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‘Garuda Kavach’: Varanasi school students develop life-saving helmet

IANS | October 10, 2025 4:07 PM

Varanasi, Oct 10 (IANS) Amid the rising number of road accidents and fatalities across the country, school students in Varanasi have developed an innovative and potentially life-saving device. Students from a private school in Lohta have created a high-tech helmet called "Garuda Kavach", designed to assist victims in the critical moments following a road accident.

Muttaqi's visit important step in advancing India-Afghanistan ties: EAM Jaishankar

IANS | October 10, 2025 3:43 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met his Afghanistan counterpart Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on Friday as both held discussions on India's support for Afghanistan's development, bilateral trade, territorial integrity and independence, people-to-people ties and capacity-building besides several other issues.

SC rejects PIL seeking probe into deaths of children linked to toxic cough syrup

IANS | October 10, 2025 3:32 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a high-level probe into the deaths of children allegedly caused by the consumption of contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Akhilesh Yadav vows to fight for PDA;s honour on Mulayam Singh Yadav’s death anniversary

IANS | October 10, 2025 3:30 PM

Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 10 (IANS) On the third death anniversary of Samajwadi Party founder and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, party chief Akhilesh Yadav vowed to fight for the honour and dignity of the PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpasankhyak).

Two of Zubeen Garg’s Personal Security Officers sent to 5-days' police custody; number of arrests in case goes up to 7

IANS | October 10, 2025 3:29 PM

Guwahati, Oct 10 (IANS) In a significant development in the probe into the death of Zubeen Garg, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday arrested two of his Personal Security Officers (PSOs), identified as Nandeshwar Bora and Paresh Baishya, taking the number of arrests in the case related to the death of the iconic Assamese singer to 7. They were sent to 5 days' police custody.

Bangladesh on the brink: Another uprising looms amid political and radical turmoil

Vicky Nanjappa | October 10, 2025 3:00 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) While many would have thought and hoped that Bangladesh would limp back to normalcy with the interim government announcing that elections would be held early next year, a close assessment of the situation in the country paints a grim picture.

If not today, then it will give missiles tomorrow: Congress reacts as US denies selling AMRAAMs to Pakistan

IANS | October 10, 2025 2:58 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) After the United States denied media reports suggesting it had approved the sale of advanced AIM-120 air-to-air missiles to Pakistan, the Congress on Friday raised concerns, saying that even if the missiles aren’t being given today, they may be provided tomorrow.

India becomes world’s 3rd largest FinTech startup ecosystem

IANS | October 10, 2025 2:49 PM

Bengaluru, Oct 10 (IANS) India has emerged as the world’s third-largest FinTech startup ecosystem, raising $1.6 billion in the first nine months of 2025, a new report said on Friday.

Exercise KONKAN-25: Sea phase concludes with high operational tempo, seamless interoperability

IANS | October 10, 2025 2:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Aimed at enhancing interoperability and mutual understanding in maritime operations, the Indian Navy and the UK's Royal Navy began the bilateral Exercise Konkan-25 off the western coast of India on October 5.

People will talk about your tainted history of six decades: Naqvi on Cong 'charge sheet' against Nitish govt

IANS | October 10, 2025 1:59 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Reacting to the Congress party’s ‘charge sheet’ against the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday accused the grand old party of hypocrisy and reminded it of its own "tainted history" spanning over six decades.

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‘Garuda Kavach’: Varanasi school students develop life-saving helmet

Muttaqi's visit important step in advancing India-Afghanistan ties: EAM Jaishankar

SC rejects PIL seeking probe into deaths of children linked to toxic cough syrup

Akhilesh Yadav vows to fight for PDA;s honour on Mulayam Singh Yadav’s death anniversary

Two of Zubeen Garg’s Personal Security Officers sent to 5-days' police custody; number of arrests in case goes up to 7

Bangladesh on the brink: Another uprising looms amid political and radical turmoil

If not today, then it will give missiles tomorrow: Congress reacts as US denies selling AMRAAMs to Pakistan

India becomes world’s 3rd largest FinTech startup ecosystem

Exercise KONKAN-25: Sea phase concludes with high operational tempo, seamless interoperability

People will talk about your tainted history of six decades: Naqvi on Cong 'charge sheet' against Nitish govt

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