'History that India Ignored' challenges conventional notions about Independence movement

IANS | June 22, 2025 10:39 PM

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Veteran journalist Prem Prakash's latest book 'History that India Ignored', is a piercing re-examination of India's Independence movement. The book challenges several conventional notions related to the freedom movement, with the most widely discussed being Mahatma Gandhi's role in steering the nation towards freedom in 1947.

In a first, hydrogen fuel cell buses to ply on Ladakh streets; trial run begins

IANS | June 22, 2025 8:25 PM

Leh, June 22 (IANS) The Union Territory of Ladakh is set to spearhead green energy drive in the country by operating the country’s first hydrogen fuel cell buses. The Union Territory is gearing up for the formal roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell powered buses and the trail run for the same is set to begin in Leh, in a day or two.

MP: Saving money on medicines, say Jan Aushadhi scheme beneficiaries in Neemuch

IANS | June 22, 2025 6:49 PM

Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh), June 22 (IANS) The Jan Aushadhi Kendras, launched under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), have come as a blessing for the poor and middle-class families across the country, as they are getting quality medicines at reasonable rates - something which didn't exist before.

311 more Indian nationals return home, 1428 evacuated from war-hit Iran so far

IANS | June 22, 2025 6:38 PM

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Indian government continues to bring back Indian nationals, including students stranded in the war-torn Iran, under the Operation Sindhu. The latest batch of 311 Indians arrived in the national capital via a special flight from Mashhad, even as the tensions escalated to a new high in the Middle East region following the bombing of key Iranian nuclear facilities by the US bomber planes.