August 20, 2023 2:08 PM

India secures Second Rank at 16th IOAA in Chorzów, Poland

With Four Gold and One Silver Medals, India has secured Second Rank at the 16th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Chorzów, Poland held from the 10 to the 20 of August 2023. The United Kingdom clinched the lead with five Golds. A total of 236 students from 50 nations part...

August 20, 2023 1:41 PM

Kerala: Today is Atham, marking beginning of ten-day Onam festivities

Today is Atham, marking the beginning of the ten-day Onam festivities in Kerala. People wearing traditional attire, visited temples across the State this morning. Floral carpets or pookkalams are being laid in front of  houses, as a symbolic gesture to welcome King Mahabali,  who was sent ...

August 20, 2023 1:29 PM

J&K:62-day-long Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra to suspend temporarily from 23rd of Aug

In Jammu and Kashmir, the 62-day-long annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, 2023 shall remain temporarily suspended from the 23rd of this month. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the Yatra shall remain suspended from both routes in view of reduced pilgrim flow and track restoration works. The Shri...

August 20, 2023 1:14 PM

DRI apprehends Indian passenger who carries Cocaine worth crores of rupees

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) apprehended an Indian passenger on Friday who was carrying Cocaine worth crores of rupees. Acting on an intelligence input, the DRI officials nabbed the passenger who came from Addis Ababa to Mumbai carrying 1496 grams of white powder, purported to be Co...