May 5, 2025 4:44 PM

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Domestic markets end in positive territory

The benchmark domestic equity indices today ended in positive territory, buoyed by buying across all sectors barring banking. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, climbed 295 points, or 0.37 percent to close at 80,797. The National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 jumped 114 points, or 0....

May 5, 2025 3:50 PM

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UIADI successfully conducted face authentication during NEET (UG) 2025

The Unique Identification Authority of India-UIDAI successfully conducted a Proof of Concept (PoC) on the use of face authentication during the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- NEET (UG) 2025 in New Delhi. The examination was conducted by the National Testing Agency, NTA, yesterday. The PoC w...

May 5, 2025 1:47 PM

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Sustainable development should be nation’s guiding principle: VP Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar stressed that sustainable development should be the nation’s guiding principle. Addressing students at the Forestry College in Sirsi, in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka today, he highlighted the need for harmony between development and environmental conservation....

May 5, 2025 1:28 PM

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Defence Secretary meets PM Modi in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi. Yesterday, Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh had met Mr Modi. Separate meetings were also held between the Prime Minister and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and Arm...

May 5, 2025 1:24 PM

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IMD issues orange alert for thunderstorms across Northwest, East, South India

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for thunderstorms and gusty winds over Northwest India for the next two to three days. The Met department also predicted thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand till Thursday. In Southern India, ...