Yangon (Myanmar), Aug 9 (UNI) The India U20 women’s team are on the cusp of ending a 20-year wait to qualify for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup, standing just one win away from booking their tickets to the 2026 tournament in Thailand. The Young Tigresses will meet hosts Myanmar in their third and final…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) The Union Ministry of Railways has unveiled an experimental scheme — Round Trip Package — designed to ease congestion and incentivise advance bookings for the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals. Bookings for the scheme will open on August 14, said a Ministry official today. Under the scheme, passengers booking both…
Bhopal: In response to the increasing number of passengers traveling to Rewa for Raksha Bandhan, the Railways have announced a special train service. Recognizing the surge in demand, the decision to operate this train was made six hours in advance. The ‘Raksha Bandhan Ektaar Express Special’ (Train number 01667) will depart from Rani Kamalapati (RKMP)…
5.84 grams smack worth Rs 175,200 seized Bhopal: In a significant breakthrough against drug trafficking, the Bhopal Crime Branch has arrested a 20-year-old man and seized 5.84 grams of smack (heroin) with a street value of approximately ?175,200. The arrest was made following a tip-off about a suspect attempting to sell the illegal narcotics. Additional…
Los Angeles, Aug 8 (UNI) Evacuations were ordered on Thursday for communities near a fast-moving wildfire in a canyon area in Southern California amid a major heat wave. The wildfire, dubbed the Canyon fire, broke out around 1:25 p.m. local time (2025 GMT) near Piru, a small historic town located in eastern Ventura County and…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) In the first four months of 2025, over 1.3 lakh foreign tourists traveled to India for medical treatment, accounting for approximately 4.1 percent of the total foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) during this period, the Government said today. “The total number of FTAs for medical purposes in India during 2025 (up…
Jeddah, Aug 7 (UNI) China’s men’s basketball team trounced India 100-69 here today for its second straight win in preliminary Group C at the FIBA Asia Cup. Hu Mingxuan and Zhao Jiayi had 17 points apiece, and Cheng Shuaipeng and Wang Junjie each added 13 as the Chinese men took an easy victory following their…
Chennai, Aug 7 (UNI) Expressing deep anguish and concern over the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister M K Stalin today wrote to External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr.S.Jaishankar to take immediate and effective measures to secure the release of all the detained fishermen and their boats from the…
In this debut episode of IAF Unplugged, 3 dynamic IAF Engineering Officers from the Technical Branch take you behind the scenes of life in the Indian Air Force. Squadron Leader Rishikesh Sawant shares his experience working with advanced surface-to-air guided weapon systems in challenging terrains. Squadron Leader Akash Kashyap talks about his journey from Mi-17…
Climbed to the first floor and accidentally fell from an unbarricaded roof A five-year-old girl from the Kokta area of Bhopal tragically lost her life after falling from the roof of an under-construction house on Monday evening. According to police reports, the child, identified as Kamni Bansal, was playing unsupervised when she climbed to the…
