District Project Officers will oversee the command centres. Over half a dozen National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) jawans will be deployed there to provide training to the airport staff. Find yo…
The NIA probe into the Pahalgam terrorist attack has learned that the terrorists involved in the incident recced three other spots, before choosing Baisaran Valley for the attackread moreTerrorists…
India may have a dengue vaccine as early as next year. Developed by Japanese major Takeda, the vaccine named ‘Qdenga’ will be rolled out in India with the help of Hyderabad-based firm Biologica…
In New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his arrival from Saudi Arabia, held a briefing with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vi…
As the US edges closer to eliminating petroleum-based synthetic dyes from its food supply, the federal government — led by the Trump administration and United States Health and Human Services Sec…
Special training is being given to ”cheetah mitras” in Kuno National Park and Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary to enhance their capacityread moreEight cheetahs will be brought to India from Botswana in s…
The real-time integration will enhance visibility of gig jobs for NCS users, who will benefit from timely and verified work opportunities across urban and semi-urban areasread moreFood delivery and…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint, the equivalent of charge sheet in ED’s cases, against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Sam Pitroda in the Natio…
Following long-awaited extradition from the United States, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the key mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, is being questioned by the National Investigation Agency…
Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium following a request for extradition from India. Choksi was the key accused in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank fraud caseread …
According to US dietary guidelines, having even low amounts of alcohol, less than a single drink a day, is linked to increased cancer risk. Despite this, a 2019 survey found that less than 50 per c…
Weeks after Rippling co-founder and billionaire tech entrepreneur
Prasanna Sankar made serious allegations against his estranged wife, Dhivya Sasidharan, amid a messy divorce and custody dispute, s…
For months, people believed that a top UK cardiologist, Dr N John Camm, was performing heart surgeries at a missionary hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh. However, after the death of several pati…
Officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) say this expressway will be among the most modern in the world. It is expected to save over 32 crore litres of fuel every year and red…
Mounjaro, an injectable medication designed to support weight loss, works by imitating the effects of two natural hormones, GLP-1 and GIP, which help control appetite, blood sugar levels, and diges…
Anaemia remains a major public health concern in India, affecting women, children and pregnant mothers, leading to severe health complications. Firstpost brings you an expert’s view on when a tra…
Gabbard is visiting India as a part of her multi-nation visit. The Asia leg of Gabbard’s trip will culminate in an address on March 18 at the Raisina Dialogue, a multinational gathering of securi…
The Defence Minister and the American National Intelligence Chief in the South Block and discuss the issues of mutual interest for the two sides, defence ministry officials saidread moreDefence Min…
PM Modi drew a parallel between the mission undertaken by the Doge and his own idea to free India from “deep-rooted issues and harmful practices”. He also highlighted the removal of 40,000 unne…
The Indian National Congress shared the incident on X handle, saying, “A few days ago, leader of the people Rahul Gandhi met shoemaker Ramchet Ji in Sultanpur, UP. Rahul Gandhi encouraged him to …
Haldiram Snacks Foods, the combined FMCG business of the Delhi and Nagpur branches of the Haldiram’s family, is a dominant player in India’s snack industryread moreSingapore’s sovereign inves…
During a state visit to Mauritius, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred the nation’s highest honourread moreMauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam on Wednesday bestowed the na…
When you think of Mumbai and architecture, a few structures come to mind: there’s the Gateway of India, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Rajabai Clock Tower. However, this list isn’t complete w…
Earlier on February 17, the board informed the National Green Tribunal that water at several locations in the Ganga in Prayagraj had alarming levels of faecal coliform bacteriaread moreA new report…
Modi is visiting Mauritius on March 11 and 12 at the invitation of Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, primarily to grace the island nation’s national day celebrationsread moreIndia and Maurit…
India has launched trials for hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks, marking a major step towards green transportation. The initiative, led by Tata Motors, aims to reduce emissions in long-haul freigh…
In his 119th Mann Ki Baat address last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stark warning about India’s growing
obesity crisis, highlighting that cases have doubled in just a few years, w…
On World Wildlife Day, India’s Gir forest has 674 reasons to roar with pride—one for each of its Asiatic lions, the last of their kind in the wild.On March 3, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
The Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships offer financial assistance, mentorship, networking opportunities, and industry experience to 100 outstanding first-year postgraduate students study…
In an avalanche near the village of Mana in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, 57 workers engaged in road construction were trappedread moreAn avalanche occurred on Friday near the village of Mana in Uttarak…
India has banned the manufacture and export of two highly addictive opioids – tapentadol and carisoprodol after an expose found they were fuelling a public health crisis in parts of West Africa.I…
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal early on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt in Kolkata, parts of West Bengal, and Bangladesh.read moreAn earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on th…
An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude rocked parts of Delhi-NCR early on Monday, the National Center for Seismology said.
The location of the earthquake was New Delhi, at a depth of five kilometres, it said…
The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred by the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office, and for hospitality and…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 in Parliament on Saturday, announcing a significant boost for the education sector.
With a strong emphasis on education, skilling,…
In the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to launch a ‘National Manufacturing Mission’.
In the beginning of her speech, Sitharaman dubbed micro, small, and medium…
Bihar remained in focus in the Union Budget 2025-26 with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday making several announcements for the state, including setting up of a Makhana Board, financial…
Today (February 1), across the country, there’s one thing on everyone’s mind — the Union Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting a record eighth consecutive Budget, which comes in…
Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman introduced several initiatives for poll-bound Bihar as she presented the 2025-2025 Union Budget. Sitharaman laid out the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
In the Union Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced ‘Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojna’ for farmers.
The scheme would be run in partnership with states in 100 districts with…
The Ugandan capital of Kampala has reported the first Ebola virus death of the year with health officials confirming an outbreak of the disease on Thursday.
With this, the East African nation has…
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday unfurled the Indian national flag at the Kartavya Path as the country celebrates the 76th Republic Day parade. The flag unfurling ceremony was followed by the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to the nation as India celebrates its 76th Republic Day. Shortly before the Republic Day Parade, PM Modi took to X, formally known as Twitter, to share…
India will celebrate its 76th Republic Day tomorrow. Tableaus are decked, flags are ready to be hoisted and the mood is set at New Delhi’s Kartavya Path which will witness the grandiose commemoration…
India is set to showcase its military prowess and rich cultural heritage and display a symbolic confluence of ’virasat’ and ’vikas’ on Kartavya Path here to mark the 76th Republic Day on January 26…
India’s powerful human rights watchdog has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment discrimination at Foxconn, which makes Apple iPhones, and told them…
French authorities are raising red flags over a growing trend: “aphrodisiac” honey, which has become increasingly popular among men across the country.
Promoted as a “natural” solution to boost sexual…
Pesticide residues in a nearby water reservoir are the cause of the mysterious deaths of 17 people in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, The Indian Express reported citing sources.
A…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed 65 lakh property cards to property owners through video conferencing today. The distribution of property cards under the initiative took place today at 12:30…
The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize finance is particularly compelling in India, a nation striving for greater financial inclusion and security. AI offers powerful tools to…
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned a bright red dye, used in candy, drinks and snacks, that has been linked to cancer in animals. American health officials have barred the…
Retail inflation eased to a four-month low of 5.22 per cent in December, as compared to 5.48 per cent in November, according to government data released on Monday (January 14).
This ease in inflation…
In the world of economics and mathematics, strange and shocking figures often emerge. One such figure now surfaces: the combined costs of the California wildfires, the Israel-Hamas war, and the…
Three more bodies were found on Saturday (January 11) in the flooded rat-hole mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. These bodies were recovered five days after the accident.
The death toll now stands…
At least three among total nine workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, a north-eastern state of India, have died on Tuesday. Rescuers have been working for more than…
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck 93 km northeast of Lobuche, near the Nepal-Tibet border on Tuesday around 6:35 am, the tremors of which were also felt in several parts of India, including…
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that India-US collaboration is crucial for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
In his address at the IIT-Delhi, Sullivan said that the US is taking…
After India reported its first two confirmed cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka’s Bengaluru, the Health Department of Delhi on Monday released a health advisory for hospitals across…
US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan on Monday (January 6) met Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.
Sullivan is on a two-day visit to India to hold talks with Jaishankar and his…
India’s Securities and Exchange Board (Sebi) has uncovered a significant front-running scam in the securities market, barring 22 entities, including Singapore-based broker Rohit Salgaocar and stock…