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    Cricket among five sports included in 2028 Olympic programme
    Sports

    Cricket among five sports included in 2028 Olympic programme

    Mumbai, Oct 16: Cricket was on Monday officially included in the programme for the 2028 Los Angles Olympics, marking the sport’s return to the Summer Games after 123 years.Besides cricket, which will be played in T20 format, the other sports approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
    Fourth flight with 274 Indian nationals flies out from Israel
    International

    Fourth flight with 274 Indian nationals flies out from Israel

    Jerusalem, Oct 15: The special flight carrying 274 Indian nationals wanting to leave Israel amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict left for home on Saturday, the second in a day and fourth since the launch of 'Operation Ajay'.The special flights are part of the operation launched on October 12 to...
    Third batch of 197 Indian nationals fly out from Israel
    National

    Third batch of 197 Indian nationals fly out from Israel

    Jerusalem, Oct 14: The third batch of 197 Indian nationals wanting to leave Israel amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict left for home on a special flight on Saturday. The special flights are part of 'Operation Ajay' launched on October 12 to facilitate the return of those Indian nationals who wish...
    Government notifies August 23 as National Space Day
    National

    Government notifies August 23 as National Space Day

    New Delhi, Oct 14: The government has notified August 23, the day Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing on the moon, as National Space Day. "…the Government of India has declared the 23rd Day of August of every year as the 'NATIONAL SPACE DAY' to commemorate this historic moment," said a notification...
    Air India SpiceJet to operate flights to Tel Aviv on Saturday
    International

    Air India SpiceJet to operate flights to Tel Aviv on Saturday

    New Delhi, Oct 14: Air India and SpiceJet will operate one flight each to Tel Aviv on Saturday to bring back Indians amid escalating tensions due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to officials. These chartered flights will be operated under Operation Ajay, which the...
    Kaziranga National Park to partially open for tourists from Sunday
    Assam

    Kaziranga National Park to partially open for tourists from Sunday

    Guwahati, Oct 14: The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam will partially open for tourists from Sunday in two of its four ranges, a forest official said. In view of the present road condition due to inclement weather, the authorities will allow jeep safaris for tourists in the...
    The first lot of Indians wishing to return from Israel to fly out on Thursday, no fares charged
    International

    The first lot of Indians wishing to return from Israel to fly out on Thursday,...

    Jerusalem, Oct 12: The first charter flight to facilitate the return of Indian citizens stranded in Israel will leave Thursday evening from the Ben Gurion airport, sources said, amid the country’s raging war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. About 230 Indians living in Israel will be...
    Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif killed in Pakistan mosque
    National

    Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif killed in Pakistan mosque

    New Delhi, Oct 11: Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Shahid Latif, believed to be the mastermind of the 2016 attack on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, was gunned down on Wednesday by unidentified assailants in a mosque in Daska town of Pakistan's Sialkot district, officials said. Latif, alias...
    Sikkim govt ask schools to conduct online classes for senior students
    North East

    Sikkim govt ask schools to conduct online classes for senior students

    Gangtok, Oct 10: The Sikkim government has directed all schools in the flood-ravaged state to conduct online classes for students of Class nine and above. The direction for online classes was given to compensate for the loss of class hours due to the closure of educational institutions till...
    Mizoram polls: MNF vying for second consecutive term amid rise of new political force
    North East

    Mizoram polls: MNF vying for second consecutive term amid rise of new political...

    Aizawl, Oct 9: Since Mizoram became a separate state in 1987 after years of insurgency; it has been ruled by either the Mizo National Front or the Congress. However, the binary equation in the Northeastern state is being threatened by the emergence of a new political force, the Zoram People’s...
    Mizoram Police intensifies crackdown on drug menace as state emerges alternative smuggling route
    North East

    Mizoram Police intensifies crackdown on drug menace as state emerges alternative...

    Aizawl, Oct 8 (PTI) Amid the ongoing strife in Manipur, neighbouring Mizoram has emerged as the new route for smuggling drugs from Myanmar, prompting the state police to step up efforts to counter the menace. The police action has led to the recovery of drugs worth Rs. 60 crore and arrest of two...
    Appearing for class 10, 12 board exams twice a year wont be mandatory: Dharmendra Pradhan
    National

    Appearing for class 10, 12 board exams twice a year won't be mandatory:...

    New Delhi, Oct 8: Appearing for class 10 and 12 board exams twice a year will not be mandatory for students and the option is being introduced to reduce stress caused by the fear of single opportunity, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. In an interview to PTI, Pradhan said...
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