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 Aurangabad: Renowned scientist and Member of Atomic Energy Commission of India, Dr Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said the importance of atomic energy in India is increasing day by day. Therefore, the availability of nuclear energy should…

London: People could be living on the moon by the end of the decade, a top NASA official has said. The claim by Howard Hu followed the successful launch this week of the Artemis rocket after several failed attempts, the Sun reported. The…

Mumbai: Top industry scions, Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal have been fortunate; blessed with twins on Sunday evening. Anand Piramal and his wife Isha Ambani, were married in December 2018, and have been expecting siblings. Saturday evening…

Jammu: A two-day conference on Dogri Literature by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra in collaboration with Sahitya Academy, New Delhi, was inaugurated on Friday at the Matrika Auditorium of the University. Titled 'Critical Appraisal…

Chennai: Following is the summary of observations recorded by the weather office here at 0830 hrs today. Rainfall occurred at many places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. Chief amount of rainfall in centimeters:Kollidam (dist…

Shimla: Minimum temperature plummeted by many degrees below normal as it was minus 5.7 degree Celsius at Keylong headquarter of Lahaul-Spiti district on Sunday, Met department said. It said in a forecast issued here Sunday that minimum…

Nuku'alofa: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on Saturday morning near Tonga in the Pacific Ocean, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was recorded at 07:09 GMT. The epicenter of the tremors was located 349…

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it is due to the failure of the state governments that the stubble burning is happening in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and UP, causing enormous pollutants in the air. The Rights body…

London: A "jaw-dropping" gold ring thought to have been worn by a Celtic leader 2,000 years ago is to be auctioned off -- after spending nearly three decades in a collector's cupboard. The Iron Age jewellery, unearthed in a North…

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki on Wednesday, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. According to the JMA, the quake occurred at…

Lucknow: To create an environment of learning in state-run schools and provide quality education to the students, the Yogi Adityanath government has implemented a strict system to ensure the regular presence of teachers. To improve…

Tokyo: Japan has begun rolling out a partnership certificate scheme to same-sex couples -- allowing them to be treated as married couples for certain public services for the first time, but falling short of marriage equality. Some hope…

Shimla: Prof. Vepa Rao, a renowned journalist and educationist passed away on Monday following prolonged illness at 76. Prof. Rao passed away during his treatment in a hospital in Hyderabad. He worked with renowned newspapers, including…

Madikeri: Karnataka BJP government has sought a detailed report on those Arabic schools that are not teaching Kannada and science subjects. "We have sought a detailed report from the Education Commissioners on Arabic schools that have…

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): In a historic mission GSLV-MkIII, India's heaviest rocket, redesignated as LVM3-M2--carrying 36 satellites of UK's OneWeb, took off majestically from the SHAR Range, at 12.07 a.m. After a smooth 24-hour…

New Delhi: Supreme Court declined to lift the ban on firecrackers and refused to hear the petition filed by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Manoj Tiwari challenging the blanket ban on firecrackers in Delhi, after noting that let people…

Frankfurt: The 74th Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest of its kind in the world, has opened here. The book fair is projected to draw roughly 4,000 exhibitors from 95 countries and regions. It began on Tuesday. The organizers stressed that…

London: The world’s largest flawless diamond is set to sell for at least £13million. The pear-shaped Golden Canary, which weighs more than 300 carats, went on display in Dubai on Monday, The Sun reported. Discovered in a pile of rubble by…

Bhubaneswar: The 5G network services will be available in Odisha by March 2023, Union Minister of Information Technology and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Sunday. Inaugurating India’s first indigenously designed and developed…

Jalandhar: Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the nation to begin the MBBS program in Hindi. The State Chief Minister announced that three MBBS subjects — Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology will be taught in Hindi to first-year…