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Delhi, Mumbai brace for wet spell as IMD issues nationwide alerts

IMD forecasts rain in Delhi and Mumbai with alerts across states; wet, cloudy conditions likely to persist till August 27

Russia's Indian Ocean presence not significant, limited to exercises: MEA

MEA says US has significant presence in Indian Ocean via CMF, however Russia's role limited to joint exercises with partners

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta likely to resume official engagements from today

Gupta, who has been staying in her official residence in Civil Lines since the attack on Wednesday morning, is also likely to return to her office at the Delhi Secretariat

Indian govt says it takes no position on Dalai Lama succession issues

Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in a written response to queries in the Rajya Sabha

Co-astronaut Nair likens Shubhanshu Shukla's return from space to Diwali

Group Captain Nair, who was the backup astronaut for Shukla for the Axiom-4 mission, also likened himself to Laxman, the younger brother of Lord Ram

Very soon, someone from our own soil will go to space in our rocket: Shukla

On his Axiom-4 Mission, Shukla said the experience from the ISS mission would be very useful for India's own Gaganyaan mission, and he learnt a lot in the past year as part of his mission

Parliament's monsoon session sees lowest functioning of 18th Lok Sabha

The Monsoon Session of Parliament was held between July 21 and August 21. Both Houses functioned for 21 days as scheduled

We saved lives of four astronauts by detecting oxygen leak: Isro chief

V Narayanan said Isro engineers' insistence on a full check forced SpaceX to fix a leaking oxygen line, failing which the Axiom-4 launch would have been catastrophic

Bike taxis return in Karnataka after High Court lifts state government ban

Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru, who headed the bench, noted that bike taxis are permitted in at least 13 states across the country and have emerged as a lawful and essential mode of urban transport

PM Modi to launch ₹13,000 cr projects, inaugurate Ganga bridge in Bihar

PM's programmes will be held at a time Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra' is underway in the state. Assembly elections are due in the state this year

Satish Golcha named new Delhi police commissioner day after attack on CM

The 1992-batch IPS officer has replaced SBK Singh who took up additional charge as Commissioner on July 31 after his predecessor Sanjay Arora's retirement

Indian women athletes aim for bigger slice of booming sports market

Female athletes are using social media to increase viewership and seek better sponsorship deals in a field long dominated by men

Kishtwar cloudburst: Multi-agency search intensifies to trace 33 missing

The rescue teams from the 13th Battalion of NDRF are actively carrying out search operations along the river-nallah bed, working tirelessly to locate and retrieve missing persons

No Aadhaar card for first-time applicants 18 years or older: Assam CM Sarma

The Assam chief minister also said adult members of SC, ST, and tea tribes will get Aadhaar cards for one year only

India to launch first uncrewed Gaganyaan spacecraft in December: Isro chief

Shubhanshu Shukla, who recently returned from the successful Axiom-4 Mission, said the experience from the International Space Station (ISS) would be very useful for the Gaganyaan mission

Parliament passes Online Gaming Bill to ban real money gaming nationwide

The legislation aims to prohibit real money gaming-related issues such as addiction, money laundering, suicides, and financial fraud

FIR filed against Rahul Gandhi's driver after Bihar cop hit during march

The police constable fell in front of Gandhi's vehicle on Tuesday while the Congress MP was passing through Bhagat Singh Chowk during the ongoing yatra

MLA Rahul Mamkootathil quits as IYC Kerala president amid misconduct probe

His decision to resign from the party post came soon after Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan asserted that nobody found guilty will be spared

Court to hear Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute on Aug 28

The matter was listed for hearing before civil judge (senior division) Aditya Singh

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin vows DMK govt will stand firmly with minorities

Stalin releases five books by late DMK minister A Rahman Khan, reiterating party's firm support for minorities and praising Khan's loyalty to DMK despite AIADMK offers from M G Ramachandran