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Balen Shah, in his maiden address to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, told world leaders that a warming climate is destabilising the fragile Himalayan ecology

Kamaljeet and Suruchi shot a total of 484.6 in the final

While recent incentive schemes by the government have seen some success, those gains are limited to a handful of sectors

The Indian women's kabaddi team will face off against Nepal, while the men's team will take on Thailand

The 4x400m quartet of Vishal, Poovamma, Manu and Vithya earns silver while Seema, competing in her maiden Asiad, takes home bronze in 10,000m

According to Indian Navy, the exercise will comprise professional engagements both ashore and at sea, including cross-deck visits, operational interactions and sporting activities

The investigating agency opposed the plea, saying the petitioner did not meet the threshold of being sick or infirm.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in an order passed on September 17, 2026, issued notice to the authorities after the petitioners counsel submitted that she had adopted the boy through CARA in 2018

The Arun Jaitley Stadium, which hosted three T20Is between India and Afghanistan last week, is set to undergo a renovation, with the DDCA looking to install a state-of-the-art drainage system

Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed the plea by Imam seeking interim bail for a week to attend his cousin's wedding

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discuss the Ukraine war and possible peace proposals as the White House pushes for negotiations, while fighting and deadly attacks continue.

HMIL said it was witnessing increased participation of women across manufacturing, engineering, R&D, sales, service, corporate functions and leadership roles

Kirby India Breaks Ground on Fourth PEB Manufacturing Facility in Tamil Nadu

The map shows Aksai Chins eastern borders as the Indian Lineand uses a Chinese linethat appears to serve as a line of demarcation between Ladakh and Aksai Chin

SPJIMR rises to #26 globally and ranks #2 in India in FT Masters in Management 2026 ranking

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi met Bangladesh's Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury on September 6, during which they discussed the deep-rooted cultural connection between the peoples of the two countries

A growing body of global research suggests dogs can be trained to detect cancer and other human illnesses, from Parkinson's to Covid-19

Racist comments surfaced online targeting some of the nine Singaporeans missing in the Nepal-Tibet disaster, while questions about SIA's investment in Air India were accompanied by anti-Indian abuse, Mr. Wong said

We are also celebrating 2026 as the India-France Year of Innovation. This strategic partnership is particularly special because it rests on the solid foundation of our long-standing cultural and political ties, he said.

Mr. Nabin claimed that the identity of the Opposition has become such that they cannot bear to see Indias development, Indias heritage, and Indias culture moving forward

The centre targets dismantling 100 national and international drug networks and bringing back 100 fugitives by March 2029

Talks take place a few days before the BRICS Summit, which Xi Jinping is expected to attend, and amid reports of tension in the Taksing area of Arunachal Pradesh; the meeting indicates an expansion of the military dialogue mechanism

He is expected to meet the top leadership of the island nation and discuss defence cooperation, including possible collaboration in air-defence systems, and conduct a review of ongoing security engagements between the two countries

India has pushed for traditional medicine in its recent agreements with Oman, New Zealand and the EU. However, experts say AYUSH needs credible standards, evidence, regulation, practitioner quality and patient safety to establish itself in increasingly regulated global markets

In an interview to The Hindu, Bangladeshs former PM invokes the right to free speech, and meeting party colleagues during her exile in India

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had claimed that the Modi government has an aggressive privatisation agenda for the space programme just as it had for nuclear energy

ISRO has successfully launched EOS-05, an advanced Earth observation satellite, aboard the GSLV-F17 from Sriharikota.

ISRO successfully launched EOS-05 aboard the GSLV-F17 from Sriharikota, marking Indias first imaging satellite designed to observe the Earth from geosynchronous orbit nearly 36,000 km above the planet.

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The 51.7 metre tall GSLV-F17 blasted off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, about 135 km from Chennai, at a prefixed time of 2.55 am, lighting up the dark skies amid rains.

Three people were killed and three others injured after a speeding car ploughed into a group performing kirtan near a temple in Bihars Supaul district. The vehicle later crashed into a roadside welding shop. Following the accident, locals blocked NH-327E in protest.

India pays 75 billion per year to foreign shipping lines, says NSB, proposing a five-year roadmap to reduce dependence on foreign ships for critical cargo; however, it is 16% to 20% costlier to operate ships under an Indian flag

The meeting focused on enhancing professional cooperation, strengthening maritime engagement, and deepening operational coordination between the two organisations

Indigenously designed and built vessel to bolster the Navys deep-sea diving, underwater intervention and submarine rescue capabilities

CheQ Launches CheQ UPI, Bringing India's Most Rewarding UPI Experience for RuPay Credit Card Users

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No urgent need for public to take flu vaccine, says Rajiv Bahl; elderly and immunocompromised may consult doctors

Theres a risk of downgrades in coming quarters as commodity prices stay elevated, while the lift from GST cuts and inventory gains fade

All projects were presented through a poster exhibition, ensuring that all 20 teams that participated had the opportunity to share their research.

Mr. Hariprasad's comments reinforce Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge's recent demand for the RSS to publicly clarify under which Indian laws it holds property, bank accounts, and receives donations.

Syndicates imported arecanuts into India from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and other South-East Asian countries by mis-declaring country of origin as Bangladesh; estimated loss to exchequer is over 2,500 crore

India's Manufacturing Future Will Be Built by Engineers Who Understand How the World's Best Products Are Made

Full list of major stampede incident in India.