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4:51 PM

LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km

3:52 PM

ETS sets up its first test centre in Kashmir for TOEFL & GRE exams

US-based Educational Testing Service (ETS) on Friday said it has established its first test centre in Kashmir to help students of the valley write TOEFL and GRE exams without having to travel outside.

 

ETS is the world's largest non-profit educational assessment, research, and measurement organisation, and the owner of assessments such as TOEFL and GRE.

 

The test centre will come up at Hashtag Educational Services at Regal Chowk here -- offering easy accessibility to the test takers.

 

"This historic development promises to be a game-changer for study abroad aspirants in the region," the firm said.

 

This is the first time a global assessment organisation has set up a dedicated testing facility in the region, thereby addressing a significant need of local students aspiring to pursue international higher education, the company said.

3:51 PM

The Moon as seen by Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC) onboard Chandrayaan-3 on 15th August

3:49 PM

PM Modi's video address at the G20 Health Ministers' Meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

2:50 PM

Cong demands white from govt over Chinese national allegedly duping 1200 people in Gujarat

The Congress on Friday targeted the BJP-led Centre over an alleged scam involving a Chinese national and demanded the government come out with a white paper on the allegations that he "duped" 1,200 people in Gujarat of Rs 1,400 crore using a betting app.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged the government is using probe agencies like the Enforcement Directorate, CBI and the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to target Opposition leaders but not against Chinese scamsters who "loot" Indians and flee the country.

2:39 PM

RBI allows infra debt funds to raise money via foreign loan route

 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it has allowed infrastructure debt fund non-banking financial companies (IDF-NBFC) to raise funds through foreign loan route in addition to bond issuances.

The RBI reviewed and has revised the guidelines to harmonise the regulations governing financing of the infrastructure sector, it said in a circular.

2:22 PM

Delhi mayor flags off Terminator Train to check spread of mosquito breeding

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday flagged off a 'Terminator Train' that will spray larvicide along railway tracks here to check mosquito breeding.

Nearly 350 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year till the first week of August.

2:02 PM

More than 70 delegates from different countries participating in G20 Health Ministers' meeting

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that more than 70 delegates from different countries are participating in the G20 Health Ministers' meeting and side event in Gandhinagar here.

The three-day G20 Health Ministers' meeting under G20 India Presidency will culminate on August 19.

2:02 PM

More than 70 delegates from different countries participating in G20 Health Ministers' meeting

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that more than 70 delegates from different countries are participating in the G20 Health Ministers' meeting and side event in Gandhinagar here.

The three-day G20 Health Ministers' meeting under G20 India Presidency will culminate on August 19.

1:49 PM

CAPFs' plantation drive clocks 40 mn mark as Amit Shah plants sapling

The Central Armed Police Forces' countrywide plantation drive reached the fourty million mark on Friday as Union Home Minister Amit Shah planted a sapling here.

Shah watered the 'peepal' (Ficus religiosa) tree after putting some soil on the sapling.