After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, India is gearing up for its Sun mission 'Aditya-L1'. Indian Space Research Organisation chief S Somnath has said that the ISRO team has completed rehearsal for the launch.
Speaking to the media, ISRO Chief said, "We are just getting ready for the launch. The rocket and satellite are ready,...
For U.K. Defense Secretary: Exit the Ex-Soldier. Enter the Political Operative.
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Defaced Passport Covers Not Acceptable: Official
The Ministry of External Affairs has issued a stern advisory to combat the growing misuse of Indian Passports as advertising platforms, a senior official said here on Thursday.
It highlighted the alarming trend where travel agents have been defacing the cover of Indian Passports by pasting their agency or company stickers, said Dasari Balaiah, Regional...
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's Suspension From Lok Sabha Revoked
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's suspension from Lok Sabha was revoked on Wednesday, hours after a parliamentary panel made a recommendation to the effect.
"The suspension of Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, MP from the service of the House which was effected on 10.8.2023 till the submission of the Report by the Committee of Privileges, has been...
Maharashtra Minister Says Misquoted On "Eyes Like Aishwarya Rai" Remark
Maharashtra minister Vijaykumar Gavit expressed regret days after his comments linking the daily consumption of fish to having "eyes as beautiful" as Aishwarya Rai's triggered a row.
In a written reply to the Maharashtra State Women Commission, the minister stated that news channels quoted him out of context, panel chief Rupali Chakankar said on Tuesday.
"Mr...
Accident Compensation Claims Not To Be Proven Like Criminal Cases: Court
In cases related to compensation claims in road accidents, the case is not expected to be proved like a criminal trial, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
"It is well known that in a case relating to motor accident claims, the claimants are not required to prove the case as it is required to be done in a criminal trial. The court must keep this...
Interfaith Couples Blackmailed, Videos Shared Online, 3 Arrested In Gujarat
Three persons were arrested in Vadodara in Gujarat for allegedly targeting interfaith couples, harassing them and uploading their videos on social media in order to cause enmity among religious groups, a police official said on Monday.
The matter came to light when the video of one such couple went viral on social media platform X and a probe found...
Zelensky says he is open to elections in Ukraine next year, if Western allies help.
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A pilot who became a face of Kyiv’s efforts to get F-16s dies in a training accident.
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NATO Neighbors Demand Belarus Expel Wagner Fighters
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Goa Minister Complains To Cops Over "Derogatory Post" Linking Him To Woman
The office of Goa minister Mauvin Godinho on Sunday lodged a police complaint over a "derogatory" and "false" message being circulated along with photographs on social media linking his name to a woman deputy sarpanch of a village in the state, an official said.
The minister's personal secretary Nehal Damodar Keni lodged the complaint at Vasco police...
In Moscow, mourners cry at a makeshift Wagner memorial.
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Chandrayaan-3, Anti-Ragging Among Kolkata Durga Puja Themes This Year
As the whole country continues to celebrate Chandrayaan-3's success, a Durga puja committee in Kolkata has decided to design its pandal modelled on lander Vikram which touched down on the lunar south pole on August 23.
Another Puja committee will theme its pandal on the evils of ragging with the message of zero tolerance to such bullying.
Pallir Jubak...
PM Had This Request For Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Governor For ISRO Pit-Stop
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he had requested the Karnataka Governor, Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister not to come to the airport to receive him as he did not want them to take the trouble of coming early in the morning as he was not sure of his arrival time after a long flight.
Ahead of PM Modi's Bengaluru visit to meet ISRO...
Supreme Court To Hear NGO's Petition Against Lowering Of Age Of Consent
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by an NGO against lowering the age of consent, saying it jeopardises the interest of a large number of child victims of sexual abuse, especially girls.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra issued notice to the Centre and tagged the plea of 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan'...
India Showed Its Capability To World By Hoisting Tricolour On Moon: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India has shown its capability to the world by hoisting the tricolour on the Moon, asserting that its science and technology and innovation are creating a wave globally.
Addressing the Indian community in Greece, he also cited several development feats achieved by his government in the last nine years...
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Expansion Today, 4 Ministers Likely To Be Inducted
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will expand his cabinet on Saturday morning with the induction of three to four ministers, the move coming just months ahead of Assembly polls at the end of the year.
The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 8:45am, a Raj Bhavan official told PTI late Friday night.
The names of ex-ministers Rajendra...
Denmark Moves to Ban Quran Burnings After Muslim Outrage
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Pestering Son-in-law To Abandon His Parents Amounts To Cruelty: High Court
Pestering a son-in-law to abandon his parents and start living with his in-laws as 'ghar jamai' amounts to cruelty, the Delhi High Court has held while granting a divorce decree in favour of a man.
A bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna set aside an order of a family court, which had dismissed the husband's divorce petition,...
Lesbian Woman's Family Directed To Take Counselling By Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the parents and maternal uncle of a 22-year-old lesbian woman to undergo counselling in order to prepare themselves to accept her "as per her wishes".
The court's order came on a habeas corpus petition by the woman's friend who claimed that she was "missing".
After interacting with the parties involved, a bench headed...
Article 370 Has "Self-Limiting Character": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Wednesday said there is "intrinsic evidence" that Article 370 has a "self-limiting character" and it seems to have worked itself out after the term of the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly ended in 1957.
A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article...
Moon Landing Done, ISRO Now Sets Eyes On Mars
ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Wednesday toasted the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, crediting it to the “pain and agony” of all the scientists who persevered on it and expressed confidence that the space agency would similarly land a spacecraft on Mars in the coming years.
Acknowledging the contribution of a generation of leadership by the scientists...
"Unacceptable": Court On "Article 370 Ceased To Exist After 1957" Argument
The Supreme Court Tuesday termed as "unacceptable" the submission that Article 370 of the Constitution ceased to operate once the term of the constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir ended in 1957 after drafting the state's Constitution.
The remark by a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud came when senior advocate Dinesh Dwivedi,...
Dueling Tours for Influence as Ukraine War Scrambles Alliances
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"She Never Spoke To Me About Her Anger Issues": Shraddha Walkar's Father
The father of Sharddha Walkar told a Delhi court on Monday that his daughter never spoke to him about her "serious anger issues" or getting "abusive first" with Aaftab Amin Poonawala, her live-in partner, accused of killing her and chopping the body into pieces.
He also denied having been told by her daughter that she felt guilty about not defending...
Palestinian Man’s Lawyers Say Israeli Police Marked Him With Star of David
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ISRO Recruitment Test Cancelled After 2 From Haryana Caught Cheating
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) on Monday cancelled the test held a day ago to hire technical staff, after two men from Haryana were arrested for allegedly impersonating and cheating in the exam.
The VSSC, in a notification, said that the written tests to the posts of technician-B, draughtsman-B and radiographer-A held on August 20 at various...
Ayodhya To Have State-Of-The-Art Urban Facilities, Says Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed officials to beautify Ayodhya and ensure state-of-the-art urban facilities there in view of the proposed inauguration of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple next year.
Yogi Adityanath, who visited Ayodhya a day ago, held a high-level meeting in Lucknow on Sunday to review the ongoing development...
A Kiss After Spain’s World Cup Win Prompts Many to Cry Foul
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Rajinikanth Offers Prayers At Ram Mandir, Hanuman Temple In Ayodhya
Superstar Rajinikanth offered prayers at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Sunday and saw the construction work. He also visited the Hanuman Garhi temple and paid obeisance.
"I wished to come here for a long time and I am fortunate that the wish has been fulfilled. If Lord wishes, I will come again after the construction of the temple is completed," Rajinikanth...
Jagan Reddy To Raise Andhra Students' Deportation From US With Centre
In wake of some students from Andhra Pradesh being deported from US, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to take up the issue with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to resolve it, said an official on Saturday.
An unspecified number of students from the southern state were deported by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) federal...
Mexico Warns of Hilary Hit on Baja
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Taking Drum To Field, Man Leaves It On Tracks After Spotting Train
A man was arrested in Jalna in Maharashtra for allegedly leaving a drum filled with stones on the railway tracks after spotting an incoming train, a police official said on Saturday.
Balu Makhmale (25) was arrested by the Railway Protection Force on Friday in connection with the incident that took place a month ago, he said.
"The drum was spotted by...
Wildfires Burning Out of Control Widen Canada Evacuations
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Rajasthan Announces Rs 15 Crore Financial-Aid To Rain-Hit Himachal
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday announced a financial assistance of Rs 15 crore to Himachal Pradesh where heavy rains and landslides have caused massive damage.
"An assistance of Rs 15 crore will be given by the Rajasthan government to help the people suffering from the difficult situation created by heavy rains and landslides in Himachal...
In ‘Land of Sharks,’ Anticorruption Crusader is on Cusp of Presidency
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"Scripted Production": After Viral Video, Naga Group Denies Sending Arms To Manipur
The largest armed group of the Nagas that have signed a framework agreement with the centre has strongly denied allegations of supplying weapons and sending its cadre to Manipur to help a particular community, amid the ethnic violence between the hill-majority Kukis and the valley-majority Meiteis.
The National Socialist...
Amid Paper Row, Ashoka Faculty Presses For Academic Freedom Committee
A group of faculty members of Ashoka University has written to its vice chancellor claiming that free thought within universities in India is in crisis today and demanded that all decisions on matters related to academic freedom should be put on hold till the promised committee for academic freedom is in place.
The letter comes following the resignation...
Delhi Minister Atishi Gives New Order On Transfer-Posting, Vigilance
Delhi Services Minister Atishi Wednesday issued a fresh order asking Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to ensure files on transfer-posting of officers and vigilance matters be presented to the National Capital Civil Services Authority (NCCSA) only after her approval.
She said the three-member NCCSA will meet regularly until any new order is issued by the...
Centre Proposes Rules For Government Officials' Appearance In Court
Appearance through video conferencing, refraining from making comments on the physical appearance and educational background of government officials and reasonable time frame for compliance of judicial orders are some of the suggestions enumerated in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) the government has submitted to the Supreme Court for consideration.
Solicitor...
"Not Here As PM But A Hindu": Rishi Sunak Attends Ram Katha At Cambridge
Attending a Ram Katha at Cambridge University on Indian Independence Day, Rishi Sunak proclaimed that he was there "not as a Prime Minister but as a Hindu".
"It is truly an honour and pleasure to be here today at Morari Bapu's Ram Kahtha at the University of Cambridge on Indian Independence Day. Bapu, I am here today not as a Prime Minister but as...
Russia attacks western Ukraine with missiles, killing at least three people.
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Government Hospitals In Maharashtra To Provide Free Services From Today
Free treatment and screening or testing facilities became available at government hospitals in Maharashtra from August 15, officials said.
An order to this effect had been issued on Saturday.
All services at the hospitals run by both the state government and civic bodies will be free, it said.
But the order is not applicable to hospitals under the...
Kamal Nath Explains Why He Has Written To Lord Mahakal
Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath has sought the divine intervention of Lord Mahakal to free the state from the "50 per cent cut rule".
Kamal Nath on Monday took darshan at the famous Mahakaleshwar temple, one of 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, in Ujjain. The Congress leader said he has written a letter to the deity.
"I request you on behalf...
Maharashtra Minister's "ICU Capacity" Explanation For Thane Hospital Deaths
Following the deaths of 18 patients in Thane's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Sunday said that after the ICU capacity of the hospital has been increased, more patients in critical condition were admitted in the hospital.
"The ICU capacity of this (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital) hospital has been...
Chirag Paswan vs Uncle Pashupati Paras Over Bihar Seat Continues
Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Sunday once again staked his claim on the Hajipur constituency and said that he will contest the next Lok Sabha polls from his late brother Ram Vilas Paswan's constituency.
In an apparent dig at his nephew Chirag Paswan who is also now a part of the NDA bloc, Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Paras said that...
"Bulldozers Spreading Anarchy In UP": Akhilesh Yadav Hits Out At BJP
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the BJP of influencing elections through "unethical politics" and spreading "anarchy" in Uttar Pradesh using bulldozers.
Addressing a meeting of party workers at the Samajwadi Party's state headquarters here, he alleged that "injustice, atrocities, inflation and corruption are at their peak...
K2 Climbers Criticized Over Continuing Ascent After Finding Dying Porter
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7 Of A Family Killed After Van And Bus Collide In Rajasthan: Cops
Seven people from one family were killed and two others were injured when a van collided head-on with a bus in Rajasthan's newly formed Deedwana-Kuchaman district on Saturday, police said.
DSP Dharamchand Bishnoi said the incident happened near Banthadi village under Khunkhuna Police Station. He said that the two injured passengers were taken to Bangar...
Bear Cub Rescued After Head Gets Stuck Inside Tin Box Near Amarnath Cave
A bear cub was Saturday rescued after its head was trapped inside a tin box near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.
The baby bear came down from the upper reaches of the holy cave on Friday night with its head trapped in a tin box, the officials said.
All life is precious, including wildlife. NDRF, Forest Dept and...
