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Punjab: Kharif maize pilot project gets lukewarm response in 6 dists

BATHINDA, Aug. 11 -- The state government's maiden initiative to promote kharif maize as an industrial crop through a subsidy scheme received a lukewarm response from farmers, as the authorities achie... Read More


Iran and Iraq sign joint security pact against Western interference

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Baghdad - Iran and Iraq have signed a new joint security agreement, a move signaling deeper cooperation between two neighbors determined to insulate their borders and sovereignty... Read More


UNESCO-listed Vijaydurg Fort's historic Venkat Tower collapses amid monsoon rains

Sindhudurg, Aug. 11 -- The lower part of the Venkat Tower, one of the pivotal buildings close to the lighthouse of the UNESCO World Heritage Fort Vijaydurg, collapsed and was submerged in the Arabian ... Read More


Decimation of pachyderm landscape in Odisha triggers human-elephant conflict

Bhubaneshwar, Aug. 11 -- Unabated human interference in the form of mining, farming, industries and urbanization in Odisha's elephant landscape has virtually ravaged the traditional habitat corridors ... Read More


ULFA-I, NSCN call for Boycott of Independence Day in Northeast

Guwahati, Aug. 11 -- Two of the banned insurgent outfits in the Northeast, the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland/Government of the Peo... Read More


Nitish launches Rs 766.73 crore projects for Western Patna

Patna, Aug. 11 -- Bihar Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today laid the foundation stones for six major infrastructure projects worth Rs 766.73 crore for development of the Western region of Patna, p... Read More


US VP says President Trump wants to end Washington's funding of Russia-Ukraine war

Washington, Aug. 11 -- US Vice President JD Vance has said that President Donald Trump wants the United States to end funding the Russia-Ukraine war, stating that Washington has grown 'tired' of spend... Read More


"Two-state solution best hope to break cycle of violence in ME : Australian PM

Canberra, Aug. 11 -- Australia will formally recognise the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today, ... Read More


BCS Shimla to revise safety protocols after kidnapping incident

Shimla, Aug. 11 -- Bishop Cotton School (BCS) here would introduce new safety protocols for students after the armed abduction of three Class VI boarders last week - the first such incident in the sch... Read More


It feels different this time somehow: Tom Holland on Spider-Man: Brand New Day

London, Aug. 11 -- Slipping back into the iconic Spider-Man suit may be a familiar ritual for Tom Holland, yet stepping into it for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" stirred a sensation unlike any of his pr... Read More