Solar eclipse September 2025: Date, timings, details of the 5 upcoming celestial events 

Solar eclipse September 2025: Date, timings, details of the 5 upcoming celestial events 

Solar eclipses are one of the most important celestial events. It is culturally and scientifically important. While researchers get the chance to study the Sun’s corona and test relativity theories, various cultures see it as a symbol of change and a powerful omen.  This year, the first one, which was a partial solar eclipse, took […]

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NEET UG: 26th Russian Education Fair held in Delhi; main focus on medical education

NEET UG: 26th Russian Education Fair held in Delhi; main focus on medical education

The Russian Centre for Science and Culture, in collaboration with Rus-Education, hosted the 26th Russian Education Fair in New Delhi on Saturday. The event primarily highlighted opportunities in medical education in Russia and featured representatives from 10 leading Russian universities offering undergraduate courses in medical sciences (MBBS). The event saw representation from prominent Russian universities, […]

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Data | Parsing the inflation story of the past year

Data | Parsing the inflation story of the past year

Inflation: Pulses put on display for sale at wholesale grocery market Khari Baoli, Delhi | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The latest annual report released by the RBI highlights the factors and disruptors that heightened inflation levels worldwide. It also identifies the specific commodities that affected inflation across different components, like food, fuel and core […]

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Vladimir Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus

Vladimir Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on March 25 to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine. Mr. Putin said the move was triggered by Britain’s decision this past week to provide Ukraine […]

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Wagner chief says Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘practically surrounded’

Wagner chief says Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘practically surrounded’

This file video grab taken from a shooting by AFPTV shows an aerial view of smoke and destructions during fighting in the city of Bakhmut | File Photo | Photo Credit: AFP The head of Russian mercenary group Wagner said Friday the group had “practically encircled” Bakhmut, an industrial city in eastern Ukraine that has seen […]

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SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launches to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended months long stay. The […]

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Two dead in Russian drone attack in west Ukraine

Two dead in Russian drone attack in west Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen use a searchlight as they search for drones in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Russian attack with Iran-made drones early on Monday left two people dead and three more wounded in the western Ukraine city of Khmelnytskyi, the Mayor said. […]

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Why did Putin suspend Russia’s participation in New START?

Why did Putin suspend Russia’s participation in New START?

The story so far: On February 23, on the eve of the first anniversary of his country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was unilaterally suspending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the U.S., stating that the West was trying to destroy Russia. Making the announcement at […]

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U.S. hopes India will use its relationship with Russia to end the war

U.S. hopes India will use its relationship with Russia to end the war

Photo used for representative purpose only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The United States hopes that India will use its relationship with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, a senior U.S. diplomat has said, on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We have said before, the Secretary [of State of the […]

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