IMD forecast of El Nino helped govt prepare for weak monsoon: Minister
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a below-normal rainfall forecast for the 2026 Southwest Monsoon season due to the El Nino event, thereby providing advance guidance for preparedness and planning by the…
Shawn Mendes makes relationship with girlfriend public, shares pictures on her birthday
Los Angeles, Aug 5 (IANS) Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes isn’t shying away from expressing his love. The singer recently hard-launched his relationship with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine on social media. The Grammy nominee musician recently took…
Centre deploys national outbreak team to Gujarat, Rajasthan as Chandipura virus probe intensifies
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Aug 5 (IANS) The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Gujarat and Rajasthan to strengthen the response to the ongoing Chandipura Virus Disease (CHPV) outbreak, as…
Disrupting Assembly session grave injustice to youth, farmers, women, poor: CM Yogi
Disrupting Assembly session grave injustice to youth, farmers, women, poor: CM Yogi Lucknow, Aug 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the Assembly proceedings have exposed the “undemocratic” and…
Assam flood: Nadda visits relief camps, assures full assistance from Centre
Assam flood: Nadda visits relief camps, assures full assistance from Centre Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) Union Health Minister, J.P. Nadda, on Wednesday assured Assam of the Centre’s unwavering support for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in…
Golf: Diksha leads Indian challenge at London Championship
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Diksha Dagar will spearhead the Indian challenge at the USD 2 million London Championship as the Ladies European Tour enters the final week of its United Kingdom swing at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire. Joining Diksha in the…
Savarkar opposed cow worship, favoured protection based on utility: Grandnephew tells court
Pune, Aug 5 (IANS) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar regarded the cow as a “useful” animal deserving protection for its practical value to society, but did not support the idea of worshipping it as a deity, according to his grandnephew Satyaki…
Shashi Tharoor’s proposal to unite 8 scientific and research institutes gets Central boost
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A proposal to bring together eight premier scientific and research institutions in Thiruvananthapuram under a coordinated research cluster received an encouraging response from the Centre on Wednesday, with…
Govt operationalises inventory based e-commerce export framework
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The government on Wednesday operationalised the inventory-based cross-border e-commerce facilitation framework by notifying detailed procedures for registration, inventory management, compliance, reverse logistics and dispute…
‘Garv Hai’ athlete Abhimanyu Singh Bhati strikes gold at All India Open Shooting C’ship
Ahmedabad, August 5 (IANS) Adani Sportsline’s ‘Garv Hai’ athlete Abhimanyu Singh Bhati won the gold medal in the Men’s Skeet event at the All India Open Shooting Championship, organised by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) at the…