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Hyderabad: A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that water on the Moon -- a goldmine for astronauts for future lunar exploration missions -- likely accumulated slowly over billions of years, rather than during one big event. Observations from NASA missions and other sources like ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 have provided evidence that water might be plentiful on the Moon, gathered as ice in the deep, dark craters around the Moon's South Pole. However, it hasn't been clear how ...Read More >
Panchkula: People from the working class are unable to get the small, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders that have 5 kg gas in them despite the Centre's orders to provide these cylinders to migrant labourers and workers. The gas agencies in Chandigarh and Panchkula in Haryana have been claiming that the problem pertaining to the shortage of small gas cylinders will be resolved soon. Rajinder Kumar, a migrant street vendor from the Panchkula Industrial Area, claimed that he had to return e ...Read More >
Baramati: After much anticipation, Congress candidate Akash More has finally withdrawn from the Baramati Assembly by-election, which has drawn the attention of the entire state. The bypolls are being held following the untimely death of Ajit Pawar, former Deputy Chief Minister whose plane crashed on January 28. The Congress had initially fielded More as its candidate against Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. However, More's candidature was withdrawn today. Congress state president Harshvard ...Read More >
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge will chair a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on April 10 to discuss and firm up the grand old party's view on the women's reservation bill with senior leaders. The CWC meeting has been convened in the wake of the Centre extending the Budget session from April 16-18 to pass key changes to the women's reservation bill that grants a 33 per cent quota to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assembli ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's petroleum sector remains resilient despite ongoing geopolitical tensions impacting global energy supply chains, with the government asserting that domestic LPG and fuel availability remains stable and well-managed. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said that while international disruptions have affected imports, the government has taken proactive steps to shield domestic consumers. "Nearly 60 ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant development, the Indian Army has received a delivery of hundreds of kamikaze (suicide) drones under the emergency procurement route from Surat-based drone manufacturer, InsideFPV. According to government sources, the move highlights India's increasing focus on indigenous defence manufacturing and the growing role of domestic companies in supplying advanced systems to the armed forces. "It also reflects a broader push towards modernisation, faster procurement, and st ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 12 to May 23, 2026, bringing together filmmakers from around the world. This year's lineup focuses strongly on director-driven films, with a mix of well-known auteurs and emerging voices. Festival director Thierry Fremaux said more than 2,400 films from 141 countries were submitted, showing the growing global reach of the festival. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president for the main comp ...Read More >
Indore: India's pharmaceutical sector is facing a slowdown due to the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Apart from petrol and LPG gas, the war has led to an increase in the prices of raw materials used in drug manufacturing as well, particularly those sourced from China. The cost has gone up between 40% and 100%, which is expected to disrupt supply chains. According to JP Mulchandani, President of the Basic Drug Dealers Association, Indore, the Indian pharmaceutical ...Read More >
New Delhi: A sharp shift in the weather conditions is set to sweep across large parts of India, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of a rapid rise in temperatures in North India even as heavy rainfall continues to batter parts of the Northeast. After nearly three weeks of unseasonal rain linked to active Western Disturbances, North India is now heading toward a sudden onset of heat. The IMD forecasts that temperatures could rise by 8-10°C over the next few days, marking a sw ...Read More >
New Delhi: Adani Green Energy on Thursday said its subsidiary Adani Renewable Energy Middle East Ltd (AGEL UAE) has signed a joint venture agreement with Minerva Holding RSC to develop renewable energy projects in India. According to a regulatory filing, EPointZero Holding RSC Ltd (EPointZero), the energy and infrastructure arm of International Holding Company PJSC (IHC Group), has entered into a Joint Venture with Adani Green Energy Ltd for the development, construction and operation of renewa ...Read More >
Gurugram: Police baton-charged hundreds of employees who were on strike in Manesar, Haryana. As a result, reports indicate that more than 20 workers were injured in the baton charge. The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Nearly 10,000 employees from six companies began their strike demanding a salary hike on Wednesday. After thousands of workers gathered to protest in Manesar, police imposed Section 163, which prohibits gatherings of more than five people, on the di ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Meta has announced the launch of Muse Spark, the first in the Muse family of AI models developed by its Superintelligence Labs. Presented as the first product of a ground-up overhaul of Meta's AI efforts, Muse Spark is a natively multimodal reasoning model which supports tool use, visual chain of thought, and multi-agent orchestration. To scale Muse, Meta is making investments across the entire stack, from research and model training to infrastructure, including the Hyperion data cen ...Read More >
New Delhi: The general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), M A Baby, on Thursday appealed to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to ensure that the constitutional right to vote is guaranteed for all citizens. He was responding to the large-scale deletion of voters from the electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal, following the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Quoting reports, Baby said th ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Google has announced the introduction of new Gemini AI upgrades designed to provide better access to crisis support. It also announced $30 million in funding to help global hotlines over the next three years, to help them scale their capacity to provide immediate and safe support for people in crisis. Google says that Gemini will now respond in acute mental health situations as their clinical, engineering, and safety teams focus on prioritising human connection for users in distress, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The ripple effects of the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf are now being felt far beyond global shipping routes and oil markets, reaching deep into Indian households and kitchens. A sharp spike in cooking gas prices and an emerging shortage of LPG cylinders have forced families, small businesses, and eateries to revert to traditional fuels such as firewood, cow dung, and coal, triggering both economic strain and environmental alarm. Across several parts of the country, the risin ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that India's close ties with Israel have become a strategic "weakness", arguing that New Delhi could have replaced Pakistan as a key mediator had it maintained a neutral stance. "We have to accept that Pakistan did what the rest could not do. I believe that our relationship with Israel has become our weakness," he told reporters here. "Only Israel needed this war. If we had not been so close to Israel, maybe India could ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Filmmaker Aditya Dhar's latest film Dhurandhar: The Revenge has been grabbing attention for quite some time now - not only because it has broken many box office records but also for its OTT release details. Featuring Ranveer Singh as the lead actor, the spy action thriller film hit the silver screens on March 19, 2026, during festive occasions like Eid, Ugadi, Navreh, and Navroz According to trade reports, Dhurandhar 2 has collected over Rs 1,650 crore worldwide, making it one of the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday attacked the Centre over India withdrawing its bid to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028, and said it reflects the Modi government's true commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement both in letter and spirit. The opposition party said the decision also calls into question the government's true commitment to take on more ambitious carbon mitigation goals in the short and medium term. Congress general secretary and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh recall ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has filed an 877-page chargesheet in the Janakpuri pit death case, naming three accused and detailing alleged lapses linked to the execution of a construction project, an official said on Thursday. The chargesheet was submitted before a court on April 7, said police, adding that the case was registered on February 6. According to a police statement, the accused are Himanshu Gupta (45), a suspended director of the main contractor company, KKSPUN Private Limited, Rajes ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: Two Iranian sisters studying in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, are urgently seeking help as they face financial hardship and uncertainty after losing contact with their families amid the West Asia crisis. Jinab Mohammadi and Solmaz Mohammadi had come to India for education and a better future. Residing in PM Palem, the duo is currently pursuing B.Pharma while raising their young children. Jinab has a son and a daughter, while Solmaz is a mother to a young boy. As their course ne ...Read More >
Hyderabad: As polling continues across Kerala, voter turnout has become a key point of discussion, with contrasting trends emerging between urban and rural constituencies. While the overall polling process has been largely smooth, early figures indicate varying levels of voter participation across the state. Efforts by the Election Commission to streamline electoral rolls and eliminate discrepancies appear to have strengthened the process. A coordinated multi-phase campaign also played a role i ...Read More >
Gangtok: A total of 135 stranded tourists have been rescued by the Army from North Sikkim, where multiple landslides have snapped road connectivity, officials said on Thursday. Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in Lachen, with sustained efforts underway to ensure their rescue at the earliest, they said. The rescue operation is being carried out by the Trishakti Corps under the Eastern Command amid heavy snowfall, they added. Critical passes have been opened and alternate routes activated to ...Read More >
Guwahati: Seven people were held in connection with election-related violence at two places in Assam, officials said on Thursday. Besides, minor clashes also erupted at several polling booths after voting began in the morning, with people suffering minor injuries, they said. Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), Akhilesh Kumar Singh, told PTI that violence took place in Tamulpur and Sivasagar on Wednesday night, hours before polling began for the assembly elections at 7 am. "We got rep ...Read More >
Guwahati/Jorhat/Rangia/Kokrajhar: Defying overcast skies and intermittent rains, people across Assam turned out in large numbers on Thursday to vote in the assembly elections, with enthusiasm visible from first-time voters to octogenarians. Heavy showers lashed parts of the state, while light rain was reported from areas including Guwahati since morning. However, the weather failed to dampen the people's resolve, as long queues were seen outside polling stations across districts such as Jorhat ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other discharged accused in the liquor policy case cannot seek the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma merely because she attended a "legal seminar" by the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad, as it does not demonstrate any ideological association, the CBI has told the Delhi High Court. In a reply filed to applications by the AAP leader and others seeking the judge's recusal from hearing the Central Bureau of investigation's (CBI) challeng ...Read More >
New Delhi/Noida: Months after software engineer Yuvraj Mehta drowned in a water-filled pit in Greater Noida, a young man drowned in another open pit under Sector 126 police station in Noida on Wednesday. The incident caused widespread panic at the scene. Police and NDRF teams arrived immediately and brought out the young man. Noida Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Saad Mian Khan also arrived at the scene. According to reports, Harshit Bhatt, a resident of Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, had gone to ...Read More >
Kota: The National Testing Agency(NTA) will on Thursday, April 9 release the question papers of candidates, who appeared in the second session of the April session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026, which concluded on Wednesday. The exams of the April session -- Paper 1 (BE/ BTech) and Papers 2A and 2B (BArch and BPlanning papers -- were held from April 2-8 in two shifts, first shift from 9 am to 12 pm and second shift from 3 to 6 pm. Results of the January session of JEE Main 2 ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Assembly election 2026 got off to an emphatic start on Thursday, with a steady stream of voters and prominent personalities arriving early at polling booths across the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan of Congress, and Bharatiya Janata Party state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar were among the key leaders who cast their votes and shared their views on the electoral battle underway. Casti ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The buzz around Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge continues to grow, and it seems even industry heavyweights are not immune to its pull. Superstar Prabhas and filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga were recently spotted attending a late-night screening of the Ranveer Singh-led action spectacle at a local cinema. The duo reportedly took a break from their packed schedules to catch the film in a public theatre, a move that quickly caught fans' attention online. Photos circulating on social media show t ...Read More >
Chennai: With the nomination process for the crucial Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu ending on Thursday, officials said the state has witnessed a high number of candidates entering the fray, including participation from the transgender community. As per the information shared on the official website of the Election Commission of India (ECI), a total of 7599 nomination papers were filed across the state, of which, 5081 have been accepted by the Election Commission. While 2480 nominations were r ...Read More >
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