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Vummidi Ethiraj, one of the principal craftsmen who made the historic Sengol, died in Chennai aged 99. In 1947 he took part in crafting the gold-plated silver Sengol, which stood for the transfer of power from British ru...
Researchers from the University of Kerala have pinpointed places on Earth whose geology and chemistry resemble conditions on Mars — in Tamil Nadu and in Chile. They found melanterite at Neyveli and gypsum in the Tiruchir...
Putul Sonowal from Assam has created history by winning a bronze at the 2026 edition of the World Bowls Champion of Champions in Barham, Australia. It is the first medal India has ever won at this event. The Champion of...
Uttar Pradesh has given its approval to a project costing close to ₹37 crore for setting up India's first museum devoted to locks, to be located in Aligarh. The museum will trace how locking devices have evolved over tim...
The women's 4×400m relay team has delivered India's first gold medal in athletics at the 2026 Asian Games. The race took place at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, the host region of th...
For the first time in Asian Games history, India has taken gold in the team recurve archery event for women. The medal came at the 2026 Asian Games, being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Until now Indian women had never sto...
The Union government has sanctioned five Centres of Excellence for the classical languages Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit. They will support research and help preserve, document and digitise literary herita...
Bodhana Sivanandan, aged 11, has become the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess history. She secured her third and final WGM norm at the 2026 Women's Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A player must...
Shooter Neeru Dhanda has created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch an individual gold medal in the women's trap event at the Asian Games. She achieved the feat at the 2026 Asian Games being held in Nagoya, J...
The Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai was consecrated after a gap of 17 years. Believed to be about 1,800 years old, it has 14 gopurams including four raja gopurams, the Golden Lotus Tank and many granite mandapa...
A new study suggests Mercury may have contracted 10-30% more than previously thought as its interior cooled over billions of years. Researchers estimate that the planet's radius may have reduced by about 7.2 miles (11.6...
India's Dhiraj Bommadevara created history by becoming the first Indian male recurve archer to clinch gold at the Archery World Cup Final. He achieved the feat at Saltillo in Mexico, marking a landmark moment for Indian...
