India joined Wednesday an elite group of three other nations to have sent a spacecraft on the moon as Chandrayaan-3 landed a rover on the lunar surface to explore the uncharted territories near the South Pole. India also created history by becoming the first nation to achieve successful landing on the South Pole of the moon.

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander to make soft landing on Moon at 6.04 pm on 23rd August. 

 Board examinations will be conducted twice a year and students will get an option to retain their best score, according to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) prepared by the Ministry of Education (MoE). Aiming to make the exams ‘easier’, rather than ‘high stakes’, the various boards have also been asked to develop capacities to be able to conduct ‘on-demand’ examinations in due course of time

Odisha is now among the seven leading states in terms of estimated procurement of rice during the ensuing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2023-24, according to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

If things go as per plan, the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) will very soon launch Mo Bus service in Keonjhar district. This was revealed during the 44th Board Meeting of CRUT convened recently under the chairmanship of Anu Garg, Development

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday inaugurated 21 bus stands in 13 districts apart from laying foundation stones for 124 bus stands in 26 districts under ‘Ama Bus Stand’ scheme.

5T Secretary VK Pandian continued his visit to Khurda Wednesday and reviewed the progress of various developmental works in the district.

The Supreme Court Wednesday said there is “intrinsic evidence” that Article 370 has a “self-limiting character” and it seems to have worked itself out after the term of the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly ended in 1957.

It is not true that India is not reducing coal-based power generation capacity in the energy mix, a senior government official said, adding that the country is targeting over 64 per cent of non-fossil fuelbased capacity by 2030.

Procurement of goods and services from government portal GeM has crossed `1 lakh crore so far this fiscal on account of an increase in buying activities by different ministries and departments, an official statement said Wednesday. 

Election Commission today announced by-poll to one seat of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. Notification for the by-poll will be issued on 29th of this month and nominations can be filed till 5th September.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has once again started a strict implementation of a ban on the manufacture, use, sale, transportation, handling, and storage of single-use plastic, to make Mumbai plastic-free.

TAMIL NADU  CM M.K.Stalin has contributed Ten Crore rupees towards the relief work undertaken by the Himachal Government.

Tirupati: The TTD has introduced the Balaji Baggage Management System (BBMS) as part of the efforts to enhance the pilgrimage experience in Tirumala. This automated system simplifies devotees’ luggage and their mobile phone ‘deposits’ for short durations and their retrieval after the temple visit and prayers.

Six people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl at her house in Hyderabad. The teenager was allegedly sexually assaulted by three men including a rowdy-sheeter at her house on Monday, Rachakonda Police Commissioner D S Chauhan told. 

BEML expects defence revenue to reach rs 4,500-5,000 crore in 4-5 years.

Popular Haryanvi singer Raju Punjabi, who had released his last song 'Aapse Milke Yaara Humko Accha Laga Tha' on August 12, passed away at a private hospital in Hisar on August 22. According to a few reports, Raju was undergoing treatment for jaundice for the past few days in the same hospital

National record holder long jumper Jeswin Aldrin qualified for his maiden World Athletics Championships finals but fellow competitor Murali Sreeshankar made a shock exit at the qualification round after his worst performance of the season here Wednesday

Amanpreet Singh won the men’s 25m standard pistol to give India their fifth gold medal in the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Championship here Wednesday, even as the women’s standard pistol trio picked up a bronze in the team competition.

The third and final T20I between India and Ireland here Wednesday was washed out without a ball being bowled. India had already sealed the series 2-0 with a win in the second T20I Sunday. The series opener, which India won by two runs via DLS method, was also marred by rain.