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India successfully test-fires Agni-5 ballistic missile, validates strategic capabilities
New Delhi/Chandipur, In a significant boost to India's strategic defence arsenal, the nuclear-capable Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on Wednesday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha's…
Portfolios allocated in Chhattisgarh cabinet; CM Sai retains key departments
Raipur, The Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has allocated portfolios to all cabinet ministers a few hours after the induction of three new Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has retained…
Chhattisgarh cabinet expands to full strength with three new ministers
Raipur, The Chhattisgarh cabinet reached its maximum constitutional limit on Wednesday as Governor Ramen Deka administered the oath of office and secrecy to three new ministers. The induction of the…
Chhattisgarh govt hikes 2 pc DA to govt employees, brings it at par with Centre
Raipur, In a major financial relief ahead of the festive season, the Chhattisgarh government has announced a 2 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state employees, raising it…
Indian stock market rally continues, Sensex jumps 370 points
Mumbai, The Indian benchmark indices ended the session with a decent rally on Tuesday for the second consecutive day, buoyed by the GST rationalisation move. Sensex settled at 81,, up…
Manu Bhaker bags bronze in 10m air pistol at Asian Shooting Championship
Shymkent (Kazakhstan), Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker bagged a bronze medal in the 10m women's air pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championship on Tuesday. Manu shot in the eight-woman…
Oppn fields ex-SC Judge B Sudershan Reddy as nominee for VP election
New Delhi, Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy was on Tuesday declared as the united Opposition parties’ candidate for the Vice-Presidential election scheduled on September 9 -- an exercise…
Asian Shooting C’ships: Girish Gupta’s gold helps India end opening day at Shymkent with two gold, three silver
New Delhi, Girish Gupta’s gold in the 10m air pistol men youth event, in which he led an Indian 1-2, ensured the country ended competition Day One of the 16th…
‘India is proud of your feat’, says PM Modi to IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla
New Delhi, IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Monday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after his successful mission to the International Space Station -- a first ever by an…
Rahul Gandhi’s atom bomb or damp squib? Bihar will decide
Deepika Bhan New Delhi, When Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi decided to skip the early morning Independence Day celebrations at the iconic Red Fort, he knew he would…