March 21, 2025 11:41 AM

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Northeast saw rapid transformation under PM Modi’s leadership: Sikkim CM

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has said that the entire Northeast has undergone a massive transformation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and the region enjoys good road, railway and air connectivity with the rest of the country. The Chief Minister attended the eighth North-E...

March 21, 2025 11:36 AM

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Israel continues ground operations in Gaza as Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv

Hamas has launched rockets at Tel Aviv, marking its first known response since Israel resumed military operations in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said one rocket was intercepted, while the other two landed in uninhabited areas. Meanwhile, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry reported that at le...

March 21, 2025 11:25 AM

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Kirsty Coventry becomes 1st female president of IOC

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry has been elected as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She has become the first female President in IOC history. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean was elected at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece yesterday. President-elect Coventry received 49 v...

March 21, 2025 11:23 AM

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Seema wins gold in women’s discus at Indian Open Throws Competition 2025

At the Indian Open Throws Competition 2025, Seema clinched the gold medal in the women’s discus throw event in Navi Mumbai, with a 56.39-metre effort yesterday. The National Games champion finished well ahead of second-placed Neetika Verma (50.23 metres) and bronze medallist Priya (48.88 metres), wh...

March 21, 2025 11:18 AM

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Sankar Subramanian beats world no. 2 Antonsen in Swiss Open

In badminton, India's Sankar Subramanian has stormed into the Men's Singles quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Championship in Basel, Switzerland. Subramanian, ranked 64th in the world, defeated the current World No. 2, Anders Antonsen of Denmark, 18-21, 21-12, 21-5. He will next take on Christo Popov ...

March 21, 2025 11:15 AM

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Telangana 10th board exams begins, over 5 lakh students appearing

In Telangana, board examinations for the 10th standard are all set to commence today. Over 5 lakh 9 thousand students, including 2.58 lakh boys and 2.5 lakh girls registered for the examinations, which will be conducted at 2 thousand 650 centres set up across the State. Over 28 thousand invigilators...

March 21, 2025 11:10 AM

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US to sign rare earth minerals deal with Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will soon sign a rare earth minerals deal with Ukraine. While addressing reporters at the White House yesterday, Trump also revealed that he had signed an executive order to boost the production of critical minerals in the United States.   Mr. Tru...

March 21, 2025 11:05 AM

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Assam govt allows shops, businesses to remain open 24 hours

Assam government has decided that all shops and business establishments will be allowed to remain open 24 hours in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Silchar. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, the state cabinet has approved a policy allowing shops and business establishmen...

March 21, 2025 11:00 AM

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IMD forecasts thunderstorms, squally winds, hailstorm across several states

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by squally winds, hailstorms and lightning over East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, Assam, Meghalaya, Telangana and Bihar today. According to IMD, gusty winds and lightning ...

March 21, 2025 10:50 AM

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US federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information

In the US, a federal judge has ruled that the Social Security Administration, SSA likely violated privacy laws by granting Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) broad access to millions of Americans' records.   The U.S. District Court ordered an immediate halt to the data shari...