Axiom-4: Shubhanshu Shukla, crew dock at International Space Station
Indian Air Force’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla created history on Thursday as the spacecraft carrying him docked at the International Space Station (ISS) along with three astronauts from the US, Poland, and Hungary.
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Ahead of Amarnath yatra, Army launches anti-terror operation in J&K’s Udhampur
Just a week before the annual Amarnath Yatra is set to begin, security forces on Thursday launched a major anti-militancy operation in the hilly Basantgarh area of Udhampur district in Jammu region.
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EC moves to de-list 345 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties
The Election Commission on Thursday said it has started proceedings to de-list 345 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPP), which have not contested a single election in last six years and its offices could not be physically located anywhere, by issuing show-cause notices to them.
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Air India plane crash: Black box data successfully extracted; CVR, FDR analysis under way
The memory module of the front black box of Air India's ill-fated Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad has been successfully accessed and its data downloaded at a state-of-the-art government lab here, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.
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'Hawks, vultures...’: Cong MP's ‘birds of prey’ jibe at Tharoor
A day after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor spoke about a bird's freedom to fly with the sky belonging to no one, a senior party leader Manickam Tagore on Thursday warned his Lok Sabha colleague that free birds should be aware of “hawks, vultures, and eagles” preying in the skies.
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'Indira=Hitler': FIR against K'taka BJP over social media post
An FIR has been registered against the Karnataka BJP's social media handle over an alleged post put up by the party comparing former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Adolf Hitler, police said on Thursday.
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'Ready to wipe out Hinduism’: Kangana slams Zohran Mamdani
Indian-origin US politician Zohran Kwame Mamdani stunned in the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor, upsetting former governor Andrew Cuomo.
A day after his win, actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has taken a dig at Mamdani, questioning his "bloodline".
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Not against English but we should glorify Indian languages: Amit Shah
Days after facing criticism over his remarks that people speaking in English will start feeling “ashamed” soon, Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said there should not be opposition to any foreign language and that Hindi “cannot be an enemy of any Indian language”.
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'Daddy’s home': White House embraces NATO chief's moniker for Trump
The White House embraced the moniker of "daddy" for Donald Trump in a video that it released after NATO chief Mark Rutte used the term in a conversation with the US president.
"Daddy’s home," the White House posted on X, along with the video featuring the song "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" by Usher and images of Trump at the NATO summit in The Hague.
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NHAI rubbishes toll on two-wheelers as 'fake news', clarifies 'no plans to levy charges'
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the NHAI rubbished these rumours and said, "#FactCheck: Some sections of the media have reported that the Government of India plans to levy user fees on two-wheelers. #NHAI would like to clarify that no such proposal is under consideration. There are no plans to introduce toll charges for two-wheelers. #FakeNews"
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India wins all three titles in Asian Squash Doubles Championships
In a remarkable achievement, India swept all three titles — men's, women's, and mixed events — at the second Asian Squash Doubles Championships after defeating their respective rivals in the finals here on Thursday.
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