Friday, October 23, 2026

INDIA

PM Modi to visit U’khand on Oct 12; to dedicate developmental projects to people

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttarakhand on October 12, where he will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation and lay foundation stones...

Rajnath Singh meets Italian defence industry leaders in Rome

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met the CEOs and other top industry leaders of Italian defence companies in Rome. The Ministry of Defence...

Men’s ODI WC: Ponting backs Kohli to reach Sachin’s record for most ODI hundreds

Former Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has expressed his support for Indian cricket star Virat Kohli to surpass former teammate Sachin Tendulkar's record...

SC seeks report from CAQM on steps taken to control pollution in Delhi and...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday called for a report from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on steps being taken to combat...

Covid to peak in Hong Kong, US sees rise in elderly hospitalisations: Report

Waning vaccine immunity is likely to spur Covid-19 infections in the coming months in Hong Kong, warned a government pandemic adviser. Hong Kong is...

Ukraine to spend 21.6% of GDP on defence in 2024

As Russia continues its war against Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree to spend at least 21.6 per cent of...

Madras HC to hear bail petition of Senthil Balaji on Oct 11

The Madras High Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the bail petition of Tamil Nadu Minister without portfolio, Senthil Balaji on Wednesday. Justice G....

Climate change may make Delhi, Kolkata 2-4 degrees warmer: Study

Climate change could expose up to 2.2 billion people in India and the Indus Valley to many hours of heat that surpass human...

Construction in glacial areas causing disasters: Experts

Scientists at the ongoing ‘Earth Science Week’ at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) in Lucknow, have said that construction in glacial...

ADB, HUDCO to finance Maha plans for 34 new superspeciality hospitals

In a follow-up of the recent spate of deaths in several government-run hospitals, Maharashtra will create new super-speciality hospitals and upgrade other health-care...