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Iran opens airspace for India to pull out nationals, first flights landing today
As the Israel-Iran war rages amid indications that the US could join the strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, Delhi ...
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Today in Politics: After Omar Abdullah touches a raw nerve in Punjab over water sharing, what’s next?
Even as the dispute between Punjab and Haryana over water from the Bhakra-Nangal project continues to simmer, another ...
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Ahmedabad plane crash: When an island loses its people
A fleck of land in the Gulf of Khambhat off Gujarat’s coast, Diu stretches about 4.6 km from north to south. That is only ...
Express News Quiz: Down’s Syndrome, doomsday fish & quirky dolls
Welcome to The Indian Express’ weekly news quiz. You know the drill — there are 10 quiz questions below, woven around major ...
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E-Aadhaar authentication to be made mandatory for Tatkal tickets
Tatkal booking new rules 2025: The Ministry of Railways is planning major changes to the Tatkal ticketing process, aiming to make it more robust and prevent malpractices by making e-Aadhaar ...
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Meet India’s first gene-edited sheep, born in a Srinagar lab, now a healthy six-month-old
Six months ago, Professor Riyaz Ahmad Shah and his team at the Embryo Biotechnology Lab of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) in Srinagar celebrated a quiet ...
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BSF taps DRDO for tech to monitor Bangla border stretch in Sundarbans
Amid the Centre’s crackdown on illegal immigration and cross-border terror networks, the Border Security Force (BSF) has sought the help of the Defence Research and ...
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Made-in-India Rafale fuselages from 2027-28: Tata Advanced Systems, Dassault ink pacts for manufacturing facility in Hyderabad
Tata Advanced Systems Rafale: In a boost to defence and aerospace manufacturing in India, the country is set to become the first nation other than France where the fuselage of the Rafale fighter ...
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‘Used iPad the whole day, but never for social media’: Madhya Pradesh teen explains how he got 3rd rank in JEE Advanced 2025
Monday was a day of celebrations at Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh, with local boy Majid Mujahid Husain (17) securing all-India rank 3 in JEE Advanced 2025, scoring 330 marks out of 360. Majid, who wants ...
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Thought to be extinct, a rare sighting in Kashmir revives hopes of the Eurasian otter’s comeback
For three decades, the Eurasian otter, once an integral part of Kashmir’s aquatic ecosystem, was thought to be extinct in the Valley. However, a rare sighting of the semi-aquatic mammal has now been ...
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In the high-voltage match on Tuesday, RCB, led by Rajat Patidar, defeated PBKS by six runs.
Indian cricket star Virat Kohli is winning plaudits as his team, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), lifted its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy by defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the ...
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Why a seat for Shukla on Axiom-4 is a big moment for India’s space programme
Four decades after Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to travel to space, Shubhanshu Shukla, a 39-year-old Indian Air Force officer who is in the final leg of his pre-launch quarantine at the ...