May 15, 2025 1:02 PM

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SC to hear interim relief pleas on Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 on May 20

The Supreme Court today said it will take up on May 20 the issue of considering interim relief on pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.   A bench comprising Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appea...

May 15, 2025 12:52 PM

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Sensex falls 140 points, Nifty slips 21

The Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading marginally down in the afternoon trade today amid mixed global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 140 points to 81,191 and the NSE Nifty50 slipped 21 points to 24,646, when reports last came in. Earlier, both the indices had op...

May 15, 2025 12:32 PM

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DRDO develops high-pressure polymeric membrane for sea water desalination

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an indigenous nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane for high-pressure seawater desalination, which will be used in Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships. The technology, developed by DRDO's Kanpur-based laboratory DMSRDE, has compl...

May 15, 2025 11:54 AM

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DEPwD organises Inclusive India Summit on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) today organised the 'Inclusive India Summit' in New Delhi to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Speaking at the event, Secretary of the Department, Rajesh Aggarwal, emphasised the importance of access to language, life, learnin...

May 15, 2025 11:32 AM

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UP: 5 dead as sleeper bus catches fire near Lucknow

At least 5 people, including two children, were killed after a massive fire broke out in a moving bus in Lucknow today. The sleeper bus was travelling from Bihar to Delhi when it suddenly caught fire on Kisan Path near Mohanlalganj in Lucknow. Most of the passengers were sleeping at the time of the ...

May 15, 2025 1:51 PM

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Indian Army neutralises 10 insurgents in Chandel district of Manipur

In Manipur, at least 10 suspected militants were killed in a gunfight with Assam Rifles personnel in Chandel district last evening. The incident took place at New Somtal village under Khengjoi tehsil, which is situated near the Indo-Myanmar border.   According to the Army's Eastern Command, the...

May 15, 2025 11:21 AM

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US President Trump secures $243.5 billion in economic deals during Qatar visit

US President Donald J. Trump signed a landmark agreement with Qatar on Wednesday to generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion, highlighting his second stop in a high-profile Middle East tour. During the visit, Trump announced economic deals totalling more than $243.5 billion between...

May 15, 2025 11:11 AM

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Honduran Foreign Minister arrives in New Delhi to inaugurate Embassy

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, Eduardo Enrique Reina Garcia, has arrived in New Delhi. He will inaugurate the Embassy of Honduras in New Delhi today. Later in the day, he will also meet External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. In a social media post, MEA's spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, ...

May 15, 2025 11:08 AM

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Maharashtra govt websites closed for 2 days due to maintenance

The official website of the Government of Maharashtra - www.maharashtra.gov.in - and the Government Resolutions (GR) portal - www.gr.maharashtra.gov.in - will remain closed for two days, today and tomorrow, due to scheduled maintenance and technical upgrades. This update has been issued by the Mahar...