China remains top after defeating Germany at ITTF Mixed Team World Cup
Chengdu, Dec 5 (IANS) Title favourites China clinched an 8-4 victory over Germany to remain top of the rankings in the round-robin second stage at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup on Friday. In the opening mixed doubles, China’s Kuai Man and Lin Shidong beat the German pair Benedikt Duda and […]
Football: FC Barcelona defender Eric Garcia signs new contract until 2031
Madrid (Spain), Dec 5 (IANS) FC Barcelona on Friday announced that defender Eric Garcia has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until the end of June 2031. The new contract highlights the dedication of the player, who returned to the club from Manchester City in the summer of 2021 and […]
Air pollution can heighten anxiety and trigger panic-like symptoms: Doctors
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Amid continuing poor air quality in the national capital, doctors on Friday noted that air pollution can not only harm your lungs or lead to cardiac illness but can also heighten anxiety and trigger panic-like symptoms. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported that Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) […]
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India posts 23 pc surge in domestic sales in Nov
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has posted domestic sales of 5,33,645 units in November, up 23 per cent from 4,32,888 units in the same month last year. Total sales for the month touched 5,91,136 units, up 25 per cent from 4,72,749 units in November 2024, while exports rose 44 […]
India-Russia relationship is entering new phase of technological era: Experts
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Russia and India have been long-standing investment and political partners for many years, and now, this relationship is entering a new phase, a technological era, Gleb Borukhov, Managing Director, Realia Capital Group, said on Friday. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the India-Russia Business Forum, Borukhov said that previously, […]
Privacy protection in-built in Poshan app for Anganwadi centres: MoS Savitri Thakur
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, said on Friday that various data protection safeguards related to privacy exist in the Poshan Tracker application used in Mission Poshan 2.0 for nutrition delivery at Anganwadi centres. In reply to a query in Lok Sabha, MoS Thakur said […]
Indian Railways rolls out AI system to prevent elephant collision, tenders 981 RKms
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Indian Railways has deployed an Artificial Intelligence‑enabled intrusion detection system to detect elephants on tracks across route kilometres (RKms) of the Northeast Frontier Railway and prevent collisions, the government said on Friday. Further, Indian Railways has awarded tenders covering a further 981 RKms to scale up AI intrusion detection across […]
Guv calls for high-level research at Rajasthan Ayurveda University
Jaipur, Dec 5 (IANS) Governor Haribhau Bagde on Friday chaired a review meeting of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurveda University, stating that the institution should evolve into a hub for nation-building, with transparent examinations, high-level research, and the intellectual and cultural development of students as essential pillars of excellence. Governor and Chancellor Haribhau Bagde chaired a […]
India, Russia agree to step up trade in farm goods
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Oxana Lut, where both sides discussed ongoing cooperation and outlined future areas of collaboration, according to an official statement issued on Friday. Both countries agreed to deepen cooperation in agricultural trade, fertilisers, seeds, market […]
IndiGo chaos: Anticipate a normal situation between December 10-15, says airline CEO
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Friday said that given the size, scale, and complexity of their operations, it will take some time to return to a full normal situation, “which we do anticipate between the 10 to 15th of December”. Addressing the passengers in a video message amid the unprecedented […]
