20 Jul, 23:37 (IST)

Padma Shri Awardee Kamala Pujari passed away at 74 today, July 20.  A native of Patraput village in Jeypore block, Odisha, Pujari received the Padma Shri award in 2019 for her contribution to the field of agriculture in organic farming.

20 Jul, 22:18 (IST)

The Israeli army said that it struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen today, July 20, following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. A number of “military targets” were hit in the western port city of Hodeidah, a Houthi stronghold, the Israeli army said.

20 Jul, 21:11 (IST)

A goods train derailed in Amroha yard. According to news agency ANI, around 7 coaches of a goods train derailed in Amroha yard between the Ghaziabad-Moradabad section, disrupting railway traffic.Goods Train Derails in Uttar Pradesh

20 Jul, 19:20 (IST)

Amid protests in Bangladesh against job quotas, Indian students have been returning to India through Tripura. The Border Security Force (BSF) assisted in the return of as many as 100 students with valid documents on Saturday. The students also include citizens from Nepal, and more students are expected to come back.

20 Jul, 16:59 (IST)

Following a 30-hour delay in its flight to reach San Francisco, the Air India team has announced that they will fully refund the fare to the passengers and will also "incrementally" provide a voucher for future travel with the airline.

20 Jul, 14:45 (IST)

At least 10 kanwariyas were left injured after a truck overturned near a village in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.

20 Jul, 12:52 (IST)

National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- Undergraduate (NEET- UG) 2024 for all the students, city and centre-wise. Candidates who appeared in the exam can check their results on the official website of NTA NEET at exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/ and also on neet.ntaonline.in.

20 Jul, 10:43 (IST)

The Delhi Courts on Friday got into the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with their first 'Pilot Hybrid Court' equipped with a 'Speech to Text Facility', following which AI will now take dictation (record) and type (convert into text) intelligently for judges at the time of recording evidence.

20 Jul, 09:07 (IST)

The worsening situation in Bangladesh, which has seen widespread protests for weeks, has forced Indian students to return home using any available means, with over 300 crossing through border points in the northeast on Friday alone. Over 100 people have died as students across Bangladesh have clashed with security forces and pro-government activists over the reintroduction of reservation in government jobs.

Mumbai, July 20: Microsoft users, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on Friday, July 19. The outages were reported a few hours after the technology company said they were fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and other services. In India, airlines such as IndiGo, Akasa Air, and SpiceJet experienced significant disruptions due to the Microsoft outage that was linked to broader cyber issues involving CrowdStrike.

Later in the day, the Centre issued an advisory on the outage of Microsoft Windows owing to CrowdStrike agent "Falcon Sensor" update. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday said that it had filed an FIR against probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar. They also issued a Show Cause Notice (SCN) seeking to cancel her candidature for the civil services examination 2022 and to debar her from future examinations. Puja Khedkar Case: Congress Demands High-level Panel to Probe Cases of Malpractices in UPSC Exam.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the controversial order on Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh. Vadra demanded strict action against officials who issued the controversial order on putting up a nameplate outside the eateries. President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) on Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi for their distinguished service to the nation.

She also conferred 94 distinguished service decorations to the personnel of the armed forces and the Indian Coast Guard. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, will unveil 'Kejriwal's guarantees' in Panchkula on Saturday, July 20. The development comes ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Haryana, likely to be held in October. MEA Says in Touch with 50 Indian Nationals Who Want Discharge from Russian Army.

Meanwhile, the Congress party will kickstart its assembly election campaign in Maharashtra on August 20, on the occasion of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's 80th birth anniversary. Ramesh Chennithala and KC Venugopal, AICC General Secretaries, said that the opposition alliance of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will make an all-out effort to dislodge the "corrupt" Mahayuti government in the state. PM Narendra Modi said the country is booming with economic updates and infrastructure projects. He also said that India is set to surpass the US and become the second-largest economy by 2075.