Cloud-seeding activity in Delhi put on hold due to low moisture, says IIT Kanpur

IANS | October 29, 2025 12:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The cloud-seeding operation planned for Wednesday in Delhi has been put on hold due to insufficient moisture in the clouds, the IIT Kanpur said. It also informed as the process remains highly dependent on favourable atmospheric conditions, another attempt on inducing artificial rains will be taken up soon.

President Murmu takes sortie in Rafale; her second time in a fighter jet

IANS | October 29, 2025 12:22 PM

Ambala, Oct 29 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday took a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet, which played a crucial role in 'Operation Sindoor' launched by India in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, at the Ambala Air Force Station in Haryana, her second flight in an Indian Air Force (IAF) combat aircraft.

PIL filed in Delhi High Court against film ‘The Taj Story’

IANS | October 29, 2025 8:42 AM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court against the upcoming film ‘The Taj Story’, alleging that the movie distorts historical facts and could potentially disturb communal harmony.

‘Bundle of false promises’: BJP slams INDIA Bloc manifesto

IANS | October 28, 2025 10:43 PM

Patna, Oct 28 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP leader Nityanand Rai on Tuesday sharply criticised the INDIA Bloc’s Grand Alliance’s manifesto, calling it a collection of “false promises” aimed at “misleading” the people of Bihar.