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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had claimed that the Modi government has an “aggressive privatisation agenda” for the space programme just as it had for nuclear energy

West Bengal's Nijashree Housing Scheme offers ownership flats to low and middle-income families. Eligible applicants can receive 1BHK or 2BHK units through a lottery system. The scheme excludes land costs and certain infrastructure expenses from the unit price. Applicants must meet income criteria and not own a pucca house in West Bengal. Construction begins after 80% of flats receive confirmed bookings.

According to an EL Pais report, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is finalising an agreement with a fertility clinic that will allow members of the Spain women's team to undergo egg vitrification.

The committee ordered the procurement of 10,000 metric tonnes of KNM rice from Nellore rice millers for sale through special counters at affordable prices

Hyderabad’s Old City remains a living repository of the city’s layered past, where legacies of Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi dynasties continue to find expression in its bustling markets, language, traditions and cultures. Even as urbanisation and fast-paced modern life reshape Hyderabad, this part of the city retains warmth, character and cultural memory of an era gone byOld cities have a way of making time feel negotiable. In Delhi, Lucknow or Hyderabad, the past does not simply survive in monuments and old buildings; it lingers in the character of their historic quarters, where another era seems to exist alongside the present.

From public sector giants and engineering clusters to pharmaceutical powerhouses, IT parks and frontier technologies, Hyderabad’s industrial landscape has evolved itself with the changing times. While public investment laid the scientific and manufacturing foundations; liberalisation unleashed potential of private enterprises and technology transformed the city’s economic identity

The virus no longer carries the deterrent power it once did, but changing sexual behaviour is putting young people at risk of other sexually transmitted infections. The numbers seeking care at the 23 District STI/RTI Centres under the Kerala State AIDS Control Society have been rising steadily

Union Government has abolished interview for Group B, C and D posts, says Congress vice-president S.A. Hussain

Justice V. Lakshminarayanan says that retaining the footage even for a minute less than 18 months would amount to a breach of the orders passed by the Supreme Court and the High Court

From typewriters and landlines to pagers, email and smartphones, technology has transformed the way journalism is practised. Reporting has become faster and more immediate, but the old rhythms of journalism have faded. As news moves at the speed of a message, reporters have lost time once spent building relationships, having conversations and discovering stories beyond the official version

Nasser Hussain lambasts the Pakistan Cricket Board for its recent overhaul following the Test team's disappointing performance in England. The drastic measures involved sending home seven players and two coaches, leading Hussain to declare that the team's integrity has been compromised, stating they have become a laughingstock. Furthermore, he expressed concern regarding the public critiques aimed at player Imam-ul-Haq, questioning their validity.

MCX Gold October futures are trading around Rs 1,55,250 and continue to maintain a constructive short-term structure after a sharp recovery from the recent lows. The chart shows a sequence of higher highs and higher lows, while prices are holding above the key short-term moving averages.

Photojournalists helped anchor the newsroom, filing images amidst citywide curfews, naxalite shoot-outs. They navigated assignments carrying darkroom kits into makeshift hotel setups, processing negatives manually, rushing against time to transmit images via standalone fax machines over single telephone lines – often sending the solitary photograph that would inform the nation the next morning.

According to the office of the Relief Commissioner, around 3.53 lakh people have been affected by the floods. As many as 17,544 people have been moved to safer locations, while 4,847 people are currently staying in relief shelters.

The poster of the former Prime Minister was put up, in which the ex-PM said, “Israel must return the lands of Arabs it has occupied. The lawful rights of the Palestinians must be established”

What started as a 15-day maiden fishing trip for seven fishermen from Konaseema district, quickly became a nightmare after their boat’s engine failure left them drifting helplessly at sea and bringing them close encounters with giant creatures like whales. T. Appala Naidu highlights the harrowing ordeal.

Hubballi has a growing technology and entrepreneurial base; Dharwad has strong academic and research institutions, while Belagavi has an established base in aerospace, precision engineering and advanced manufacturing

Stray dogs intervened to save a mentally ill woman from an alleged assault. An intoxicated youth approached the woman near Thudiyalur in Coimbatore early Friday. The dogs barked and bit the attacker, forcing him to flee the scene. Police identified and arrested the suspect following the incident. CCTV footage captured the entire event, aiding the investigation.