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Season's First Snow Covers Shimla

The first snowfall of the season brought joy and relief to Himachal Pradesh. After months of dry weather, fresh snow covered Shimla. The weather forced a closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway.......

In a first, women Agniveers to join Republic Day Parade

The IAF band will consist of 66 Agniveers, including nine women Agniveers.This will be the first time they will be part of the IAF band in the parade. Key Points Nine women Agniveers will make......

In a first, 41 Maoist-free Chhattisgarh villages set to celebrate R-Day

The tricolour will be hoisted for the first time on the occasion of Republic Day in 41 villages freed from Maoist influence in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, the move emphatically underlining the......

India's First Paperless District Court

The integration of AI-based judicial assistance tools into the district court management framework has accompanied the shift. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only......

77th Republic Day parade to witness many firsts

The sesquicentenary of 'Vande Mataram' will be the dominant theme of this year's Republic Day Parade, with enclosure backdrops along the Kartavya Path displaying old paintings illustrating the......

First-time luxury buyers power BMW to record sales

The share of first-time luxury customers in BMW’s portfolio has risen sharply -- from around 43 per cent in 2024 to nearly 49 per cent in 2025. In some models, the figure is even higher.. IMAGE:......

Silver price breaches Rs 3 lakh a kg mark for first time

Silver prices surged on Monday to breach the record Rs 3 lakh-per-kg mark in futures trade for the first time, riding on strong investor demand and positive global trends. Photograph: Amr Abdallah......

Tamil Nadu bets big on India's first full-stack sovereign AI park

The sovereign AI park will be a first-of-its-kind, purpose-built district in India, integrating AI compute infrastructure, secure data frameworks, model research labs, and AI innovation clusters,......

Assam Becomes First State To Enter Oil Production

IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Photograph: ANI Photo Assam has become the first state in India to directly venture into oil production, following the discovery of hydrocarbons at......

IDFC First Bank cuts savings account rates, introduces new balance slabs

Private sector lender IDFC First Bank has lowered its savings account rates and introduced new slabs for small and medium balance categories, effective January 9, 2025, as per its website.......

Akshay, Rani Team Up For First Time

IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Rani Mukerji. Photograph: @CISFHQrs X/ANI Photo Although they have remained friends over the years, Rani Mukerji and Akshay Kumar, believe it or not, have never worked......

Mohanlal Pairs Up With THIS Actor For The First Time

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mohanlal/Instagram Chiranjeevi and Director Bobby Kolli, who had collaborated earlier for 2023's Waltair Veerayya, are all set to reunite again. Sources reveal that......

In-form Sarfaraz notches up his 17th first-class century

IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan hit his 17th first-class century on Day 1 of Mumbai's Group D Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad. Photograph: BCCI Key Points Sarfaraz Khan smashed an unbeaten 142 off 164......

Ranji Trophy, Mumbai vs Hyderabad: Sarfaraz Khan slams fifth double century in first class cricket!

IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan stroked a brilliant 227 from 219 balls, during Day 2 of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad on Friday. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket Association/Instagram Key Points......

Zadran, Rasooli shine as Afghanistan trounce West Indies in first T20I

IMAGE: Ibrahim Zadran and Darwish Rasooli put on a match-turning 162-run partnership for the third wicket for Afghanistan. Photograph: Afghanistan Cricket Board/X Ibrahim Zadran and Darwish......

First Time Ever In WPL! Ayushi Soni Retired Out

IMAGE: Ayushi Soni struggled to get going, scoring 11 runs off 14 balls. Photograph: Gujarat Giants/Instagram History was created in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) on Tuesday night but it was......

HIL: Domene lifts SG Pipers past Toofans to seal first win

IMAGE: SG Pipers' Tomas Domene scored a brace to help their team to a 2-1 win over Hyderabad Toofans in their HIL match in Ranchi on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy SG Pipers/X SG Pipers......