Ahead of meet, AAP wants Kejri as PM candidate
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday pitched for Arvind Kejriwal as the prime ministerial candidate for the opposition INDIA bloc, saying that as Delhi chief minister he has given a model that the whole country can benefit from. The...
Rover Pragyan clicks 1st pic of Lander Vikram
rover Pragyan today shared an image of the lander Vikram, the first that it has clicked using its Navigation camera. The picture is the first that the rover has clicked since landing on the moon. Until now, all the...
India records 61 fresh Covid cases
India saw a single-day rise of 61 new coronavirus infections while the active cases were recorded at 1,522, according to Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll was recorded at 5,31,929, the data updated at 8 am...
Imran Khan to remain in jail till Sept 13
A special court on Wednesday extended till September 13 the judicial remand of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan in a case related to the alleged disclosure of state secrets. Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, who arrived at Attock jail...
Preparations for launch of Aditya Mission on: ISRO
PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission: The preparations for the launch are progressing. The Launch Rehearsal - Vehicle Internal Checks are completed, says ISRO. The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) on Tuesday said it has designed, assembled, and tested the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC),...
All eyes on Mumbai as INDIA, BJP gear up for big meetings
Mumbai: The race for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections has heated up and both the BJP and the opposition INDIA bloc have announced strategy meetings this week. Both meetings will take place in Mumbai on August 31 and September...
7 cops axed for 5-star treatment to DHFL promoters
Seven police personnel have been suspended for allegedly providing special treatment to DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan, arrested in connection with a multi-crore bank loan scam, during medical check-ups at hospitals in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday. ...
Amazon manager shot dead in Delhi
A 36-year-old man, working as senior manager with e-commerce giant Amazon, was shot dead in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura area, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday when five unidentified people opened fire...
Surgeon finds live, wriggling worm in woman’s brain
Doctors removed a 3-inch long live parasitic worm from an Australian woman's brain, the world's first discovery of a live worm inside a human brain, according to CNN. Dr Hari Priya Bandi, a Neurosurgeon, said, "I've only come across worms...
PM should speak on China map issue: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed as "very serious" the issue of China releasing a "standard map" that laid claim over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin, saying the neighbouring country had already taken India's land in Ladakh and Prime...
Pawar takes stock of preparations for INDIA meet
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday visited the venue of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)'s upcoming meeting in Mumbai and took stock of preparations for the conclave of opposition leaders. Key leaders of the anti-Bharatiya Janata...
2 IndiGo flights report mid-air engine shutdowns
Two IndiGo flights suffered mid-air glitches on Tuesday and were forced to land midway as their engine was shut down. However, both the flights were safely landed. A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Madurai suffered a mid-air glitch after one of its...
Hyderabad airport receives hoax bomb threat
A bomb threat received by the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport in Hyderabad by e-mail turned out to be a hoax, the police said on Tuesday. The airport's customer care section received the mail on Monday about the bomb threat and...
Chandrayaan’s Pragyan rover finds Sulphur on Moon, detects oxygen
The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 has 'unambiguously confirmed the presence of sulphur in the lunar surface near south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements,' ISRO said on Tuesday. It also said the instrument also detected aluminium, calcium,...
Prices of LPG cylinders likely to be slashed by Rs 200
Delhi: The prices of LPG cylinders are likely to be slashed by Rs 200, said sources on Tuesday. The Centre may announce the cut in the price in the next 24 hours, added sources. It's good news for the middle...
Homeguards empowerment initiatives continue to provide support to families
Mumbai: In a heartwarming ceremony held at the headquarters of Homeguards in the Old Secretariat, Fort Mumbai, the third installment of the Homeguards Empowerment Initiatives was presented to Mrs. Lata Premsingh Chauhan. The initiative, which aims to provide financial assistance...
Posters in Gurugram slum ask Muslims to ‘leave or die’
Posters were pasted on the walls of a few shops in a slum in Gurugram, asking Muslims to leave the place by Monday or face consequences. The posters came up at a slum in Sector 69 here a day before Monday's...
Moon rover’s path was blocked by huge crater: ISRO
ISRO releases some information on the moon rover."On August 27, 2023, the Rover came across a 4-meter diameter crater positioned 3 meters ahead of its location. The Rover was commanded to retrace the path. It's now safely heading on a...
Video: The Shimla Story: 50K accommodation capacity, over 2.34 Lakh population
Nagpur: Shimla, the Queen of the Hills and once the summer capital of the British! In 1819, the British established a small settlement in the area, which gradually developed into a hill station due to its pleasant climate and scenic...
Hot Moon! Vikram records 70-degree temperature on lunar surface
Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday released a graph of the temperature variation on the lunar surface and a senior scientist of the space agency expressed surprise over the high temperature recorded on the Moon. The national space agency said Chandra's...
Governor Banwarilal Purohit warns CM: Want President’s rule in Punjab?
In a major escalation of the tussle between Punjab governor and the chief minister Bhagwant Mann, Banwarilal Purohit on Friday warned the CM that he could recommend President's rule in the state and also initiate criminal proceedings if his letters...
