....

India Limits Bangladeshi Imports to Two Ports in Reciprocal Trade Move

May 18, 2025 7:28 PM

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India Limits Bangladeshi Imports to Two Ports in Reciprocal Trade Move

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) yesterday announced new port restrictions on the import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India. Sources said land port restrictions imposed by India on select exports from Bangladesh to the Northeast are expected to restore equality in the relations...

Maharashtra: Solapur Textile Mill Fire Kills 8, Blaze Rages for 14 Hours

May 18, 2025 7:15 PM

Maharashtra: Solapur Textile Mill Fire Kills 8, Blaze Rages for 14 Hours

Eight people, including the factory owner and members of a worker’s family, died in a fire that broke out early this morning at a towel manufacturing unit in the MIDC industrial area on Akkalkot Road in Maharashtra’s Solapur district. The blaze started around 3:30 AM at the Central Textile Mill and ...