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DAG exhibition maps the advent and impact of photography in colonial India

Published on Sep 22, 2024 07:00 AM IST

An exhibition of photos taken during the 1850s and 1860s explores an era when new technology was deployed in a terrain being surveyed for the first time

Sanchi Stupa by Lala Deen Dayal(DAG)

NSA Doval briefs Putin on Modi-Zelensky talks, meets Chinese FM Wang Yi

Doval was part of the delegation that accompanied PM Modi on his visit to Russia in July and to Ukraine in August

New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The meeting took place on the margins of a conclave of national security advisors of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) nations in St Petersburg. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Sep 12, 2024 10:25 PM IST

NSA Doval set to meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday

The Indo-China border standoff is expected to figure in their talks, people familiar with the matter said

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval attends a meeting of BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for security matters / national security advisors in Saint Petersburg. (Photo by Alexei Danichev)(AFP)
Published on Sep 11, 2024 09:25 PM IST

Cabinet approves Mission Mausam with an outlay of 2K Cr for weather forecasts

The mission will focus on accuracy, modelling, radars, satellites, and accurate agromet forecasts.

Noida, India- September 11, 2024: Black clouds hover over the city after rain, in Noida, India, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
Published on Sep 11, 2024 09:22 PM IST
ByJayashree Nandi

Meet the council of elders that decided Mizoram’s next chief minister

The victorious ZPM has a Val Upa Council that is made up of 15 prominent elderly people. It named the person to lead the government if the party won the polls

Lalduhoma (right) was sworn in by Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Friday as the state's chief minister.(ANI)
Published on Dec 08, 2023 01:31 PM IST

‘India loses more than 1% GDP through the exclusion of LGBT persons’

Economist MV Lee Badgett has studied the economic impact of not extending the social institution of marriage to same-sex couples. An interview

Lee Badgett spoke at an event organised at the Godrej DEI Lab in Mumbai (Photo credit: Harinath Govindan)
Published on Nov 27, 2023 08:49 PM IST

In Tamil Nadu, a special wing of police aims to fight caste violence

The Social Justice and Human Rights wing acts on atrocities against SC/ST persons. This week, they will start an awareness programme aimed at school students

The recent caste-based crimes have led the Tamil Nadu police to re-assess some of the functions and strengthen their existing systems. (ANI File)
Published on Nov 27, 2023 06:55 PM IST

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads

Against a backdrop of months of devastating heat, the world is on track for 2.5 to 2.9°C warming, pushing the planet closer to irreversible climate breakdown

The world is currently headed for 2.5 to 2.9°C warming over the pre-industrial period. (CREDIT: AP)
Updated on Nov 26, 2023 04:54 PM IST
ByTannu Jain

Explainer: The Mahadev App online betting scam in Chhattisgarh

Till now 72 cases have been registered by the Chhattisgarh police and 449 suspects have been arrested from Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Mumbai and other parts.

The interrogation of the arrested revealed that the Mahadev app was run from more than 30 centres, mostly in Chhattisgarh, and transactions worth over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>200 crores were carried from each of these centres. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 06:25 PM IST

LCA set to emerge as cornerstone of IAF’s combat power

The Indian Air Force's LCA programme is seen as a significant achievement in indigenisation and will serve as a base for future fighter programmes

In a first, the LCA on August 23 fired the indigenous Astra beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa.(Defence ministry)
Published on Aug 30, 2023 06:00 PM IST

Jailed FTX founder Bankman-Fried to return to court for new plea

Founder of FTX exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried, jailed on fraud charges. Pleads not guilty, seeks court time to prepare for trial.

Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S.(REUTERS)
Published on Aug 22, 2023 04:04 PM IST
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To reach its economic potential, India must abandon protectionism

High tariffs and licensing do not help development—they hurt it

India’s government is convinced that reducing imports is necessary for its security and creating manufacturing jobs, and especially hopes to reduce imports from China.(AFP)
Published on Aug 18, 2023 01:37 AM IST
The Economist

Ukraine calls on Putin to meet, seeks security guarantee from west - 10 points

Ukraine-Russia tensions: The world “is at a decisive moment in history,” US vice president Kamala Harris said on Saturday amid heightened tensions.

A service member of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry Corps (Marine Corps) drives a tank during drills at a training ground in an unknown location in Ukraine. (Reuters) (via REUTERS)
Published on Feb 19, 2022 08:54 PM IST
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