In a hat-tip to mainstream cinema in the north and the south, ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ was named the best feature film at the 69th National Film Awards announced Thursday, while Allu Arjun, Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon won the top acting honours. Bhatt and Sanon shared the best actress prize for their roles in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Mimi’, respectively. Southern cinema sensation Arjun bagged the best actor award for Telugu blockbuster ‘Pushpa: The Rise (Part I)’. It is the first National Film Award for all three stars.

 Even as Odisha is witnessing heavy rainfall due to the southwest monsoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more downpour till Saturday

Vaccine manufacturer Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) expects to commercially launch its dengue fever vaccine by early 2026, a top executive said, as the race to develop the country’s first such vaccine heats up.

Internationally acclaimed chef Vikash Khanna Thursday highly praised the culture, sculpture, art, heritage and traditional food of Odisha during an interaction with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through videoconferencing

: Indicating a stricter enforcement of road safety norms, road accidents and related fatalities have fallen by 7.56 per cent and 6.24 per cent, respectively during the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the corresponding period in 2022, state Transport department officials said, Thursday.

Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 has rolled down on the Lunar surface. ISRO has said that Made in India and Made for the Moon rover Pragyan has ramped down from the Lander and India took a walk on the moon.

The 26th National Conference on e-Governance began in Indore to deliberate on providing better facilities to the citizens.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated and laid foundation stones for various developmental projects of Budgam district in central Kashmir and launched the “Beautification of Budgam Town” initiative.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the Centre's assurance that it does not intend to “touch” the special constitutional provisions protecting the interests of the people of the northeastern States.

Telangana government has transferred Rs 72,815 crore to farmers accounts in 11 phases of Rythu Bandhu since May 2018, under which Rs 5,000 per acre is extended for each kharif and rabi season.

Millet Man of India, Dr. Khader Vali, said that it is a myth that millets are animal or bird food. He stated that millets are human food as well and any disease can be eliminated if one eats millet. He said addressing while addressing FICCI Millet Conclave in New Delhi. 

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) releases final National Curriculum Framework.

The National Medical Commission on Thursday put on hold the regulations that make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe generic drugs and bar them from accepting gifts from pharma companies or endorsing any drug brands. 

The three-day monsoon session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, beginning today. From August 25-29.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Bengaluru early on August 26 morning to congratulate the ISRO team of scientists on the success of Chandrayaan-3 and is scheduled to visit ISRO’s Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Peenya.

54th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti has recommended four infrastructure projects worth more than seven thousand 600 crore rupees. 

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) within a remarkable span of 145 days in FY 23-24.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted its approval for the voluntary amalgamation of Twin Cities Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd with Kranti Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd. The amalgamation scheme sayarted with effect from August 23, 2023.

The founder of the Wagner private mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who Russian aviation authority says was on board a plane that crashed with no survivors, was once close enough to Vladimir Putin to be called his ‘personal chef’ before he led a mutiny that posed the greatest challenge to the president’s long rule.

: United World Wrestling (UWW), the global governing body for wrestling, has suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for not conducting its elections on time, a development which will not allow Indian grapplers to compete at the upcoming World Championships under the Indian flag