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Tejas Fighter Jet Successfully Test Fires Air-To-Air Astra Missile Off Odisha Coast
- Mar 12, 2025 22:37 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India's indigenously-built Tejas light combat aircraft on Wednesday successfully test fired homegrown air-to-air missile Astra.
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Tejashwi Yadav Calls Nitish Kumar 'Unfit' To Govern, Demands Resignation
- Mar 12, 2025 22:29 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, demanding his immediate resignation over alleged insulting behaviour towards women and erratic actions in the Bihar Assembly and Council.
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IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Posts "Welcome To India" Message For Elon Musk's Starlink
- Mar 12, 2025 22:25 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
In a sign that Elon Musk's Starlink is set to enter India soon, Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has posted a welcome message for the company on social media.
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Karnataka Withdraws CID Probe Into Police Role In Actor Ranya Rao Gold Smuggling Case
- Mar 12, 2025 21:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Nehal Kidwai
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Karnataka Withdraws CID Probe Into Police Role In Actor Ranya Rao Gold Smuggling Case
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What Is Slowing India's Rocketship In Space Economy? New Report Says...
- Mar 12, 2025 21:19 pm IST
- Written by: Pallava Bagla
A lack of a solid legal framework around the governance and use of space technology remains a huge challenge as India seeks to become a frontline spacefaring nation, a new report has said.
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"Why Should I Speak Marathi?" Airtel Employee's Rant Sparks Row In Maharashtra
- Mar 12, 2025 20:56 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
BJP MLC Chitra Wagh called for promoting the use of local language in Maharashtra, a statement which comes after a video of a female employee of a prominent telecom company purportedly refusing to interact with a customer in Marathi went viral.
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"National Education Policy Meant To Develop Hindi, Not India": MK Stalin
- Mar 12, 2025 20:23 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The 'language war' between Tamil Nadu and the centre - the contention that the BJP is trying to impose Hindi on the southern state in the guise of a National Education Policy - continued Wednesday with MK Stalin calling it a plan to develop Hindi.
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Double Allowance For Cows In Madhya Pradesh, But Why It Will Not Work
- Mar 12, 2025 20:09 pm IST
- Written by: Anurag Dwary
Namaste, dear readers! I am Gauri, a proud resident of a cowshed in Madhya Pradesh. Today, I have some big news to share - for me, my fellow cows, and the humans who take care of us.
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Delhi High Court Directs Removal Of "Defamatory" Content Against Isha Foundation
- Mar 12, 2025 19:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered pulling down from online platforms videos and content published by YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh against spiritual guru Sadhguru's Isha Foundation.
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Man Disguised As Woman Sets Lover On Fire After She Refuses To Elope With Him In UP
- Mar 12, 2025 19:20 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 28-year-old man disguised as a woman set his married lover afire inside her house here after she refused to elope with him, police said.
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Friday Prayers At Ayodhya Mosques Will Be Offered After 2pm On Holi
- Mar 12, 2025 19:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Friday prayers in all mosques across Ayodhya will be offered after 2 pm in view of Holi celebrations this week, a prominent cleric of the city said.
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PM Modi Offers Gangajal From Maha Kumbh Into Grand Bassin In Mauritius
- Mar 12, 2025 18:21 pm IST
- Asian News International
In a symbolic gesture of cultural and spiritual connection, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday mixed the sacred waters of the Ganges, brought from the Prayagraj Mahakumbh, into the Ganga Talao (Grand Bassin) at Port Louis in Mauritius.
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Retail Inflation Eases To 3.61% In February: Government Data
- Mar 12, 2025 18:12 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Retail inflation slipped to 3.61 per cent in February mainly due to the decline in the rate of price rise in vegetables and protein-rich items, creating space for the Reserve Bank of India for second reduction in interest rate next month.
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UP Government To Cover 10 Mosques In Sambhal During Holi Celebrations
- Mar 12, 2025 18:07 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) administration has decided to cover ten mosques in Sambhal during Holi celebrations on Friday. March 14 marks a rare sixty-year coincidence of the festival of colours and a Ramazan 'Jumma' falling together on the same day.
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Madhya Pradesh's Education Paradox? More Money, Fewer Students
- Mar 12, 2025 17:57 pm IST
- Written by: Anurag Dwary
The Madhya Pradesh budget was presented on Wednesday and the allocation for education got a boost, with a hike of 4% and now representing 11.26% of the total budget.
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Gujarat Student Raped By 7 For 16 Months, They Used Nude Video To Blackmail
- Mar 12, 2025 17:57 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A college student from Gujarat's Banaskantha district was allegedly repeatedly raped by seven persons for nearly 16 months after being blackmailed with her nude video, police said Wednesday.
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How Will Elon Musk's Starlink Help Indian Internet Users? Expert Says This
- Mar 12, 2025 17:32 pm IST
- NDTV Newsdesk
Elon Musk's SpaceX will soon offer Starlink's satellite internet service to its customers in India. Bharti Airtel and Jio have signed a deal with Mr Musk's company to launch mass satellite broadband services.