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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is a strong contender to host the 2036 Olympics and announced plans for a nationwide talent identification programme aimed at building a stronger pipeline of athletes for the Games.Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, Modi said India must not only seek…
In September 1968, three months before Apollo 8 carried the first humans around the Moon, two Central Asian steppe tortoises had already made the same journey and returned home alive. According to Nasa, the tortoises launched aboard the Soviet Union’s Zond 5 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, travelling alongside wine flies, worms and plants as…
UPSC Mains admit card 2026 released: Check download steps, exam timings and documents required UPSC Mains admit card 2026: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Civil Services Mains admit card 2026 on August 14, 2026. Candidates appearing for the Civil Services (Main) Examination can download their e-admit cards through the official UPSC…
Emraan Hashmi teases the possibility of ‘Awarapan 3’ during his latest promotional visit to a theatre in Mumbai. (Instagram) Bollywood icon Emraan Hashmi returned to the ‘Awarapan’ franchise for the first time since the first film’s release in 2007. Now that the second film, which stars Disha Patani and Hashmi in the lead, has been…
As India celebrates its 80th Independence Day today on August 15, one of the most remarkable places to experience the spirit of the Tricolour remains at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab. Rising 418 feet above the ground, the monumental national flag at Attari is also the tallest national flagpole in India. Not many must be…
Sukhbir Singh Badal (L) narrowly escaped a kirpan attack at a gurdwara in Nanded CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal escaped a potentially fatal attack at a gurdwara in Nanded on Thursday after a 62-year-old sevadar allegedly concealed a kirpan in a handkerchief and tried…
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Representative Image of a cemetery with solar panels surrounded by wildflowers and native grasses (AI-generated image) At the back of a Catholic cemetery in Torrington, Connecticut, a wide field once sat empty for years, too far from the graves to ever be needed. Then came rows of dark solar panels, built on land owned by…
Hoisting the Tricolour at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, Bhagwat said Independence Day was both an occasion for celebration and remembrance. NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the freedom secured through decades of sacrifice carried with it a responsibility to preserve it and ensure that its gains make India prosperous, secure and…
Yashavi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) When Yashasvi Jaiswal walked out to bat in Galle for the first Test against Sri Lanka, he was playing the 30th Test of his career. The milestone came with an unusual record – Jaiswal has played each of his first 30 Tests at a different venue.The India opener has never played…
