India and Oman have officially launched the 15th edition of the joint naval exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ to strengthen maritime security in the Arabian Sea. This exercise, aimed at enhancing coordination and joint operational capabilities between the navies of the two nations, includes practical training in both harbor and sea phases. The exercise is being…
Delhi awoke to hazardous environmental conditions on the morning after Diwali as air quality indices climbed past 350 citywide and surpassed 400 in several critical sectors, leading the Delhi government to dispatch mobile anti-smog guns across the capital to wash airborne pollutants out of the sky. These specialized spray vehicles operate by forcing tank-fed water…
The massive rally of the Opposition’s ‘INDIA’ bloc during the Diwali season has allegedly brought commercial activities in the national capital to a near standstill. Due to traffic restrictions and security-related panic caused by the rally held at the historic Ramlila Maidan, nearly 80 percent of shops and establishments remained closed. As a result, the…
The Hindi film industry suffered a major loss when filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, widely recognized for directing hits such as Kaante, Shootout at Wadala, and Kaabil, passed away at his Mumbai home on October 30, 2026, at 57 years old, with fellow director Ashoke Pandit stepping forward to confirm the news and identify a head injury…
Udayan Borthakur, a noted conservation geneticist from Assam, has been elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS), one of the world’s oldest and most respected scientific societies devoted to natural history, established in 1788. With more than two decades of experience in wildlife research, Borthakur founded the Wildlife Genetics Laboratory (WGL) at…
A passenger aircraft of Air India flying from Frankfurt, Germany to New Delhi was urgently diverted to Jaipur following a sudden security threat that arose mid-air. On Wednesday afternoon, after the Boeing 787-9 aircraft landed safely at Jaipur International Airport, it was taken to a special isolation bay. Following this sensational incident, there has been…
Traders and merchants can breathe a sigh of relief this festive season as the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced on Tuesday, October 13, that the implementation of the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 has been postponed. Originally slated to roll out on October 15, the measure affecting certain…
Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia is expected to inaugurate the third edition of the North East Bankers’ Conclave in Aizawl on October 13, according to officials. A Mizoram government official said that during the visit, Scindia is likely to lay the foundation stones for five new development projects aimed…
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Belgian-American physicist Francis Halzen. As announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday, the physicist was honoured with this highest distinction in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the ‘IceCube Neutrino Observatory’ and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources. Born in…
Allegations raised against the Election Commission, an independent constitutional body of the country, have continued to spark intense reactions nationwide. A significant hearing was held in the Supreme Court today regarding allegations that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar took unilateral decisions while keeping the other two commissioners in the dark. Taking up the petition…
