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PM Modi celebrates International Yoga Day in Srinagar|Photos

Posting pictures on X, Modi wrote, “Post Yoga selfies in Srinagar! Unparalleled vibrancy here, at the Dal Lake.”
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 03:17 pm IST

World’s biggest election set to begin, all you need to know

India gears up for Lok Sabha elections with voting set to take place in 28 states and eight Union Territories. The seven-phase election is scheduled to commence on April 19. Nearly a billion Indians will vote to elect a new government in six-week-long parliamentary polls, the largest democratic exercise in the world.
Published on Apr 18, 2024 06:06 pm IST

International students participate in G-20 'World Peace March'

A number of school students, including international students from  G20 countries, and teachers on Saturday, participated in the G-20 'World Peace March' from Gandhi Darshan near Rajghat to Chart Lal Goel Heritage Park at Red Fort. The event was organised by former Union minister and BJP leader Vijay Goel. 
Updated on Jan 21, 2023 04:57 pm IST

Republic Day 2023: Preparations in full swing, 32,000 tickets to be sold online

32 officers and 166 cadets from 19 countries are expected to participate in the 74th Republic Day celebrations, as per details shared in the presentation. 
Published on Jan 20, 2023 01:17 pm IST

Lunar Eclipse 2022: Interesting facts, myths about Chandra Grahan

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, earth and the moon gets aligned and the earth blocks sunlight from reaching the lunar surface. Parts of India and the globe will witness a total lunar eclipse on November 8. Here are a few facts about the lunar eclipse that you need to know.
Updated on Nov 08, 2022 08:07 am IST

Photos: Highlights from the National Insect Museum   

The Kikiki Huna: This is the smallest winged insect in the world, measuring about 0.6 mm. The genus Kikiki was recorded in India for the first time in 2013 in Tamil Nadu. It took another two years to find enough female specimens to confirm species identity. “It’s a parasitic wasp which you cannot see with your naked eye,” says Ankita Gupta, the entomologist in charge of the museum and an expert in parasitic wasps. “But it has all the systems an insect should have — six legs, wings, a reproductory and a respiratory system.” 
Updated on Nov 13, 2021 03:37 pm IST

Photos: India administers record 8.6mn vaccine doses in a single day

A health worker inoculates a man with a jab of Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination Centre in New Delhi on June 21. According to the Union health ministry, India on June 21 administered close to 8.6 million vaccine doses against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in a single day, which is the highest ever single-day number recorded in the country so far.
Published on Jun 22, 2021 04:22 pm IST