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Isro gears up for maiden human space flight with launch of test vehicle

ISRO aims to send humans into space on a Low Earth Orbit of 400 km for a three-day Gaganyaan mission and bring them safely back to earth

Sunak travels to Egypt for crisis talks to prevent conflict from spilling

His talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi follow productive discussions with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on Thursday

14,000 buses remain off roads in Odisha as strike cripples commuters

Hundreds of passengers, travelling to their hometowns for the Durga Puja festivities from the state, were seen waiting in long queues at different bus stands and terminals since early morning

Fadnavis knows everything about Oppn, how come he is unaware of drug mafia

Sanjay Raut was interacting with reporters before joining a march in Nashik to protest the growing menace of drugs in Maharashtra

Sri Lanka, IMF reach agreement for disbursal of 2nd tranche of bailout

The IMF has urged for agreement with creditors for debt treatment

NLC India exploring possibility of mining critical minerals, says CMD

The statement comes at a time when the government is in the process of auctioning critical minerals

SC dismisses PIL challenging restoration of Rahul Gandhi LS membership

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner

Monetary policy ought to remain actively disinflationary: RBI Governor Das

Addressing the Kautilya Economic Conclave 2023, he also said price stability and financial stability complement each other and it has been an endeavour at RBI to manage both efficiently

High-level committee to examine Teesta Stage III dam breach: Sikkim CM

The flash flood affected about 88,000 people in the Himalayan state

Spa centres, hotels raided across Gujarat in crackdown on flesh trade

The Gujarat police have arrested more than 100 people after raiding 805 spas, massage parlours, and hotels as part of a state-wide drive against flesh trade, the government said in a release on Friday

Govt to pay compensation to families of those who die while cleaning sewers

A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar said those who suffer permanent disabilities while cleaning sewers will be paid Rs 20 lakh as minimum compensation

AP Police asked not to arrest Naidu till verdict in Skill Development scam

The bench was referring to the statement of the Andhra Pradesh Police on October 13, when it had said that police will not take Naidu into custody

Jan-Dhan scheme biggest instrument of financial inclusion: FM Sitharaman

She also said when the scheme was launched, a certain section of people had made "snide" remarks saying public sector banks would be under pressure as these are zero balance accounts

Govt to start giving shape to semiconductor research centre from 2024: Min

"A group of top minds in semiconductor around the world and country have sat together to design the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre," Chandrasekhar told PTI

Mahua Moitra questions Hiranandani's affidavit, alleges PMO's involvement

He has not even been summoned by any investigative agency or the Ethics Committee yet, she said

Jaishankar discusses domains on cooperation with Singapore's trade minister

"Nice to meet Trade & Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong today (Friday) morning. Our discussions centered around new domains of cooperation with long-term implications," Jaishankar posted on X

Telangana Minister KTR seeks UN intervention in Israel-Palestine crisis

Describing the loss of lives in Gaza in war-torn Palestine, Telangana Minister K T Rama Rao has urged the United Nations to intervene immediately and work towards an amicable resolution

Rupee depreciates 5 paise to 83.18 against US dollar in early trade

Negative equity market sentiment and a strong dollar also weighed on the Indian currency, forex traders said

One killed, 34 injured as bus overturns in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district

The incident took place around 6 am when the driver of the bus, which was heading to Durg from Prayagraj, lost control of the vehicle at Kenda Banjari ghat under Belgahna police chowki

Security forces seize huge cache of arms in Manipur's East Imphal district

Security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during search operations in Manipur's Imphal East district, a police statement said