NEW DELHI: After an 18-day stay at the International Space Station (ISS), astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission are setting off on a return journey to Earth on Monday. Shukla, who became the second Indian astronaut to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 odyssey, will board Dragon spacecraft at […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, JUL 14 : Star badminton player Saina Nehwal announced her decision to separate from long-time partner Parupalli Kashyap on Sunday, July 13. Saina took to Instagram to announce her decision via a brief statement. Saina and Parupalli are set to separate after nearly 7 years of marriage. Saina and Parupalli grew up together […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 13: Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar have found a number of individuals from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar possessing Indian documents like Aadhaar, domicile certificates and ration cards, sources said on Sunday. According to officials in […]Continue Reading
PALGHAR, JUL 13 : A video showing an auto-rickshaw driver being beaten up allegedly by Shiv Sena (UBT) workers in Maharashtra’s Palghar district for ‘anti-Marathi’ remarks has gone viral on social media, further fuelling controversy over the language issue in the state. Police on Sunday said they have seen the video but not received any […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 13 : In a significant move aimed at enriching parliamentary deliberations, President Droupadi Murmu has nominated four well-known individuals to the Rajya Sabha. The nominations were made under Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution and fill the vacancies left by the retirement of earlier nominated members. Among the nominees is senior public prosecutor […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 12 : Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will undergo a seven-day rehabilitation programme after his splashdown off the California coast on July 15 as he returns to Earth from an 18-day sojourn at the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla and three other astronauts, commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski and Tibor Kapu […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUL 12 : While a shift in fuel control switches has been cited as the likely cause behind the Air India flight (AI 171) crash, the preliminary probe report spotlights a key issue flagged by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) way back in 2018 on Boeing 737 jets. In December 2018, the US […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the inscription of ‘Maratha Military Landscapes’ on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and said every Indian is elated with this recognition. ‘Maratha Military Landscapes’, representing extraordinary fortification and military system envisioned by the Maratha rulers, was on Friday Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 12 : A four-storey building collapsed around 7:00 am on Friday morning in the Janata Mazdoor Colony of Seelampur, located in northeast Delhi’s Welcome area. The structure came crashing down suddenly, trapping several people under the debris. According to the police’s official statement, eight individuals have been rescued so far. Seven have […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 11: The Railways has planned to operate a special “Swarnim Bharat Yatra” tourist train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme, commencing on 14 August from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. The “Swarnim Bharat Yatra” train is aimed at commemorating India’s Independence Day with a 9-night, 10-day tour covering key historical and cultural sites associated […]Continue Reading
