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Veteran Tamil scholar and orator Solomon Pappaiah passed away aged 90. He taught at The American College, Madurai, from 1961 to 1994 and headed its Department of Tamil; under his leadership the undergraduate Tamil progra...
Tripura achieved a zero per cent dropout rate in Classes 1 to 5 during the 2025-26 academic year, according to UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus) data. The State's primary dropout rate has fa...
Hyderabad-based Apollyon Dynamics has developed Ahuti Mk II, the fastest multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) made in India, with a certified top speed of 498 km/h. It is an electric interceptor drone built to pursue...
The Population Enumeration phase of Census 2027 has been brought forward in four poll-bound States: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa. Enumeration will run from November 16, 2026 to January 4, 2027, with a revis...
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched 'Arjun Vahini' on 1 September 2026. It is a specialised disaster response squad with 200 members. The force has been designed on the pattern of the National Disaster R...
The Archaeological Survey of India recorded a Chola inscription at the Vedapureeswarar Temple in Therazhundur, Mayiladuthurai district. Dated 1003 CE, the 18th regnal year of Rajaraja Chola I, it is in Tamil on a pillar...
Dinesh Sharma, a BJP Rajya Sabha MP and former Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He is also a Vice-Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, with his...
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031, a Strategic Action Plan for developing India's ornamental fish sector, at Agatti in Lakshadweep. Implemented by the Department of Fisheries under...
Bihar and Jharkhand have signed an MoU to share the waters of the Sone River, settling an inter-State dispute of nearly 25 years. The Sone, a major right-bank tributary of the Ganga, rises in the Maikal highlands near Am...
Himachal Pradesh has introduced Australian Merino sheep to improve wool quality and raise output. The ₹6-crore programme began in 2021 under the National Livelihood Mission with 240 Merino sheep imported from Australia....
India's first fully indigenous AK-203 'Sher' assault rifle has been successfully manufactured and test-fired at the Korwa Ordnance Facility in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. The rifle is produced by Indo-Russian Rifles Private L...
India has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the United States to acquire the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route. The FGM-148 Javelin is a man-portable,...
