Culture & Lifestyle

Squadron Leader Saanya has made history by becoming the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to achieve the prestigious Category-A Qualified Flying Instructor qualification, the highest level of flight instruction in the IAF. [...]

Congress leader VD Satheesan was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala on Sunday along with a 20-member cabinet at Thiruvananthapuram Central Stadium, marking the United Democratic Front’s return to power after a decade. [...]

Thirteen people were killed and over 20 injured when a tempo carrying more than 50 passengers to an engagement ceremony collided with a container trailer on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in Palghar district on Monday evening. [...]

US President Donald Trump has announced he has called off a planned military attack on Iran scheduled for Tuesday after receiving urgent requests from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, saying serious negotiations are now underway for a deal. [...]

A massive anti-encroachment drive was conducted outside Howrah railway station past midnight with bulldozers demolishing rows of makeshift shops and illegal structures from the Ganga ghat to the station premises in a joint operation by RPF, GRP, and Howrah City Police. [...]

Two EA-18G Growler electronic warfare jets of the US Navy collided mid-air and crashed during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on May 17. All four crew members ejected safely with no serious injuries as thousands of spectators watched in horror. [...]

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced cash incentives of Rs 30,000 for the birth of a third child and Rs 40,000 for a fourth child, saying the state must act to reverse its declining population growth trend. [...]

Ten people including the driver were killed when a Tata Magic van collided head-on with a truck on National Highway 730 near Bharehta village in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning. Four others were critically injured. [...]

India’s Census 2027 has entered its door-to-door enumeration phase across Delhi and eight states, deploying over 3 million enumerators with smartphones and digital apps. For the first time, caste data will be collected along with house listing information in the world’s largest census exercise. [...]