The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced on Thursday that it has signed an Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Australian Space Agency (ASA) to bolster cooperation on space activities, particularly focusing on the Gaganyaan mission, India’s first crewed spaceflight program.The agreement, signed on November 20 by D K Singh, Director of Isro’s Human Space Flight … Read more
NEW DELHI: The health ministry has asked all states and Union territories to formulate district- and city-level action plans to address air pollution and its impact on health of people. It has also instructed expansion of the sentinel hospital network to monitor illnesses linked to pollution.Short-term exposure to high levels of pollutants can result in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Exit poll results on Wednesday predicted a major win for the BJP-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra where it is likely to secure around 160 seats – well past the majority mark of 145 — while the Congress-led INDIA bloc is predicted to win around 120 seats. Jharkhand, however, may see a neck-and-neck fight with … Read more
NEW DELHI: Voting commenced on Wednesday for bypolls in 15 assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand, with results scheduled to be announced on November 23. However, these bypolls are not expected to directly impact the composition of the respective legislative assemblies.In Uttar Pradesh, polling is taking place in Katehari, Karhal, Meerapur, Ghaziabad, … Read more
EAM Jaishankar meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on sidelines of G20 Summit Brazil NEW DELHI: Direct flights between India and China may finally resume for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. The issue was discussed between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Communist Party of China Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi … Read more
NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday addressed reports about the Himachal Pradesh high court‘s order to attach Himachal Bhawan in Delhi, indicating he is yet to review the order.This response followed the Himachal Pradesh high court’s Monday ruling to attach the Himachal Bhavan at Delhi’s Mandi House, following the Congress-led … Read more
CHENNAI: The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of Justice D Krishnakumar, a senior judge in Madras high court, as the Chief Justice of Manipur high court.Justice Krishnakumar was appointed as the judge of Madras high court on April 7, 2016, and is now set to retire on May 21, 2025. He is … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday praised the newly released movie Sabarmati Report, saying the film “defies the ecosystem with unparalleled courage and exposes the truth behind the fateful episode to broad daylight”.The movie chronicles the aftermath of the train-burning incident in Gujarat’s Godhra in 2002.“No matter how hard a powerful ecosystem … Read more
PITHORAGARH: Hira Devi, 80, is an unlikely film heroine from one of Uttarakhand’s ghost villages, Gadtir, which has several empty houses because of migration. The octogenarian, who is illiterate and has lived in the mountain village most of her life, recently got a chance to star in ‘Pyre’, a film inspired by a story similar … Read more
Kharge and PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: As fresh violence erupted in Manipur, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday accused the ruling party of deliberately allowing the state to burn, claiming it serves their divisive political agenda. He also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not addressing the ongoing unrest in the state and … Read more
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