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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav revealed that South African cheetah Gamini had given birth to three cubs at Kuno National Park, marking a new milestone in India's ambitious cheetah reintroduction program. According to the minister, the birth marks the end of three years since the cheetahs from South Africa arrived. There are now 38 cheetahs in the nation after Gamini, a second-time mother, gave birth to the cubs at Kuno National Park. "Kuno has some wonderful news again. With the conclusion of three years since the entrance of cheetahs from South Africa, Kuno welcomes three new cubs — A roaring new chapter at Kuno,” Yadav wrote on X. Celebrations were reverberating throughout the park, he continued, as Gamini "has brought 3 new cubs into the world." According to the minister, t...

Telangana's ruling Congress party has won around 60% of urban local bodies. Three out of seven corporations and 64 out of 116 municipalities were taken over by the Congress party. While Forward Block won one urban local body, the main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) won 13 municipalities. In 38 municipalities, there were no obvious winners. This led to Congress and BRS engaging in camp politics to get independents and others to become chairpersons and vice-chairpersons. In seventy-five percent of the municipalities, the Congress party declared victory. BRS's outstanding performance prevented the ruling party from winning all the seats. The Congress party won 1,347 wards out of 2,582 wards in municipalities, while the BRS won 717 wards. With 261 seats, the BJP came in far third....

According to ISRO chairman V Narayanan, the Indian Space Research Organization is preparing the Gaganyaan mission for 2027 and hopes to follow it up with crewed Chandrayaan-4 and Chandrayaan-5 flights by 2028. This indicates that India's human spaceflight program is at a critical stage. Regarding the roadmap, Narayanan stated that before astronauts are launched into space, the Gaganyaan program will involve three uncrewed trips. "We are working on the Gaganyaan initiative, which is aimed for 2027, under the visionary leadership of PM Modi. We are working toward three uncrewed missions that are scheduled to take place," he stated. Although the first unmanned launch date has not yet been set, Narayanan stated that preparations were moving along smoothly. "We are working towards it, but t...

The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI) in Ahmedabad, reaffirmed its position as one of India's most trusted cancer care institutions, emerging as a major national referral centre for treatment, research, prevention and early detection on the occasion of World Cancer Day. According to data released by the institute, GCRI recorded more than 26,810 new cancer patients in 2025, of whom over 9,140 were from outside Gujarat. Patients travelled to GCRI from several states, with the highest numbers from Madhya Pradesh (4,572), followed by Rajasthan (2,678), Uttar Pradesh (1,094), Maharashtra (279) and Bihar (288). The foundation of the institute's expansion is the long-term improvement of Gujarat's healthcare system, which was started under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and continued ...

Members of the Rajya Sabha expressed grave worries about the mounting health and developmental catastrophe that India's youngsters are experiencing, with a focus on smartphone addiction and a dramatic increase in myopia cases. Lehar Singh Siroya, a member of the BJP, cautioned that unrestrained smartphone use among students is seriously impairing their capacity to focus, grow socially, and preserve mental health. He said that the issue is "impairing concentration and social development" and likened its intensity to heroin addiction. Siroya advocated for such limitations on smartphone and social media use in India, citing instances from other nations where social media accounts for children under 16 are prohibited in order to protect kids from harmful content, addictive algorithms, and ...

Highlights at Beating Retreat 2026 were shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who described the performances by different bands as "memorable" and an example of India's rich military traditions. Shri Modi highlighted the outstanding performance by the Air Force Band, which played songs like Brave Warrior, Twilight, Alert (Post Horn Gallop), and Flying Star in addition to the eye-catching Sindoor formation, in a series of posts on social media site X. He also praised the Naval Band for their faultless performance of the Matsya Yantra formation, which included Namaste, Sagar Pawan, Matribhumi, Tejasvi, and Jai Bharati. The prime minister emphasized how the CAPF bands' performances, which honored soldiers who defend the country, were full of energy and pride. He specifically mentioned t...

Preliminary reports state that on Wednesday morning, January 28, an aircraft carrying NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had a mishap while trying to land close to Baramati. Pawar, 66, was transported to the hospital for treatment after suffering injuries. At the time of the event, Pawar was traveling to Baramati to attend a public rally for the Zilla Parishad elections. The reason of the event and the amount of the aircraft's damage have not yet been confirmed by officials. We're also waiting for information regarding the deputy chief minister's health. While in Mumbai on Tuesday, Pawar attended a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, which was presided over by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Assessments are under progress, according t...

Election officials in Gujarat are now working on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral records, and they have received numerous requests to add, remove, and modify voter information throughout the state, according to poll officials. Before the draft electoral roll was released on December 19, 2025, the voter revision process, which began on October 27, 2025, finished its enumeration phase. Official data shows that up until Thursday, 6,54,594 applications in Form-6 and Form-6A were received to add names to the final electoral roll. In the same time frame, 12,59,229 Form-7 applications for name deletion were filed, while 5,04,835 Form-8 applications for information correction and residence change were received. With 97,664 Form-6 and Form-6A applications, Ahmedabad had th...

India's first open-sea marine fish growing operation was started from the Andaman Sea by Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh. The effort, according to the minister, is one of the first significant steps towards achieving the Blue Economy through India's abundant ocean resources, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often underlined. During the minister's field trip to the Andaman Sea's open seas, the project was initiated on-site in North Bay, Sri Vijaya Puram. The Government of India's Ministry of Earth Sciences, its technical branch, the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), and the UT Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are working together to carry out the project. The pilot project integrates scientific innovation with the creation of li...