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Sri Lanka debutant Milan Rathnayake broke a 41-year-old Test record by putting up the highest score by a batter at the number 9 spot in men’s red-ball cricket. Rathnayake surpassed the previous record of 71 runs set by India’s Balwinder Sandhu against Pakistan in Hyderabad in 1983. On the opening day of the first Test […]
The nomination process for the Padma Awards 2025, which will be announced on Republic Day, 2025, commenced on May 1, 2024. The final date for submitting nominations is September 15, 2024. Nominations and recommendations are being accepted online through the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal at https://awards.gov.in. The Padma Awards, comprising the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and […]
India is set to celebrate its inaugural National Space Day on August 23, 2024, marking a pivotal moment in the nation’s space exploration history. The day commemorates the first anniversary of Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the lunar surface, a mission that not only demonstrated India’s growing prowess in space technology but also inspired a nation […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India and Poland have agreed on a social security agreement, further strengthening their partnership in areas like new technology and clean energy. He highlighted that Kabaddi has emerged as a unique connection between the two nations, with Poland set to host the Kabaddi Championship for the first […]
Indian officials have refuted claims that the release of water from an upstream dam in Tripura is responsible for the current flooding in eastern Bangladesh. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Indian government clarified that the Dumbur dam on the Gumti River is not the source of the deluge affecting Bangladesh’s border districts. The […]
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Thursday that rescue and relief operations are the top priority as the state grapples with severe flooding caused by unprecedented rainfall over the past three days. “I have never seen this kind of rain in Tripura before,” CM Saha said at a press conference. He attributed the extreme […]
Over 65,800 candidates have confirmed their admission to undergraduate (UG) courses at Delhi University (DU), filling 91.98 percent of seats in the first round. As of Wednesday, 43,515 candidates have opted to upgrade their college or course preference, while 18,478 have chosen to freeze their admission status. The university began the allocation acceptance process on […]
On the second day of his visit to Poland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a bilateral meeting with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk. Before the meeting, PM Modi was welcomed with a grand ceremonial reception at the Chancellery in Warsaw, where he was greeted by PM Tusk. In a post on X, the […]
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has partnered with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to invite applications for the Climate Smart Agritech cohort under the India Australia Rapid Innovation and Start-up Expansion (RISE) Accelerator. This initiative targets start-ups and MSMEs from India and Australia, focusing on fostering innovations that address critical agricultural challenges […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday welcomed his counterpart from Nepal, Arzu Rana Deuba on her first visit to India as the Foreign Minister. Sharing a picture along with her, Jaishankar wrote on X, “Welcome @Arzuranadeuba of Nepal on her first visit to India as Foreign Minister.” “Looking forward to our talks,” he added. […]
