Kinnars step up efforts to boost turnout in UP mafia dons’ turf | India News

VARANASI: Kinnars have intensified efforts to increase voter turnout in UP’s Ghosi Lok Sabha seat, a mafia dons’ land which witnessed below 60% polling in the 2014 and 2019 general elections.“When I met kinnars to understand issues of transgenders and encourage them to register as voters, they volunteered to launch a campaign to raise awareness … Read more

‘Milestone’: Isro rocket’s 4th stage returns to Earth, accomplishes zero space debris mission | India News

NEW DELHI: In “another milestone” for Isro, the fourth stage of the PSLV-C58 rocket, which doubled up as an experimental platform in space after the launch of primary satellite X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) on January 1 this year, has finally returned to Earth after performing its duties, leaving no junk in space. The PSLV-C58 mission … Read more

Lok Sabha elections: Chirag Paswan gives up Jamui seat for his brother-in-law | India News

PATNA: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s continued attacks on the opposition over “Parivarvad” (dynastic politics), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan on Wednesday fielded his ‘Jijaji’ (brother-in-law) Arun Bharti from Jamui Lok Sabha seat that he currently holds.This time, Chirag has announced to contest from his father late Ram Vilas Paswan’s home seat … Read more

AAP’s Jalandhar MP Sushil Kumar Rinku likely to join BJP | India News

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party Lok Sabha member Sushil Kumar Rinku is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), news agency PTI quoting sources said on Wednesday. Last year, Rinku emerged victorious in a by-poll in Jalandhar, Punjab, becoming the Lok Sabha MP with a significant margin. He stands as the sole representative of … Read more

SpiceJet to settle $91 million liabilities | India News

NEW DELHI: SpiceJet has reached a settlement with Export Development Canada to resolve liabilities valued at $91 million (Rs 755 crore), the airline said in a filing on Tuesday. The liabilities stem from a loan acquired by the airline in 2011 for procuring 15 aircraft. As part of the settlement, SpiceJet will pay a settlement … Read more

Centre to consider revoking AFSPA, plans to pull back troops from J&K in place: Amit Shah | India News

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government has prepared a seven-year blueprint as part of which Central troops will be pulled back from order duties in Jammu and Kashmir, leaving the J&K police exclusively in charge of that domain.“The plan is already under implementation….we have been strengthening the … Read more

Lok Sabha polls: BJP releases sixth list of candidates | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party released its sixth list of three candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.The party has released the names of the candidates for the Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan and Manipur. BJP leader Kanhaiya Lal Meena to contest against Congress’s Murari Lal Meena from Rajasthan’s Dausa Lok Sabha … Read more

Female leopard found dead in Pandalur forest range | India News

UDHAGAMANDALAM: A six-year-old female leopard was found dead in the Pandalur range of forest in the Gudalur division in the Nilgiris on Monday. Forest officials suspect the animal succumbed to injuries it suffered in a fight with another carnivore.A team of forest field staff found the carcass in Glenrock forest area, during regular patrolling.Venkatesh Prabhu, … Read more

Indian navy captures 35 Somali pirates in anti-piracy operation; court extends custody till April 4 | India News

MUMBAI: An Esplanade court on Sunday sent the 35 arrested Somali pirates in police custody till April 4. The pirates, captured by the Indian Navy during an anti-piracy operation in the Arabian Sea last week, are accused of attempted murder, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, and criminal intimidation among other charges.The pirates were on Saturday taken … Read more

PSLV’s POEM-3 re-enters Earth, falls in Pacific ocean | India News

BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Monday said it accomplished another significant milestone on March 21, when the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) successfully re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in a controlled manner, leaving minimal orbital debris.The POEM-3 was part of the PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission launched on Jan 1, 2024. After deploying satellites into their intended orbits, … Read more